Houston Museum District
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The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas where many of the city's museums are located. The district is centered on the Hotel Zaza (currently being renovated) and the adjacent Mecom Fountain. The Museum District also houses Rice University, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research and Hermann Park which includes the Houston Zoo and the Miller Outdoor Theatre. The Museum District is also near the University of Saint Thomas.
Some of the museums and institutions include:
- Holocaust Museum Houston
- Children's Museum of Houston
- John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Museum of Natural Science
- The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
- Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
- Rothko Chapel
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- Houston Center for Photography
- John C. Freeman Weather Museum
The district is served by the Museum District Station light rail station on the Red Line of the METRORail light rail system. The southbound and northbound platforms are separate from one another.
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