The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas. Downtown Houston City nickname: Space City Location in the state of Texas Founded — Incorporated 1836 1837 Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area — Land — Water 601. ...
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 adjacent Mecom Fountain. The Museum District also houses Rice University, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research and Hermann Park which includes the Houston Zoo and the Miller Outdoor Theatre. The Museum District is also near the University of Saint Thomas. This article is about the color. ... Rice University William Marsh Rice University, usually called Rice University, is located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. ... The Houston Zoo is a zoo located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. ... The Roman Catholic University of Saint Thomas was founded in Houston, Texas in 1947 by the Basilian Fathers. ...
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. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... A METRORail train approaching Preston Station in Downtown Houston, Texas METRORail is the light rail service in Houston, Texas that started on January 1, 2004. ...
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