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’s HOUSTON & GALVESTON Fearn 2010 FREE MAP POINTS OF INTEREST Moody Gardens The Children’s Museum Within Galveston Island’s three glistening glass pyramids of Houston lies an IMAX 3-D Theater, Special FX-4D Theater, and a Ranked as one of the country’s top children’s museums. Arkansas RideFilm Theater. Wildlife displays throughout the It features galleries of hands-on, minds-turned-on 35 Oklahoma Houston Rainforest, Aquarium and Discovery Pyramids. Outdoor exhibits to educate and fascinate. Located at 1500 Binz 40 fun includes a paddle boat ride on the bay and a man- in the Museum District. Admission. (713) 522-1138 40 40 made beach. Located at One Hope Boulevard on www.cmhouston.org & GALVESTON Galveston Island. Admission. (800) 582-4673 The Grand 1894 Opera House New www.moodygardens.org 27 Located on historic Postoffice Street, the Opera House is Mexico Texas 35 30 Kemah Boardwalk one of many historical gems on Galveston Island. Widely Located between Houston and Galveston, this 35-acre renowned and magnificently restored the theater has won 84 Traveler Info Guide attraction overlooks Galveston Bay with dining options, awards for its excellence and has featured a long list of Louisiana 20 FT. WORTH 20 shopping, games and train rides. Also featured is the legendary performers. Admission. Located in Galveston at DALLAS popular Boardwalk Bullet roller coaster, and the Inverter, 2020 Postoffice Street. For performance information call 49 VISITOR SERVICES SPORTS ATTRACTIONS an upside-down thrill ride. Located in Kemah off Hwy. (800) 821-1894 or visit www.thegrand.com. 10 35 SIGHTSEEING DINING HELPFUL NUMBERS 146 & 6th Street, turn left at Bradford Ave. Space Center Houston (877) AT-KEMAH www.kemahboardwalk.com 10 45 The Official Visitor’s Center of NASA’s Johnson Space AUSTIN Downtown Aquarium Center lets you look behind the scenes of NASA. Guests 10 Part restaurant, part exhibit, the aquarium features tanks can experience IMAX films, look at a mock spacecraft, SAN 10 filled with stingrays, sharks, and other exotic marine life. enjoy hands-on activities and get a behind the scenes ANTONIO HOUSTON PORTS Themed habitats include the Louisiana Swamp exhibit Level 9 tour. Also, explore new exhibits throughout the ACADEMY S GALVESTON OUTDOORS & Inside filled with dwarf gators, crawfish and snapping turtles, year. Located at 1601 NASA Road 1 in Bay Area Houston. Locations as well as the White Tigers of the Maharaja’s Temple Admission. (281) 244-2100 www.spacecenter.org 35 37 exhibit. Located in downtown Houston at 410 Bagby Lone Star Flight Museum Street at Memorial Drive. Admission. (713) 223-FISH The museum houses a large collection of restored DISTANCE IN MILES BETWEEN HOUSTON AND . www.downtownaquarium.com aircraft, historical photos and documentation in an Traders Village impressive aircraft hanger. Experience historic flights Open every Saturday and Sunday year-round, this 60- aboard the B-17, B-25, AT-6 and Stearman. Located at Alvin . 25 Fort Worth . 259 acre marketplace hosts an average of 800 merchants 2002 Terminal Drive at Galveston International Airport Austin . 162 Galveston. 50 and 1 million bargain-seekers each year. Vendors sell (adjacent to Moody Gardens & Schlitterbahn). Admission. Beaumont . 86 Lake Jackson. 50 Clear Lake Area . 25 Orange . 108 everything from jewelry and antiques to sports (888) 354-4488 www.lsfm.org Dallas. 238 San Antonio . 197 memorabilia and records. Admission is free, parking is Sea Center Texas $3/car. (281) 890-5500 www.tradersvillage.com Sea Center Texas is a marine aquarium, fish hatchery and DISTANCE IN MILES BETWEEN GALVESTON AND . Houston Zoo nature center operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Walk on the wild side with 4,500 animal residents. The Department (TPWD). The center offers a variety of Beaumont . 78 Houston. 50 55-acre zoo fosters an appreciation for the ecosystems educational programs that promote the wise use and Bryan/College Station . 145 Huntsville . 119 of the natural world. Nearby, Hermann Park Pavilion conservation of Texas marine resources. Located in Clear Lake Area . 25 Orange. 98 invites visitors to tour the park on a miniature train, or Lake Jackson at 300 Medical Drive. (979) 292-0100 Corpus Christi . 219 San Antonio . 241 enjoy a paddle boat on the duck pond. Located in www.tpwd.state.tx.us/seacenter Freeport. 45 Victoria . 154 Hermann Park at 6200 Hermann Park Drive. Admission. Galleria (713) 533-6500 www.houstonzoo.org With 375-plus stores and a grand ice rink, flanked by HELPFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Schlitterbahn Galveston Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and Island Waterpark Macy’s, shopaholics can rejoice. Akin to New York’s Fifth ALL EMERGENCIES 911 Voted the No. 1 indoor waterpark in the world, Avenue or Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills – with shops like George Bush Intercontinental Airport (281) 230-3000 Schlitterbahn is open year-round. The action-packed park Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Chanel, Gucci, and Ferragamo – Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau (713) 227-3100 features 32 aquatic adventures for summer and 12 the mall also has hip designer boutiques like Tory Burch Weather Service - Houston (281) 337-5074 attractions during the heated indoor season. Located in and Betsey Johnson, plus J. Crew, Charming Charlie’s Galveston Airport - Scholes Field (409) 741-4609 Galveston at 2026 Lockheed Street. Admission. Call for and Aveda. Located off the 610 West Loop at Westheimer Galveston Convention & Visitors Bureau (888) GAL-ISLE seasonal operating hours (409) 770-WAVE (9283), or and Post Oak. www.galleriahouston.com Weather Service - Galveston (409) 740-7272 visit www.schlitterbahn.com. Funeral Museum Texas Tourist Hotline (800) 888-8TEX San Jacinto Battleground The nearly 20-year old museum displays the nation’s Historical Complex largest funeral service memorabilia and artifacts. Look FEARN’S 2010 HOUSTON & GALVESTON TRAVELER INFO GUIDE The battleground marks the spot where Texas won its inside a 1920’s hearse made of six types of wood, also PUBLISHER: Anne M. Fearn CORPORATE OFFICE: Certified Folder Display Service, Inc., independence from Mexico. The park houses the towering see a dozen brightly colored “fantasy coffins” and an array 1120 Joshua Way, Vista, CA 92081 (760) 727–5100 FAX: (760) 727–1583 www.certifiedfolder.com HOUSTON OFFICE: Certified Folder Display Service, Inc. San Jacinto Monument and Museum, with a 489-foot of cultural artifacts. Located in north Houston at 415 55 Lyerly Street, Suite 103, Houston, TX 77022 (713) 697-4050 FAX: (713) 697-0020 elevator ride to the top for a panoramic view. Located at Barren Springs Drive. Admission. Call (281) 876-3063 Neither Certified Folder Display Service, Inc. or the Houston & Galveston Traveler Info Guide make any representation expressly or implied as to the 5 performance of the advertisers herein, or the accuracy of the facts herein. Certified Folder Display Service, Inc. and the Houston & Galveston Traveler Info Guide One Monument Circle in La Porte, off Hwy. 225. or visit www.NMFH.org. jointly and severally disclaim any responsibility for acts or omissions of these advertisers. Copyright 2010 by Certified Folder Display Service, Inc. All rights (281) 479-2421 www.sanjacinto-museum.org reserved. No part of this Travel Guide may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. HG6 /10 www.VisitorTips.com/tig/houston 287 Orange College 10 Station Beaumont L Plantersville O 290 U I S I A 6 Conroe N 22 A TEMPLE B’NAI ISRAEL 59 90 Port Liberty Arthur 3008 Avenue O • Galveston, TX 77553 Tomball Spring Willowbrook Dayton Humble 73 Texas 90 Rabbi 249 8 146 Jimmy Kessler Jersey Village 10 290 45 HOUSTON Katy 10 90 10 Oldest Reform Synagogue in Texas 8 Sabbath Services 409-765-5796 8 Clodine 45 6 pm Friday and 10 am Saturday 21 146 tbigalveston.org 610 225 36 Sugar Land Stafford Pasadena Rosenberg 90 59 8 Galveston 146 Bay 90 288 Pearland League City Wharton 59 Alvin Dickinson Rosharon 288 Texas City El Campo 35 45 36 3 9 19 22 71 Lake Jackson GALVESTON 4 Clute Map Not To Scale The 12 Nolan Ryan 17 NolanExhibit Center Ryan Visit the Nolan Ryan Exhibit Center Featuring: • Interactive Pitch-Catch Exhibit • Video Kiosks 8 • Theater 19 9 • Writings and Pictorials of Nolan’s 27-Year Career • The Rawling’s Hall of Records Depicting Nolan’s 5,714 Strikeouts • Audio Tour of Nolan’s 7 No-Hitters MentionMention thisthis adad andand receivereceive $1.00$1.00offoff 6 each admission ticket. 15 EXHIBIT HOURS Mon.-Fri. 9am to 4pm • Closed Sat. & Sun. 20 4 3 Nolan Ryan Foundation & Exhibit Center 2925 South Bypass 35 • Alvin, TX 77511 • Phone (281)388-1134 • Fax (281)388-1135 14 visit www.nolanryanfoundation.org 18 1 10 22 8 2 GREENS BAYOU GEORGE BUSH INTERCONT. WILLOWBROOK, TOMBALL SPRING 59 SHELDON & PLANTERSVILLE 249 249 AIRPORT & HUMBLE RESERVOIR WH 45 & CONROE ITE OAK 59 BAYOU 45 LITTLE YORK RD. LITTLE YORK RD. DAYTON LEY RD. BUS TIDWELL RD. HALLS BAYOU 90 WEAVER COLLEGE STATION E. CROSSTIMBERS LEY RD. 90 43RD ST. RD. MESA DR. 146 290 & BRYAN FULTON ST. BINGLE RD. UVALDE RD. ELLA BLVD. N. SHEPHERD BLVD. N. L JENSEN DR. IRVINGTON BLVD. IRVINGTON A LOCKWOOD DR. N HOMESTEAD RD. A C 290 20TH ST. T LONG POINT RD. ES 610 WALLISVILLE RD.W ANTOINE DR. ANTOINE BEAUMONT, ORANGE MAIN ST. & PORT ARTHUR 10 KATY & CAVALCADE ST. HUNTING BAYOU 10 SAN ANTONIO 11TH ST. LIBERTY RD. HARDY RD. 526 STUDEWOOD 8 HEIGHTS BLVD. CLOVERLEAF WESTCOTT 10 MEMORIAL DR WASHINGTON AVE. ST. MCCARTY 10 10 JACINTO MARKET ST. CITY CHANNELVIEW Minute WOODWAY DR. 2 ALLEN PKWY. Maid Park Toyota W. DALLAS ST. Center 16 MONTROSE BLVD Downtown GALENA BAYTOWNBAYTOWN KIRBY Dr. Aquarium 610 PARK BUFFALO BAYOU 1093 HWY. 6 HOUSTON CLINTON DR. CHANNEL SHIP ON MILAM ST.
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