With more than seven million annual visits, the Houston Museum District is one of the top cultural districts in the country.

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is the only educational institution in Houston dedicated to promoting the city's significant civil aviation history.

This ranch preserves the western heritage of Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and women. Tours on foot, horseback or by hayride can be arranged by calling in advance.

The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art, with an emphasis on art cars, other fine arts and artists who are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by other cultural institutions.

Bayou Bend, the former home of Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg , now houses the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's early American decorative arts and painting collection. Considered one of the premier collections in the country, the rare and beautiful objects dating from approximately 1620 to 1876, are installed throughout the 1920s mansion in 28 period room settings.

Blaffer Gallery is the University of Houston's laboratory for the visual arts and contemporary culture.

The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated primarily to preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier. It houses the largest repository of African-American military history in the world.

The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum houses two 13th century Byzantine frescoes--the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the Western Hemisphere.

Ranked as the No. 1 children's museum in the country by MSN.com, The Children's Museum of Houston features 14 galleries of hands-on, minds-turned on activities.

The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national and regional art of the last 40 years.