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Cockrell Butterfly Center, 1 Hermann Circle Drive, Houston Cockrell Butterfly Center
Designed by: George Pierce - Abel B. Pierce and Staub, and Rather and Howze
Construction Completed: 1994
Area: Museum District
Post Code: 77030
City: Houston, Texas
 Most butterfly houses look the same -- some sort of pyramid, dome, or cylinder to maximize the amount of light coming in and thus reduce heating bills. This one is different in that it encompasses all...read more >>
   
Contemporary Arts Museum (Houston), 5216 Montrose Boulevard, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum (Houston)
Designed by: Gunnar Birkerts & Associates
Construction Completed: 1972
Area: Museum District
Post Code: 77006
City: Houston, Texas
 A strange, and surprisingly small museum that showcases the eclectic side of art in all of its various forms. Appropriately, the building, itself, is a work of art. A parallelogram coated in ribbed, ...read more >>
   
Cullen Sculpture Garden, 5100 Montrose, Houston Cullen Sculpture Garden
Designed by: Isamu Noguchi
Construction Completed: 1986
Area: Museum District
Post Code: 77006
City: Houston, Texas
 Another peaceful sanctuary in the cacophony that is the Museum District. This sculpture garden is surrounded by concrete walls lined with earth that help keep outside noise at bay. When the garden was...read more >>
   
Holocaust Museum, 5401 Caroline Street, Houston Holocaust Museum
Area: Museum District
Post Code: 77004
City: Houston, Texas
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Houston Fire Museum, 2403 Milam Street, Houston Houston Fire Museum
Area: Midtown
Post Code: 77006
City: Houston, Texas
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Audrey Jones Beck Building, 5601 Main Street, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Audrey Jones Beck Building
Area: Museum District
Post Code: 77005
City: Houston, Texas
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Caroline Wiess Law Building, 1001 Bissonnet, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Caroline Wiess Law Building
Area: Museum District
Post Code: 77005
City: Houston, Texas
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