Houston Museum District
The
Houston Museum District is an area of
Houston, Texas.
The Museum District is named as it houses most of the city's museums. The district is centered around the pink-colored Wyndham-Warwick Hotel and the large water fountain next to it. The Museum District also houses Rice University, the Houston Zoo, and Hermann Park.
Some of the museums include:
- Holocaust Museum
- Houston Children's Museum
- Houston Museum of Health and Medical Science
- Museum of Contemporary Arts
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston
- Museum of Natural Science
The area is served by two
light rail stations on the Red Line of the
METRORail light rail system. One of the stations is used for northbound traffic and one is used for southbound traffic.