Houston Museum of Natural Science
Natural history

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Houston, Texas

About

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is one of the most attended museums in the United States, with a collection of over 300,000 objects. Its Gem and Mineral Hall houses one of the world's great mineral collections, and the Morian Hall of Paleontology presents one of the most spectacular fossil galleries in the country. The museum also houses a butterfly center, a planetarium, and a giant-screen theater.

Highlights & Things Not to Miss

Gem and Mineral Hall

One of the world's greatest collections of gems and minerals

Morian Hall of Paleontology

Spectacular fossils including a complete Triceratops skeleton

Cockrell Butterfly Center

A living rainforest dome filled with tropical butterflies