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Step into history and surround yourself with the four-day Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom commemorating and rejoicing in the special and significant anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The very helpful guide to all the celebrations is a must to include in all your planning and festive times making this definitely a moveable feast.  Among the memorable events are the Mayor's Parade, Emancipation Park Celebration, delicious soul food at This Is It, one of the oldest African-American restaurants in Houston, the Galveston Parade, Proclamation Reading and Prayer Breakfast, Freedom Bike Ride through the 3rd Ward, Ogun Art and Wine Happy Hour, and The Gulf Coast Blues and Creole Music Festival. 

Your tour of the Holocaust Museum Houston begins with a look at life before the Holocaust and the beginning of Nazism. The exhibit then shows its insidious progression, from segregation, to imprisonment, to extermination.  Artifacts, film reels, photographs, and text panels tell the story and set the backdrop for personal accounts from local survivors in the short films "Voices" and "Voices II." Included among the many items on display is a World War II Holocaust railcar that was used to carry millions of Jews to concentration camps and, ultimately, to their deaths; and a 1942 Danish rescue boat depicting the type that saved more than 7,200 Jews from almost certain execution at the hands of Nazi Germany. The museum is an ever-evolving, living museum that includes a permanent exhibit and temporary exhibits on loan from other Holocaust Museums around the country. Many who have visited here - survivors, adults, schoolchildren - have left notes, poems, artwork and gifts to express their feelings upon seeing the exhibits.

Have a blast at the Space Center Houston, where future astronauts and rocket scientists can explore and learn about the US Space Program. Attractions include a tour through NASA's Johnson Space Center, a film about how future astronauts are accepted into the space program, and more.

Escape from the hustle and bustle of city life at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center. This 155-acre urban nature sanctuary sits on the western edge of Memorial Park. Explore outdoor walking trails, learn more in the Discovery Room, or shop at the gift store.