It's only fitting that the city of Houston, home to the Texas Medical Center (the world's largest medical complex), boasts this family friendly, health-focused museum that illuminates the inner workings of the human body. The museum's standout exhibit, the Amazing Body Pavilion, is a grand-scale, hands-on environment where visitors can learn about the body's major organs; walking through the gigantic brain model will get you thinking. You: The Exhibit is all about humans, offering a body scanner, a Mirror of Hereditary, and an Age-O-Matic machine which offers users a glimpse of themselves 40 years into the future. (Warning: it can be a bit sobering for some mortality-fearing adults). The venue also features temporary exhibits, a 4D theater, and a gift shop with the kind of toys that parents needn't feel guilty about buying for their kids.
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The Health Museum
1515 Hermann Drive
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Neighborhood
Museum District
Hours
Tues–Sat 9am–5pm (open Mon in summer), Sun noon–5pm
Phone
713/521-1515
Prices
$8 adults, $6 seniors, $6 children 3-12, free admission Thurs 2–5pm
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1515 Hermann Drive HoustonNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.