This is a great place for kids...even my 2 boys who are not remotely interested in "the arts" love it once we get there. Our favorites include: Cockrell Butterfly Center (and the insect exhibit adjacent to), the globe fountain in the courtyard, IMAX, Planetarium, the hall of minerals, the paleontology hall and all of the visiting ...

Although the museum was clean, we went through the whole thing in 1.5 hours. Alot of the exhibits were relics, and the staff was unhelpful. The Ancient Rome exhibit had artifacts, but no information about them except for a couple sentences. Artifacts are all this museum has, and most aren't even real.

i love the gems, butterflies, dinos, african animals, sea creatures, imax, and egypt stuff. i also liked the ben franklin exhibit. it was really awesome. it is the best museum in houston and one of the best i have ever been to in my life.

we go annually and it is never the same place twice. it is always a learning experience on so many levels.

we have seen the Pink Floyd laser show in the planetarium, this was a total tripping experience.

we have seen the chocolate exhibit. we have seen the native american exibit with examples from Alaska to Florida, I was really ...

While the museum does have some interesting exhibits, I went through the whole place in just a few hours. I was surprised that many of the exhibits are not real artifacts; they are basically fakes made to look like the real thing. Given the size of the museum, the price for admission ($18 including one planetarium show) and $8 for parking, the value is below par. I did, however, like the general atmosphere of the museum district.

We had a real good time touring the museum. My oldest boy was impressed with the interactive center where he got to play with a pendulum and mirrors and lots of buttons to push.

My wife and I learned a lot and had fun with our boys.

Very educational for people of all ages. It showed science from many different perspectives. I'm returning to school but don't want to make the wrong choice. I think this is the town for me and school will be fun and educational.

I am a member of the HMNS and highly recommend it to all. There are many different features - you can see them all in one day or pick and choose what you want to see. The museum has great traveling exhibits - the best I recall seeing were the Titanic Artifact Exhibit and the just concluded Body Worlds 3. The permanent exhibits are worthwhile, ...

I get so much nostalgia from visiting this museum. I could come here over and over again, and it still has many things to enjoy.

There's the dinosaur exhibit, Butterfly center, IMAX, and gift shop!

Not to mention, the exhibits they have here are awesome. I went to visit the Body Worlds 3 exhibit, which is on display until September (?) I believe. It was great, I highly recommend it, and I also want to see the treasures of Ur ASAP.