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Houston & Space Center Houston

Mission Control, Museums and Mandirs

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2 daysIdeal stay₹11,410From / night₹3,800Food / day₹3,040Entry

Texas's biggest city, home to NASA's Johnson Space Center, whose visitor centre, Space Center Houston, runs tram tours to the historic Mission Control and the astronaut training halls. The Museum District is free on many days, and Galveston's beaches are an hour south. Houston has one of the country's largest Indian communities: the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Stafford, the Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland, and the Mahatma Gandhi District's shops and restaurants along Hillcroft Avenue. Hot and humid summers and Gulf hurricane season (June to November).

Highlights

  • Space Center Houston and the Mission Control tram tour
  • BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Stafford
  • Sri Meenakshi Temple, Pearland
  • Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum District
  • Galveston beach and seawall
  • Hillcroft Avenue's Indian food

Things to do

  • Space Center Houston with the NASA tram tourMorning · 5h
  • BAPS Mandir, Stafford, and the Meenakshi Temple, PearlandAfternoon · 3h 30m
  • Museum DistrictAfternoon · 3h
  • Dinner in the Mahatma Gandhi DistrictEvening · 2h

Tours & tickets

When to go

Best time: October – April

Worth knowing

Peak Hurricane Season

⚠️ Mid-August to mid-October is the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. A storm can close airports, cancel flights and, in the Keys and on the Gulf coast, bring evacuation orders. Buy refundable bookings and travel insurance that covers hurricanes, follow the National Hurricane Center (nhc.noaa.gov) in the days before, and leave when officials say so.

Heads up

Hurricane Season

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November; storms are less likely at its ends than in August to October, but afternoon thunderstorms are near daily in summer. Watch the National Hurricane Center's outlook before you travel.

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