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Within
a 5 to 30 minute drive...
River Oaks Shopping Center,
75 upscale stores offering entertainment, a variety of
cuisine, storefront parking, unique shops and boutiques.
Minute
Maid Park
new home to the
Houston
Astros.
Bayou
Place, restaurants, movie theaters, concerts,
entertainment complex.
19th
Street, in the Heights offering antique stores, dining
and an eclectic shopping experience.
Jones
Hall, home of the
Houston
Symphony,
Society
of Performing Arts and
Broadway
productions.
The
Alley Theater, two stages for drama theater.
The
Wortham Center, with two theaters for
Houston
Grand Opera and
The
Houston Ballet.
Hobby
Center for the Performing Arts, future home to
Theater
Under the Stars, musical performances and concerts.
The
Aerial Theater, concerts.
Medical
Center ... located within 4 miles of Sara's. |
Compaq Center, home of the NBA
Houston
Rockets, WNBA
Houston
Comets, IHL
Houston
Aeros,
AHL
Houston
Thunderbears,
and
Minute
Maid Park.Galleria, shopping, movies, ice
skating....
Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, oldest comprehensive museum
in the Southwest United States. You're invited to come see
its treasures - art of world cultures from antiquity to
the present. New at MFAH is the new Audrey
Jones Beck Building which opened on March 25, 2000.
The Beck Building will be the central repository for the
museum's outstanding collections of European art from
antiquity to 1920.
Houston
Museum of Natural Science, Wortham IMAX Theatre
(713-639-IMAX), the Cockrell Butterfly Center and its
rainforest environment, the Burke Baker Planetarium and
three floors of permanent exhibits with everything from
dinosaurs to the elaborate Cullen Hall of Gems and
Minerals.
Contemporary Arts Museum,
modern, all-metal structure houses its collection and
exhibits, as well as a wide variety of educational
programs for adults and children. Admission is free to the
museum, which is open every day except Monday. For hours
of operation and general information, call (713) 284-8250.
The
Houston Zoo/Houston Zoological Gardens,
located in Hermann Park. Houston's only urban jungle is a
breathtaking example of spring and the renewal of life.
Giraffes play, tigers swim and elephants trumpet as the
zoo comes to life. Also visit Natural Selections, the
Houston Zoo gift shop, for unique souvenirs. For
information, call (713) 284-1300.
The
Children's Museum,
highest-attended youth museum in the country, the
Children's Museum of Houston serves more than 450,000
visitors annually. Committed to the mission of learning,
the museum features 10 galleries of hands-on, minds-on
activities that invite exploration by children, educators
and families. The Children's Museum at 1500 Binz is open
every day except Monday, and Thursday night is free from
5-8 p.m. For more information call (713) 522-1138.
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