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NASA's Space Center Admission Plus Houston City Tour

NASA's Space Center Admission Plus Houston City Tour

Overview

After your amazing Houston city tour ,experience the excitement of outer space on a visit to Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for NASA’s Johnson Space Center where you can hop aboard a tram for an orientation tour. One of Houston’s top attractions, Space Center Houston boasts a number of interactive displays with everything from space artifacts to a full-size rocket and space shuttle. See real astronauts at work at the NASA facility and learn about space exploration from fascinating hands-on exhibits. Your day also includes a morning 75 min. Houston city sightseeing tour by open-top bus before your visit.

City: Houston

Sat 16 Nov

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Starting at $89.95

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Sat 16 Nov

Starting at $89.95

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Guided tram tour at Space Center

Transportation to NASA Space Center and admission ticket is included

75 minute Houston city tour

Tour Map and orientation

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Driving time to and from the Space Center may vary due to high traffic and road construction (Space Center is 26+ miles from the city)
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark.
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

What To Expect

Houston City Tours

Start your tour at a Cowboy-themed Visitor Center, complete with Texas heritage artifacts and photo opportunities. In the waiting area, you'll find a coffee shop and souvenirs.

Discovery Green

See this beautiful urban park located in the heart of the GRB convention center area.

Minute Maid Park

See the home of the 2017 World Series Champions, the Houston Astros.

Downtown Historic District Market Square

Discover this historic Old Union square - an old place for commerce, a new place for art.

Tranquility Park

Built to commemorate the Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. It includes walkways, pools, and cylindrical water fountains.

Downtown Aquarium

Place for an adventurous and immersive experience in dining and activities

Sam Houston Park

Dedicated to the buildings and culture of Houston's past. The park, which was the first to be established in the city, was developed on land purchased by former Mayor Sam Brashier in 1900.

Space Center Houston

Lastly, make your way to Space Center Houston. Discover the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human spaceflight program set among the largest collection of space artifacts in the southwestern United States. Also discover amazing new attractions. Guided tram tour is included in your admission tickets.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (394)

cms28269

Jun 2018

NASA is a very interesting and educational outing for the whole family. Lots of great exhibits. It takes a lot of time to get thru the exhibits. The only negative is a lot of the exhibits only have space for 2 or 3 people/kids at a time and take 2 to 3 minutes so they can back up quickly. Even during the Summer heat, this was a pretty comfortable. Even in the outdoor where exhibit they have lots of fans going. You need a whole day or more.

VikkiBee

Jun 2018

I decided to do the NASA & City Tour as I was only in Houston for one full day. The tour is about 7 hours in total starting with a 90 minute city tour in an open top bus - something I did not anticipate. The tour started at 10am and our city guide, Ryan, was very good with facts and information; unfortunately the speakers on the bus weren’t very loud and it made it difficult to hear him at times, especially over the loud woman speaking Spanish! He pointed out key government and historical buildings and told us a little bit of general Texas/Houston history. After the city tour, we were escorted to another bus (with a closed roof) and taken to NASA. The journey is about 30-40 minutes depending on traffic. Personally I think this should be first on the tour as when you get to NASA, they offer a tram tour which is free but has a ridiculously long queue! Our driver recommend that we join the queue first and it took about 75 minutes before we finally got on the tram - NASA's issue not the tour companies! The tour was 90 minutes which included two main stops. The ride was narrated with key facts but the speakers were so quiet and the road was loud. The first of the two stops on the tour consisted of historic mission control which is the room where all the Apollo missions were controlled from. The second stop was at the education and development centre where robots, space shuttles and space suits are currently being tested. Once the tour was over, we had about 90 minutes to look around the centre itself which was a comfortable amount of time. There’s different areas which focus on different missions, history of NASA etc. and there’s a lot of interactive activities too. It’s a really good place to visit for all ages and all interests; you don’t need to be interested in space to find this place fascinating! I’ll probably never come back to Houston so at least I’ve been able to see NASA in all its glory; for me the highlight was the historic mission control room – it’s such an amazing piece of history! Our bus driver was 15 minutes late picking us up which wasn’t too much of an inconvenience and the traffic wasn’t too bad heading back to the city. There’s a little shop where the tours start and end which is ideal to stock up on water or use the restroom. Overall the tour was really good, especially the city tour which this company actually provided, whereas they only provide the transport to NASA.

markja76

Jun 2018

We visited with a part of 5. Two grandparents, young parents and a cute grandson, 18 months. We found plenty on interesting stuff for all ages. The baby had stuff that was perfect for his interest, the guys loved the Mission Control Center, the grandparents loved all the memories associated with the Apollo missions. We got to touch a meteorite and see a Saturn V rocket. The tram took us on a great Tour. It was exciting, memorable, moving and inspirational. We can't wait to visit again. The family pass is absolutely the best way to go with admission, if you even think you might visit again in a year. About the same price as 4 adult tickets. Any age group will be interested and there are enough displays to let the science minded get out while the casually interested will still enjoy the exhibits.