Road trips from Houston

River Oaks

Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Converted 1950s mansion is now an art gallery featuring 17th- to 19th-century antiques & home decor.

Downtown Houston

Sam Houston Park

Historically focused park featuring guided tours of old structures dating back to the 1800s.

Westbury

Willow Waterhole Greenway

Large greenway providing a series of ponds, walking trails & gazebos, plus diverse wildlife views.

Houston Museum District

Brays Bayou Park

Paved hiking & biking greenway trail that winds along the bayou, passing by city parks.

Outdoors

Keith-Wiess Park

This expansive park features ball fields & tennis courts, plus trails & picnic areas.

Houston Museum District

Hermann Park

Expansive park featuring a golf course, Japanese garden, a natural science museum & a kiddie train.

Plantation Bend

Oyster Creek Park

Community park offering a 3-mile hike & bike trail, a pond, rose garden & an amphitheater.

Outdoors

Mandolin Gardens Park

Gulfgate Riverview / Pine Valley

Smither Park

Urban green space with a quirky collection of large mosaic sculptures created by local artists.

Fourth Ward

Eleanor Tinsley Park

Park popular for its running trails, lush green hills & playing host to multiple annual festivals.

Energy Corridor

Terry Hershey Park Hike & Bike Trail

Central Business District

Tranquillity Park

Named after the Sea of Tranquility, city park features flowing water & structural elements.

Downtown Houston

White Oak Bayou Greenway

Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

American decorative arts & paintings displayed in a historic home set in a serene 14-acre garden.

Greater Uptown

Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park

Park whose centerpiece is a 64-ft.-tall fountain circulating 11,000 gallons of water every minute.

Outdoors

Brazos Bend State Park

Home of an observatory, lakes & fishing, plus hiking/biking trails, camping & lots of alligators.

Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park

Memorial Park

Expansive city park with lush natural features, popular running trail, golf course & lots of shade.

Memorial

Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary

Privately-owned forest reserve & wildlife haven spanning 18 acres with an educational nature trail.

Downtown Houston

Sesquicentennial Park

This 22.5-acre urban park with waterfalls & sculptures offers hiking/biking trails & a staging area.

Cypress

Bridgeland Treehouse

Katy Mills

Typhoon Texas Waterpark Houston

Spacious, playful place with serpentine water slides & a lazy river for tubing, plus eateries.

Alief

Arthur Storey Park

Green space centered around a pond, with a jogging trail along a narrow bayou & a tai chi court.

Lake Houston

Alexander Deussen Park

309-acre park on Lake Houston with boat access, fishing pier, picnic areas, trails & more.

Energy Corridor

Terry Hershey Park

Extensive network of hiking & biking trails along a stretch of Buffalo Bayou encompassing 500 acres.