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The word "gardens" doesn't do this place justice -- it's more like a jungle. Thriving beneath a glass pyramid is a fully enclosed rainforest, home to waterfalls, "Mayan ruins," overgrown greenery, and hundreds of free-roaming critters....

Science & Nature Museum
Scenic Landmark
Aquarium
Zoo
Park

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Houston, Texas

Nowhere is the adage "art isn't limited to pictures on walls" more colorfully illustrated than at James Turrell's installation at the Museum of Fine Arts. ...

Art Museum

Schlitterbahn Galveston Island

Houston, Texas

Just about every name here contains some ominous yet fully descriptive word like "blaster," "cliffhanger," or "tempest," all of which will ring like music in kids' ears. Galveston is a billion degrees in summer....

Theme Park
Water Park

SeaWorld San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

The really big show has a really big star named Shamu. The killer whale leaps, breaches, and casts trainers into the air as part of a choreographed musical...

Amusement Park

Texas Souvenirs Unlimited

Houston, Texas

It's not easy finding sweatshirts in Houston, probably because it's hot as blazes at certain times of the year, making fleece a bit impractical. ...

Shopping Mall

Water Wall

Houston, Texas

It's manmade and in the middle of the city, but this towering cascade of water (it literally is a wall of water) is surprisingly like an oasis -- the thundering sound of water and the temple-like structure have a calming, almost hypnotic effect....

Roadside Landmark

Austin Segway Tours

Austin, Texas

Good for School-Age Kids

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Where you go on this three-hour tour of Austin is a lot less important than how you get there, because these mechanized stand-up gizmos are just plain cool...

Sightseeing Tour

Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

Austin, Texas

Good for School-Age Kids

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Engaging kids in history is easier if you can grab their attention. This cavernous institution does just that, wowing kids with...

History Museum

Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

San Antonio, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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This hundred-year-old-plus establishment is definitely on the eccentric side. Original proprietor Albert Friedrich offered a shot of whiskey to anyone who brought in deer antlers, and the...