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6001 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030

713-526-0077

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Best Cheap Thrill
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Nestled within the Texas Medical Center and near the Museum District, Hermann Park exists as the city's center for recreation. Within its confines, you will find an 8-acre lake with ducks and pedal boats, a Japanese garden, a train, a walking trail, the Houston Zoo, a golf course, nature trails, Miller Outdoor Theater and a playground. Spot such birds as pine warblers, chickadees and red-bellied woodpeckers.

Hermann Park

Daily
''Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads''

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. daily from March 3 until June 3

Houston is getting a visit from contemporary Chinese artist, architect and social activist Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” a large-sc...

2010 | Best Cheap Thrill

With new rolling stock recently expanded to add more leg and ass room, the now-50-year-old Hermann Park train and its $3 ticket still offer some of the cheapest and gentlest thrills in town. The choo-choo travels just fast enough to bring some relief from the heat, and now that it has added actual stops -- one at the Museum of Natural Science, another at the Med Center and an actual connection to Houston's slightly less rinky-dink light rail train -- it's not just fun, it's also... More »
2009 | Best Place to People-Watch

Though thankfully Jim Crow ended generations ago, Houston is still often a segregated city, by social class if not by race. One of the few places you can see the 21st-century international mega-city in all its cosmopolitan glory is Hermann Park. There a typical day will find black families grilling out, Persian-American women riding pedal-boats, classrooms-full of field-tripping Hispanic kids aboard the somewhat new and improved choo-choo, and Rice students of every hue making eyes at one... More »
2009 | Best Pedal Boats

There might be other places in the greater Houston area to chill on a pedal boat, but they're probably in wading pools in some sketchy dude's backyard. Regardless, they wouldn't be as pretty as the lush, green Hermann Park surroundings anyway. For $8, you get to spend a peaceful 30 minutes on clean water and in fresh air -- think of it as a respite from your daily commute, where the only scenery is the back of some dimwit's SUV. A nice outing on a pedal boat -- whether with a... More »
2008 | Best City Park

Where can you meet Inda the Orangutan, see Shakespeare under the stars or learn how to play the bongos Where can you play on one of the first desegregated public golf courses in the U.S., meet a butterfly up close or ride a pedal boat All while enjoying the great outdoors Just one place: Hermann Park. The park has seen a resurgence in popularity, thanks to efforts by a dedicated conservancy group. Along with acres and acres of live oaks and tall pine trees, McGovern Lake, the Japanese... More »
2005 | Best Park

Row upon row of golden and brown cocoons shiver at the Cockrell Butterfly Center. Soon an iridescent wing will slip from the husk, and another creature will join the spectacle under way in the towering glassed-in exhibit filled with colorful drifting wings and flowering plants. Within and without this sanctuary of wonder, the same process is occurring in the teams of children and adults that flock each year to Hermann Park: 445 acres of bejeweled nature, complete with nature trails,... More »
2005 | Best Pedal Boats

Feel like getting away from traffic, construction and that freezing a/c in your office Escape to Hermann Park and get yourself a pedal boat. These four-person beauties cost only $8 for a nice 30-minute cruise around the gorgeous park's eight-acre McGovern Lake. All ages are allowed, but at least one crew member must be 18 or older. During the holidays, the hours are extended and the boats are lit up like Christmas trees. Whether you're looking for a romantic time or fun for the whole... More »

From Corporate America to Catwalk: Jessiica Howell Debuts Her Fashion Line

By Altamese Osborne | Mon, April 23, 2012

Jessiica Howell should be proud. The new fashion designer stepped away from a corporate job to bravely debut a Saturday night sneak preview of her self-titled line, Jessiica Howell Fashions, which she... More »
Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag -- Houston Japan Fest, Shell Eco-Challenge & More

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, March 29, 2012

There's a car race starting on Friday, the Shell Eco-Challenge Marathon. Well, we call it a car race, but it's not a race exactly. Instead of seeing who can go the fastest, the object here is to see w... More »
Houston Japan Festival

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, March 29, 2012

There might not be any cherry blossom trees at Hermann Park, but that won’t put a damper on the Houston Japan Festival, a former winner of the Houston Press Best of Houston® award for Best Festival. It’s one of the most colorful and enjoyable fami... More »
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Kicks Off 10th Season with Free Samples

By Caroline Evans | Wed, August 17, 2011

Dominic Walsh Dance Theater will kick off its tenth season with a poignant look back with a sampling of three audience favorites from last season. The free Fall For Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, which ... More »
Houston Japan Festival 2011

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, April 07, 2011

Organizers of this year’s Houston Japan Festival 2011 want to send more than just well-wishes to their countrymen, thousands of whom are injured or homeless because of the recent earthquake and tsunami. They want to send funds and donations to hel... More »

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jmcclain1023 | Houston, TX | 15 Reviews

| Fri, April 17, 2009

I love this park because of the location. It's located by the Museum District. I like to walk and jog on the four miles of trails it offers. I also like the picnic areas and the Miller Outdoor Theatre. The Houston Zoo and golf course in the park are also great.
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kenwilliamsonii | Houston, TX | 19 Reviews

| Sat, August 21, 2010

Go have a picnic or go to the zoo.
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msliz | Houston, TX | 17 Reviews

| Wed, June 30, 2010

Nice park- to go and just RELAX-- Cheap too- (FREE) LOL.... take a Picnic & just enjoy the day- ride the train, take a walk, enjoy ~
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Hermann Park

6001 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030

713-526-0077

Description

Hermann Park

Daily

''Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads''

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. daily from March 3 until June 3

2010 | Best Cheap Thrill

2009 | Best Place to People-Watch

2009 | Best Pedal Boats

2008 | Best City Park

2005 | Best Park

2005 | Best Pedal Boats

From Corporate America to Catwalk: Jessiica Howell Debuts Her Fashion Line

By Altamese Osborne | Mon, April 23, 2012

Free for All: Art Without a Price Tag -- Houston Japan Fest, Shell Eco-Challenge & More

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, March 29, 2012

Houston Japan Festival

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, March 29, 2012

Dominic Walsh Dance Theater Kicks Off 10th Season with Free Samples

By Caroline Evans | Wed, August 17, 2011

Houston Japan Festival 2011

By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, April 07, 2011

jmcclain1023 | Houston, TX | 15 Reviews

kenwilliamsonii | Houston, TX | 19 Reviews

msliz | Houston, TX | 17 Reviews

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