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The Menil Collection vs Houston Zoo
Both are rated highly by travel writers. Overall, The Menil Collection ranks significantly better than Houston Zoo. The Menil Collection is ranked #1 in Houston with accolades from 7 publications including Where, Lonely Planet and Travel + Leisure.
The Menil Collection
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1515 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006
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Fodor's
"This is one of the city's premier cultural treasures. Italian architect Renzo Piano designed the spacious building, with its airy galleries."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The late local philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil collected more than 17,000 works of painting, drawing, sculpture, archeological artifacts and more during their lives."
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Travel + Leisure
"In a city whose pleasures and treasures are not always evident, the internationally renowned Menil Collection is perhaps the ultimate hidden jewel."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"One of the world's foremost collections of 20C art, with an emphasis on Surrealism."
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Afar Magazine
"The Menil Collection — so named because it once belonged to John and Dominique de Menil — is perhaps the most famous museum in Houston, and with good reason."
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Houston Zoo
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6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
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Fodor's
"This small but pleasant zoo is home to 4,500 animals, housed in carefully designed ecosystems along shaded trails."
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Be sure to visit the boardwalks and treehouses of the Wortham World of Primates.
Frommer's
"Located within Hermann Park is this 55-acre zoo featuring a gorilla habitat, rare albino reptiles, a cat facility, a large aquarium, and vampire bats."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"More than 4500 animals inhabit the semi-tropical, 55-acre Houston Zoo. Activities include wildlife talks catering to different age groups and summertime zoo sleepovers."
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Where
"What began in 1922 as the home to prairie dogs and other small animals has expanded beyond its original borders."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The zoo is home to 5,000 animals of 700 species."
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