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6001 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030

713-526-0077 

http://www.hermannpark.org  

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6001 Fannin St. Houston TX 77030

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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.








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  • Recked Productions Goes Up for Air in Hermann Park

    Recked Productions Goes Up for Air in Hermann Park

    Tue, May 21, 2013

    The Setup: For most native Houstonians, Hermann Park and the Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflection Pool are as familiar to us as our own backyards. On May 18, during two afternoon performances, R... More »

  • The Rest of the Best: Top 10 Parks in Houston

    The Rest of the Best: Top 10 Parks in Houston

    By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, March 14, 2013

    The drought over the last few years has devastated many parts of Houston's parks and green spaces, but thankfully, there are still plenty of beautiful spots to enjoy. We're listing the best of them he... More »

  • Japan Festival 2013

    Japan Festival 2013

    By Olivia Flores Alvarez | Thu, June 14, 2012

    Explore Eastern culture at the Japan Festival 2013 with two days of performances, music, martial arts demonstrations, cosplay, games and food. Taiko drummers, classical dancers, JPOP stars and martial arts experts fill multiple stages while... More »

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

    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

    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 »

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  • 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 »

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  • jmcclain1023
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    | Houston, TX | 15 Reviews

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    | 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.

  • kenwilliamsonii
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    | Houston, TX | 19 Reviews

    4
    | Sat, August 21, 2010

    Go have a picnic or go to the zoo.

  • msliz
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    | Angleton, TX | 17 Reviews

    4
    | 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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