Houston Museums
Houston museums are an eclectic mixture of collections: historical and modern, sharply focused and broadly diverse. The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and San Jacinto Museum of History are both fairly specific in their interests. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), has a vast artistic reach – even an underground tunnel connecting buildings old and new. Across the street is the Contemporary Arts Museum with something new every few months. The Menil Collection is one of the finest private assemblages of art in the world. Art lovers should not miss it! At the Houston Museum of Natural Science, in addition to the expected, museum goers will find a miniature rainforest with hundreds of live butterflies. Why not begin your meanderings with one of these museums in Houston, Texas?Houston Museums
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
African-American soldiers were given their moniker by the Cheyenne in 1867 in honor of their fierceness in battle. This museum, organized by veterans of the Vietnam War, honors not only the Buffalo Soldiers of the Old West, but today's veterans as well.
African-American soldiers were given their moniker by the Cheyenne in 1867 in honor of their fierceness in battle. This museum, organized by veterans of the Vietnam War, honors not only the Buffalo Soldiers of the Old West, but today's veterans as well.
San Jacinto Museum of History
This battle that won Texas its independence from Mexico is commemorated by the tallest memorial column in the world. Housed in the base of the monument, the museum displays artifacts from history and visitors can actually walk the battlefield.
This battle that won Texas its independence from Mexico is commemorated by the tallest memorial column in the world. Housed in the base of the monument, the museum displays artifacts from history and visitors can actually walk the battlefield.