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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

Tue 24 Sep

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Starting at $89.95

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Tue 24 Sep

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)

Shelley H

Nov 2017

We took our two sons, ages 10 and 11, on a home school field trip on our way to Austin, TX. I booked our tickets online and printed them from the hotel business center, and that process went without any trouble. I bundled the audio tour and the tram tour into our online ticket. I thought we might be there 3 hours. We arrived when the doors opened, and we didn't even get to do the audio tour we had paid for, because there was so much to do! We were shooed out of the Independence airplane/shuttle display as they were closing the museum before we really had a chance to fully appreciate it. We easily could have spent another full day there to see all of the exhibits. The tram tour is worth the extra money, as you get to see the original Mission Control room, the training center, and a very large Saturn rocket that was built for the next Apollo mission before the mission got cancelled. We packed a picnic lunch, and the staff stamped our hands and allowed us to leave the building and get back in without any hassle. The two movies were excellent, and there were two live shows that were excellent as well: One was a very high-energy presentation by a woman chemist/physicist/scientist whose presentation was geared mostly for 4-8 year olds, but was still enjoyable for us, covering concepts of what would happen to your lungs and blood and body if you went in space without a space suit. She also had liquid nitrogen and did a few freezing demonstrations. The other presentation was geared more to 12-adults, with a dry-humor discussion about life on the International Space Station. There were plenty of "hands on" exhibits, such as landing the shuttle, docking the shuttle, pumping up air pressure to launch a rocket, etc, to keep my boys thoroughly entertained and learning. The only bad mark I would give, is that two very fun-looking "rides" were not included in the general admission, and were $7 each for about a 5-minute ride each. We chose not to add the extra cost to our day, and the boys were a bit disappointed by it. It would have been nicer if at least one of these rides were included in the general admission price. Overall, if we are ever driving through Houston again, we will probably try to get back to the Space Center and finish seeing all that is there to see.

Doug D

Nov 2017

Had three hours to kill before our flight home, and decided to spend it at Space Center Houston. Turned out to be a great choice. Make sure to get a timed ticket for the Tram Tour in advance to avoid wasting time standing in line. Got chills in the Mission Control room used to manage the '69 lunar landing. Also felt a swell of pride when I saw the Canada Arm in ISS mock-up training centre. Don't miss a chance to walk through the Boeing 747 used to transport the shuttles.

Wiliam C

Nov 2017

The space center itself is awesome and well worth the visit. The tour organization was awful. First off, our confirmation e-mail directed us to what turned out to be a boarded up coffee shop for pick-up. Fortunately, we were early and had the company's phone number with us. They directed us to another spot about a 10 minute walk away - had we not been early or had the phone number we would have missed the tour.
After the space center tour, the driver announced that the tour bus for the city tour was oversold and was looking for people to agree to do it the next day. When we did the city tour, the wired connection to the speaker didn't work so the driver took the speaker downstairs even though, at his direction, we were all sitting on the upper deck and we literally could hear none of his commentary. The city tour also seemed rushed - it was far shorter than 90 minutes.