Kid-Approved Houston

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Updated: March 30, 2001

We've made finding family-friendly entertainment as easy as ABC and 123.

On this page:Play, Eat, Learn.

Play

  1. 1 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Miller Theatre Advisory Board
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    100 Concert Dr, Houston, TX 77030 (map)

    Spend an afternoon playing in Hermann Park, then grab a spot on the lawn for a free concert or play.

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended Minute Made Park
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    501 Crawford St, Houston, TX 77002 (map)

    Families can save money throughout the season. Promotions include $1 hot dogs and Coca-Cola value nights.

  3. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Moody Gardens
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    1 Hope Blvd, Galveston, TX 77554 (map)

    Popular Galveston attraction offers 3-D Imax screenings and realistic simulations of tropical, oceanic and Martian landscapes.

Eat

  1. 4 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Fifty Nine Diner
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    3801 Farnham St, Houston, TX 77098 (map)

    Kid-friendly food like burgers and Frito pie, but it's the soda fountain that brings 'em back for milk shakes and mile-high sundaes.

  2. 5 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Lupe Tortilla's Restaurant
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    318 Stafford St, Houston, TX 77079 (map)

    Tex-Mex favorite with a playground to entertain the kids.

  3. 6 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Chocolate Bar
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    1835 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77098 (map)

    This chocolate-lover's paradise has some of the best ice cream in town; an old-timey candy store is next door.

  4. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended James Coney Island
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    701 Town & Country Ln, Houston, TX 77024 (map)

    On Wednesdays, up to two kids per family eat for free with adult meal purchase. Dine-in only. Kids 10 and under.

Learn

  1. 8 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Children's Museum of Houston
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    1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004 (map)

    Admission is free for families on Thursdays.

  2. 9 3 Star Rating: Average Downtown Aquarium
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    410 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002 (map)

    The highlight of this sea-themed complex is the Shark Voyage--a subterranean train ride through shark-infested waters.

  3. 10 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Houston Zoo
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    1513 N MacGregor Dr, Houston, TX 77030 (map)

    The prairie dog pop-up dome is just one of six fun habitats at the John P. McGovern Children's Zoo.

  4. 11 4 Star Rating: Recommended Moody Gardens
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    1 Hope Blvd, Galveston, TX 77554 (map)

    Explore the bat cave in the Rainforest Pyramid or have fun with science in the Discovery Pyramid.