Museum District for Kids

Houston's Museum District packs nineteen institutions into a leafy square mile just south of downtown, and a handful of them were practically built for kids. This half-day walk links the four most hands-on stops so young explorers can climb, touch, and gawk their way through a single morning. You'll start where children run the show at the Children's Museum, walk through a colossal walk-through body at the Health Museum, come face to face with dinosaur skeletons at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and finish inside a warm glass rainforest fluttering with more than a thousand live butterflies. Every stop sits within an easy stroll along tree-lined streets, so you can pace the day around snack breaks and nap-threatening meltdowns. Wear comfortable shoes, pack water, and let the little ones set the speed.