Houston Museum District

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A direction sign in the Museum District

The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas where many of the city's museums are located. The district is centered on the Hotel Zaza (currently being renovated) and the adjacent Mecom Fountain. The Museum District also houses Rice University, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research and Hermann Park which includes the Houston Zoo and the [Miller Outdoor Theatre]. The Museum District is also near the University of Saint Thomas.

Some of the museums and institutions include:

Holocaust Museum
Children's Museum of Houston
John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Natural Science
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston Center for Photography
John C. Freeman Weather Museum

The district is served by the Museum District Station light rail station on the Red Line of the METRORail light rail system. The southbound and northbound platforms are separate from one another.

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	City of Houston History \| Geography \| Politics \| Economy \| Culture \| Architecture \| Transportation \|
Areas	Downtown \| Uptown \| Texas Medical Center \| Midtown \| Neartown \| Museum District \| Upper Kirby \| Greenway Plaza \| Rice Village \| Westchase \| Greenspoint
Communities	Acres Homes \| Addicks \| Aldine \| Alief \| Braeburn \| Braeswood Place \| Clear Lake City \| Genoa Township \| Harrisburg \| Houston Heights \| Independence Heights \| Inwood Forest \| Kingwood \| Maplewood \| Memorial \| Meyerland \| Northshore \| Oak Forest \| River Oaks \| Sharpstown \| South Park \| Spring Branch \| Sunnyside See also: The six wards of Houston and List of Houston neighborhoods
Enclaves	Bellaire \| Bunker Hill Village \| Hedwig Village \| Hilshire Village \| Hunters Creek Village \| Piney Point Village \| Southside Place \| Spring Valley \| West University Place
School districts	Houston \| Aldine \| Alief \| Clear Creek \| Crosby \| Fort Bend \| Galena Park \| Huffman \| Humble \| Katy \| New Caney \| North Forest \| Pasadena \| Sheldon \| Spring \| Spring Branch

Houston Museum District

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