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The Children's Museum of Houston - The Children's Museum of Houston is the highest-attended youth museum in the country for its size and is committed to the mission of learning by providing hands-on exhibitions in the areas of science and technology, history and culture, health and human development, and the arts.
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Texas State Aquarium - Experience undersea adventure upon entering through cascades of water above glass-enclosed tunnel. the aquarium features close-up views of the wonders of the Gulf of Mexico in a wide variety of marine habitats.
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Museum of Printing History - The Museum of Printing History celebrates the history of the development of printing. Its collection contains examples of ancient writing, pre-Gutenberg hand written rare books and manuscripts, antique printing equipment and tools, historically significant printed material such as bible leafs, government documents, early newspapers and periodicals and antique fine art prints.
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Houston Space Center - The Center provides an adventure into the past, present, and future of NASA's manned space flight program with interactive exhibits, IMAX films, and behind-the-scenes tram tours of JSC, home of America's astronauts. Original space hardware, such as a Mercury capsule, Gemini spacecraft, and Apollo 17 command module are displayed in simulated natural settings.
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Capt. Clark's Flagship - Cruise along the beautiful downtown bayfront, passing close to the USS Lexington, Texas State Aquarium, and the Columbus Fleet on our way into the Port of Corpus Christi.
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Houston Theater District - The Theater District, a 17-block area in the heart of downtown Houston, is home to Houston's eight world-class performing arts organizations, the 130,000 square-foot Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas and parks. The Theater District of Houston ranks second behind New York City for the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area.
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Houston Museum of Natural Science - The Museum is a five part complex housing the Burke Baker Planetarium, Wortham IMAX Theatre, Cockrell Butterfly Center and three floors of natural science halls and exhibits. Over a dozen permanent exhibit areas cover subjects on astronomy, space science, Native Americans, paleontology, energy, chemistry, gems and minerals, seashells, and Texas wildlife.
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The Orange Show - The outdoor 3,000 square foot monument is maze like in design and includes an oasis, a wishing well, a pond, a stage, a museum, a gift shop, and several upper decks. It is constructed of concrete, brick, steel and found objects including gears, tiles, wagon wheels, mannequins, tractor seats and statuettes.
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