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Fun Family Activities Around Houston
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items Houston and the surrounding area has so many options for places to take your family for a fun day out. From Galveston to Tomball there is something for everyone in your family to enjoy!
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Our Favorite Places in Galveston
Museum District
Cute Towns Around Houston
Other Fun Places Around Town
Our Favorite Places in Galveston
Galveston is fun place to spend a day if you’re in the Houston area. They have a lot of different attractions for families so there’s always something to do!
Galveston is about an hour south of Houston with so much to do. You have multiple beaches, Pleasure Pier with rides, games and restaurants, the Strand which is full of cute shops and restaurants plus a train museum and an amazing ice cream shop.
Official Website of Galveston Island, Texas Tourism & Marketing
If you have kids that love space, this is a great place to take them! There are so many interactive things for them to do and the tour is fun also. You do have to spend a bit of time outside when waiting for the tour and walking to see different ex...
Space Center Houston | Bringing people & space closer together
La Kings is a must stop on the Strand with ice cream, shakes, candy, taffy and more in an old historic building.
Home - LaKing's Confectionery
Hendley Market is a fun store with a variety of things for sale. They have artwork, antique items, children’s books etc. it’s a must-stop on the Strand.
Home | Hendley Market
East Beach is a little farther away from the main seawall area but has restrooms, showers and beautiful beaches.
East Beach (R.A. Apffel Park) in Galveston, TX | Visit Galveston
Murdoch’s is our favorite souvenir shop on the sea wall. They have fun beach decor, flip flops, cold drinks, a relaxing patio, and, of course, hermit crabs.
Murdochs
Gaido’s is one of the nicer restaurants on the Seawall. The vibe is very retro fancy and I love it. The food is outstanding and the architecture and decor inside is amazing. My favorite is the crab-stuffed shrimp. They have a lot of different opt...
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This place is near the strand and so full of charm. We’ve been there for lunch several times and always enjoy it. The food is good, the retro pharmacy/soda fountain decor is so neat and since it’s a bit off the strand it’s usually not too crowded.
Star Drug Store
Museum District
The museum district is full of fun places to go with different museums (obviously), the Houston Zoo and Hermann Park.
The Museum of Fine Art, Houston is a fun (and indoor = cool) and great experience. It is massive and has so many different exhibits to walk through in multiple buildings. My kids loved this much more than I thought they would. They have your stand...
Home | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The museum district in Houston has several wonderful family options. The Museum of Natural Science is close to the Houston Zoo and Hermann Park. It has rotating exhibits so there is always something new to see, an indoor butterfly garden you can wa...
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Houston Zoo is huge and a great place to spend your day! They’ve added new exhibits recently that I can’t wait to go see. The footprint of the zoo is pretty big so if you have younger kids you may want a stroller or wagon or you can rent one wh...
Houston Zoo - See them. Save them.
Cute Towns Around Houston
There are so many old town around the Houston. Most of them are full of shops, antique stores and restaurants and are a great way to spend an afternoon.
Downtown Tomball is a cute area with antique stores, boutiques, restaurants and a park with a splash pad. They hold festivals during the year like the German festival in the Spring and a Christmas market in December.
Attractions | Tomball, TX - Official Website
Downtown Rosenberg has several antique stores, a railroad museum and a cute restaurant called Another Time Soda Fountain. They have great food and DELICIOUS milk shakes! The decor is fun for kids and the food was good too.
Events in Historic Downtown Rosenberg | Rosenberg, TX
Other Fun Places Around Town
Houston has a huge footprint and so many fun options, some may require a short drive depending on what part of town you’re in.
If you don’t want to make the trek to the Houston Zoo (which is also amazing) this smaller interactive zoo on the north side of town is great option. It’s smaller, has indoor areas to cool off and has exhibits that allow your kids to touch different...
Houston Interactive Aquarium & Animal Preserve - Houston, TX
If you need to get some shopping done or just want to be indoors (Houston can be miserably hot!) the Galleria area is one you may want to check out. It’s a massive shopping mall with high-end stores like Tiffany’s and Balenciaga to stores like Aerie...
The Galleria™
Slick City is so much fun! They have so many different slide options and fun areas for kids of all ages to play. There are two in Houston-one inside Katy Mills Mall on the west side and one near Willowbrook Mall on the northwest side of town. We’v...
Amusement Center & Action Park | Slick City