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Battleship Texas
Houston, Texas
Turn the corner into this state park, and the grey behemoth appears like a giant ghost: an enormous battleship bearing the weight of 36 years of war service. ...
Historical Landmark
History Museum
The Beer Can House
Houston, Texas
It might look like a recycling project gone wild, but it wasn't environmental concerns that led the late John Milkovisch to side his house entirely in beer cans. ...
Special Collection
Roadside Landmark
Brazos Bend State Park
Houston, Texas
Alligators in the wild -- that's all you need to know about this one-of-a-kind state park about an hour outside of Houston. ...
Park
Fishing
Hiking
Downtown Aquarium
Houston, Texas
Kids can be forgiven for forgetting the "fish" part of the aquarium -- they'll probably have a hard time making it past the Ferris wheel and miniature train in the front yard. ...
Science & Nature Museum
Amusement Park
Galveston Segway
Houston, Texas
First stop on the 30-minute Alley Tour: the long, flat Galveston pier. "Go play!" says the tour guide, and participants take off, enthusiastically driving the gizmos while learning to get the hang of them. ...
Sightseeing Tour
George Ranch Historical Park
Houston, Texas
The Texan George in question is not a president, but rather a rancher, one of a line of folks who settled this sprawling acreage in 1824 and kept it running for 100 years....
History Museum
Historical Landmark
Ghost Tours of Galveston
Houston, Texas
Scary stories, spectral visions, the pirate Jean Lafitte -- they're all part of the Ghost Tours of Galveston experience. Colorful guide Dash Beardsley, a vision in black with a long coat sweeping behind him, leads the group....
Ghost Tour
The Health Museum
Houston, Texas
Convincing kids that a whole museum devoted to health will be a fun place to visit may be difficult, but just ask them to give it 15 minutes -- they'll be hooked much sooner than that. ...
Science & Nature Museum
Hermann Park
Houston, Texas
Houston's ultra-sleek METRORail trains may be the latest in urban transport, but if you're about six years old, they pale in comparison to Houston's other form of public transportation: the Hermann Park miniature train. ...
Park
Bicycling
Boating
Fishing
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, Texas
Kids walk in and immediately beeline for the Paleontology Hall, the spot towered over by all manner of prehistoric critters, including the diplodocus (that's "dip-low-dock-is," for all you parents). ...
Science & Nature Museum
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