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Space Center HoustonvsMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
Both Space Center Houston and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston are endorsed by professional reviewers. On balance, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is preferred by most writers compared to Space Center Houston. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston scores 86 with praise from 6 reviewers including Michelin Guide, Lonely Planet and Where.
Space Center Houston
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Where
U.S. News & World Report
Frommer's Lonely Planet
1601 NASA Road One, Houston, TX 77058
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Fodor's "Visitors to the center can learn about the history and science of space exploration at the Living in Space exhibit, which simulates what life is like aboard the space station." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Dream of a moon landing? You can hardly get closer than at the official visitor center and theme park–esque museum of the National Air & Space Admistration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center." Full review
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Be sure to enter and watch the short theater films, because you exit past exhibits.
Where "Space Center Houston is the official visitor center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, which has served as a hub for astronaut training and shuttle programs long before the first man walked on the moon." Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
""Houston, we've had a problem." Most Americans have heard of the infamous phrase uttered by the Apollo 13 crew when it encountered a spacecraft explosion mid-flight on its way to the moon..." Full review
Frommer's "Space Center Houston is the visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center. It's the product of the joint efforts of NASA and Disney Imagineering." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This never-used Saturn V rocket, a specimen of the most powerful rocket ever used by the US, which took astronauts to the moon, lies on its side in a hangar, just inside the Johnson Space Center. " Full review
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Fodor's Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
On the Grid Where
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler Frommer's
1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005
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Fodor's "Remarkable for the completeness of its enormous collection, the MFAH is housed in a complicated series of wings and galleries, many designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe." Full review
Lonely Planet "French impressionism and post-1945 European and American painting really shine in this nationally renowned palace of art, which includes major works by Picasso and Rembrandt." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Built in 1958, Mies van der Rohe's glass-and-steel pavilion, a renowned example of the International Style pioneered by the architect, changed the look of American museums." Full review
On the Grid "A world class fine arts museum...with no permanent collection the Museum hosts an ever changing collection of exhibitions culled from a varied collection of private and public sources. " Full review
Where "More than 65,000 works of art from ancient times to today are on display." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Now one of the largest museums in the US. A wide-ranging permanent collection of more than 40,000 works is exhibited." Full review
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Highlights include the Beck Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art.
Afar Magazine "Every person who visits Houston should go to the world-class Museum of Fine Arts, which offers 63,000 works of art spanning entire centuries and continents." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The museum contains more than 64,000 works from six continents... Most notable among the staggering collection are Picasso’s "Bacchanale" and Monet’s "Nympheas."" Full review
Frommer's "This is by far the best and biggest public art museum in Texas." Full review
