How to Enjoy a Family Friendly Vacation in Houston

Houston is located in Harris County Texas, and is the fourth largest city in the United States. The city is often referred to as the "Space City" because it is home to the Johnson Space center also known as N.A.S.A. This city offers great designer stores, shopping malls, delectable restaurants, five star hotels, etc. There are lots of attractions which will perfectly fit for your family vacation.

Let us find out what all this city Houston stores for you.

1. Houston offers vacation for family in an inexpensive way. It provides nighttime activities for adults, comedy clubs, plays, etc. Activities such as boating, water parks, shopping, museums.
2. The climate here is very hot so make sure that you prepare for this kind of climate and pack accordingly.
3. You can go to various attractions to visit such as Children's Museum of Houston which features 13 galleries of hands-on and interactive exhibits.
4. You can do shopping in the downtown area of Downtown Tunnels, a system of air-conditioned tunnels that connects 82 buildings. This tunnel has more than 100 shops, restaurants, cafes, and galleries.
5. Do visit to the Holocaust Museum, a memorial to the millions of people tortured and killed in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
6. Located at One Hermann Circle Drive, near Hermann Park is the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Here visitors of all ages can experience the wonders of the world featuring an IMAX theater, a three-level live butterfly exhibit, major displays of dinosaurs, gems and minerals and a Texas-size oil and gas technology display.
7. The kids' special place is the Houston Zoo which has more than 3,000 animal species can be found at this huge complex located in the 401-acre Hermann Park. The famous attractions are the Small Mammal World, the two-acre Wortham World of Primates and the George R. Brown Education Center.
8. Other great places to see in Hermann Park are Japanese Gardens and the Houston Garden Center.
9. There are six major attractions to experience the terror of manned space flight. Space Center Plaza is the center of activity with a full-scale space shuttle. The Feel of Space flight simulators give you a chance to regain a satellite or land the shuttle. Space Center Theater has a five-story movie screen shows "To Be An Astronaut". Starship Gallery offers films, relics and displays. Mission Status Center is a theater that presents live action occurring at NASA. Lastly, Kids Space Place is an interactive activity area for kids both young and old with seventeen themed attractions.
10. You can take a NASA Tram Tour to get behind-the-scenes shows at the Johnson Space Center.
11. Do not miss the largest Gulf Greyhound Park that offers live greyhound racing.
12. For the dining, shopping fun and carnival rides, you can go to Kemah Boardwalk. Also go to Six Flags Splashtown, the largest waterpark in Texas featuring exhilarating waterslides, a beach and other wet forms of fun.
13. Also travel to The Reef, a family park featuring a 40 ft. deep lake with fishing, boating, scuba diving, and other marine activities. Downtown Aquarium is the aquarium, restaurant, and carnival all rolled into one.
14. Houston is famous for family friendly lodgings such as Hotel Derek offering dreamy pillowtop mattresses, suites with two bathrooms, in room DVD, CD, and video game players, and luxurious pool all make this hotel top pick. Others are OMNI Houston and Bradford Homesuites.
    

Thus it will very delighting to make a plan and get set go to have a vacation in Houston and enjoy wonderful attractions in numerous way