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.

Architecture Center Houston (ArCH) is the home of the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture and the Architecture Center Houston Foundation.

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 & painting collection.

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.

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

Rated the No. 1 children's museum in the U.S. by Parents magazine, the Children's Museum is packed with 90,000 square feet of innovative, interactive bilingual exhibits for kids, ages birth to 12 years, housed in a whimsical Robert Venturi-designed building.

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.