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See & Do
At Texas Chiropractic College, our students work hard, they study hard, and then they play hard! When a student’s brain is on overload from TCC’s challenging curriculum, it’s necessary to rejuvenate and clear the mind. Students consider themselves lucky to live in such a diverse area as southeast Texas. There is literally something for everyone to enjoy. From numerous amusement venues to sports to museums and all of the performing arts, Pasadena and the surrounding communities have a lot to offer. Living just a short drive from Galveston Island affords every opportunity to go boating, fresh and saltwater fishing, water skiing, jet skiing and deep sea fishing, providing all kinds of fun in the surf and sand.
Attractions
 Overlooking Galveston Bay just minutes from TCC, Kemah Boardwalk is an experience of shops, amusements, rides, restaurants, galleries, a marina, boat rides and events. |
 Armand Bayou Nature Center preserves and manages 2,500 acres of wetlands, prairie, forest and marsh habitat surrounding Armand Bayou. ABNC now offers many opportunities for people to "reconnect with nature" through guided excursions, weekend activities, scouting activities, or nature hiking on over five miles of trails through the various ecosystems. |
 ...where real space ships come to land. As the official visitor's center for Johnson Space Center, Space Center Houston houses the history of the space program. Prepare to blast off and sit in the driver's seat for space exploration. Featuring tours of NASA. |
 Located in the heart of Downtown Houston, this mini Aquarium features a Swamp, Shipwreck, Rainforest, Sunken Temple, Discovery Rig, White Tigers, and a Shark Voyage. Submerge yourself in a dining experience at the Aquarium Restaurant, seated around a 150,000 gallon aquarium. |
 Set in a lush 55-acre landscape, the Houston Zoo is made up of moving parts. It is essentially a small city. We have over 4,500 permanent residents, our animals, for which we provide housing, meals, medical care, and yes, even education! |
 Galveston offers 32 miles of relaxing beaches, superb restaurants, top resort hotels, marvelous downtown shopping, numerous antique stores, incredible art galleries, fabulous entertainment and one of the largest and well-preserved concentrations of Victorian architecture in the country. |
 Island fun is the name of the game. Moody Gardens features an Aquarium Pyramid, Rainforest Pyramid, Discovery Pyramid, IMAX 3D Theater, Palm Beach, Ridefilm Theater, and much more including a Paddlewheel Boat Ride around Galveston bay. |
 Schlitterbahn Galveston Island’s Wasserfest season is now underway! Waterpark fun isn’t just for summer anymore! Now you can splash, soak, and slide year-round at the first indoor, climate-controlled waterpark in Texas! |
 Step back in time at the Texas Renaissance Festival and revel in the sights and sounds of New Market Village, an authentically recreated 16th century English village. Hundreds of costumed characters lead you through a magical land of music, laughter, feasts, gardens, and shows. |
 The famous Battle of San Jacinto that brought TEXAS its independence was fought on this site. Because of the great importance of the Battle to the course of history, the Battleground is of state, national and international significance, a fact that is attested to by the site's National Historic Landmark status. The monument is listed as the tallest stone column memorial structure in the world, 15 feet taller than the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. |
 The Battleship TEXAS is the last of the battleships, patterned after HMS Dreadnought, that participated in World War (WW) I and II. She was launched on May 18, 1912 from Newport News, Virginia. When the USS TEXAS was commissioned on March 12,1914, she was the most powerful weapon in the world, the most complex product of an industrial nation just beginning to become a force in global events. |
 The Lone Star Fight Museum is dedicated to the men and women who developed aviation to the science it is today; and, to perpetuate the memory and spirit of those who flew in the defense of our country and freedom throughout the world. |
 Texas' favorite tropical paradise for water-loving thrillseekers! The whole family will enjoy dozens of splashy water adventures and acres of incredible rides, slides, chutes and floats at Six Flags Splashtown! |
Sports
 Enjoy Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros. The team is in the Central Division of the National League.
Tour Minute Maid Park which beautifully incorporates modern conveniences like a retractable roof, yet exudes a truly classic atmosphere. |
 Enjoy National Basketball Association action with the Houston Rockets!
Get the latest team news, ticket information, promotions and contests. |
 The Houston Comets are a WNBA team based in Houston. Formed in 1997, the team is one of the original WNBA teams and after winning four championships in the first four years of the league's existence, the Comets are also the first dynasty of the WNBA.
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 The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Texans joined the NFL as a 2002 expansion team. |
 Women's Professional Football League Houston Energy |
 Houston Dynamo is a professional soccer club based in Houston, Texas that plays in Major League Soccer and are the current MLS Cup Champions, by virtue of their victory against the New England Revolution in MLS Cup 2006. |
 The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the world's largest livestock exhibition, world's largest rodeo and premier entertainment event. Only the top cowboys and cowgirls are invited to compete at The Rodeo and top entertainers from nearly all genres of music have graced the RODEOHOUSTON stage. |
 The Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo is held annually in November. It features a full Rodeo, Equine Competition, Livestock Show, and Cook Off. |
 See live hockey action at the Toyota Center. The Houston Aeros are the primary developmental affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild. |
 Houston Motorsports Park has become more than just a place to race, it’s a great meeting place,
a weekly social gathering with rumbling motors and spinning tires as part of the ambiance …
It’s a part of the community. |
 Live Horse racing at Sam Houston Race Park. |
 Live Greyhound racing at Gulf Greyhound Park. |
Museums
 A listing of 16 museums in the Houston Museum District. |
 Every visit to Houston Museum of Natural Science is an opportunity to experience the wonders of science and nature firsthand. Our spectacular exhibit halls and state-of-the-art venues offer remarkable insight into the world around us, from the age of dinosaurs to the era of space exploration. IMAX, Burke Baker Planetarium, Cockrell Butterfly Center, George Observatory, Challenger Learning Center. |
 Located in the heart of Texas’s largest city, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is a dynamic cultural complex consisting of two museum buildings, two art schools, two decorative arts centers, and a sculpture garden.
With its encyclopedic collection and an exciting schedule of international loan exhibitions and award-winning programs, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is one of the premier destinations in the United States for art lovers. |
 The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum was opened in February 1997. Intimate in scale (4,000 square feet), the Chapel Museum is the repository in the United States for the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the entire western hemisphere. |
 With 14 galleries of vibrant exhibits bursting with action-packed fun, the Children's Museum of Houston gives kids from birth to age 12 the ultimate discover and learn experience. There’s something new every day making each visit unique as children explore EcoStation, Think Tank, KID-TV, The Matter Factory, How Does It Work? |
 The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a non-profit, non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national and regional art of the last 40 years.
Admission
FREE!
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 The primary objectives of the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and Heritage Center are to preserve, promote and perpetuate the history, tradition and outstanding contributions of the Buffalo Soldiers toward the development and defense of the United States of America. |
 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is a nonprofit organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. The Center’s major emphasis is on objects of art made primarily of fiber, metal, glass, clay and wood. |
 Houston Center for Photography is an educational and cultural organization that deepens the understanding and appreciation of the photographic arts. |
 The Holocaust Museum Houston is an education center and memorial. It is a living testimonial to those who died. A place to honor those who survived, and a source of education for present and future generations. |
 The John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science is an interactive and entertaining science experience for all ages that promotes understanding and appreciation of the human body, mind and spirit. It inspires a lifelong commitment to health and wellness. |
 The Jung Educational Center of Houston is now in its fifth decade of service to the greater Houston community. Founded in 1958, the Jung Center offers over one hundred courses, programs, and conferences every year that address the critical social and spiritual issues of our time as well as the need for personal growth and development. |
 Lawndale Art Center is a non-profit alternative space for the exhibition of contemporary works in all media, unique in its focus on Houston area artists.
With three galleries in its locally significant Art Deco building, Lawndale includes close to 500 artists annually in changing exhibitions. |
The Menil Collection is a unique museum environment located in the Montrose-area Museum District housing the collection of John & Dominique de Menil. The museum building is the centerpiece of a neighborhood featuring satellite gallery spaces and related cultural institutions set in a park like setting. |
 Rice University Art Gallery |
 As an institution, The Rothko Chapel functions as chapel, a museum and a forum. It is a place where religion, art and architecture intermingle. The Rothko Chapel is free and open to the public every day of the year. It has become a pilgrimage stop for thousands of visitors who are drawn by its importance both as an artistic masterpiece and as an ecumenical gathering place for people of all religious beliefs. |
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Theater
 Chartered in 1955, PLT is one of the area's oldest theatres now celebrating 50 years plus! It's a vital part of Pasadena as demonstrated by its Chamber of Commerce Artist of the year Award and continued support from The City of Pasadena Arts Development Program. |
 The Houston Theater District, a 17-block area in the heart of Downtown Houston, is home to Houston's nine world-class performing arts organizations, the 130,000 square-foot Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas and parks. The Theater District is ranked second in the nation for the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area and is one of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines of opera, ballet, music, and theater. |
 The Alley Theatre, founded in 1947 by pioneering educator Nina Vance, is a professional resident theatre company. Recipient of the 1996 Special Tony Award, the Alley performs year-round in its two-theatre complex at home in downtown Houston, and has toured 40 American cities and abroad. |
 Broadway Across America is committed to sharing the magic of live theatre and educating audiences of all ages in the process. |
 Da Camera of Houston was created in response to concerns about the dwindling audience for classical music in America with the intention to produce a series of thematically programmed concerts designed to attract new listeners to the concert hall. By bringing together leading American and international musicians, specifically selected for each program, Da Camera concerts offer a broad range of repertoire and musical styles while ensuring a product of outstanding musical excellence. |
 Through hard work and dedication, Houston Ballet Foundation has ensured Houston Ballet's place as a major cultural asset in the community and as one of the leading ballet companies in the world. The company has toured extensively to critical praise in Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, Canada, and in cities throughout the United States. |
 Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has achieved international renown for its unique programming and its focus on excellence and innovation onstage and off. The company has commissioned and performed 35 world premieres and six American premieres, and produces imaginative stagings of works both traditional and nontraditional. |
 the Houston Symphony is one of America's oldest performing arts organizations, with a rich history of musical excellence. The Symphony fills each busy season with more than 170 concerts attended by an estimated 350,000 people each year. |
 The Society for the Performing Arts is the largest presenting organization of its kind in the entire Southwest. SPA presents internationally acclaimed artists from the performing arts spectrum, traditional to avant-garde alike, from large orchestras and dance companies to recitalists and solo performers. |
 Musical Theatre is the only truly American art form, other than Jazz. It celebrates, magnifies, and highlights the human condition in all its forms. Musical theatre makes us laugh, cry, feel like dancing, and maybe even whistle a happy tune as we leave the Theater Under the Stars. |
 The only program of its kind in the country, Uniquely Houston® fosters an extraordinarily diverse range of performing arts from right here in Houston. |
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