Escape from the hustle and bustle of city life at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, where you can enjoy five miles of nature trails winding through native prairie, savanna, wetland, woodland, riparian habitats, and have ample opportunities for exciting wildlife sightings. Explore The Nature Center building, which features a Nature Shop filled with items for nature lovers of all ages, an interactive Discovery Room, Educational Exhibits, hands-on activities, live ambassador animals, biofacts, and a weekly botany display.
Take a trip to see the dolphins frolic and play on a Baywatch Dolphin Tour, where you can enjoy the 45-minute tour that gives you a chance to get up close and personal to the dolphin's natural habitat on a dolphin-safe tour boat that holds up to 38 passengers. Try out the new tour that offers enclosed and heated surroundings with a 360° view for the ideal dolphin-watching experience.
Visit Houston's spiritual landmark, the Rothko Chapel, a sacred space open to all to inspire people to take action through art and contemplation, and nurture reverence for the highest aspirations of humanity, and to provide a forum for global concerns. This non-denominational sanctuary is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, an honor awarded before the institution was fifty years old.