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San Jacinto Monument and Museum
Where it is:
3800 Park Road, San Jacinto Battleground Historical State
Park on the Houston Ship Channel 22 miles southeast of Houston
in Harris County. Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, Museum is free.
Nominal admission fee charged for observation floor and Texas
Forever: The Battle of San Jacinto.
Historical stats: Between
1936 and 1939, the octagonal monument was constructed for
$1.5 million to commemorate the heros of the battle of San
Jacinto and all other persons who helped win the independence
of Texas.
Monument Size: 570 feet
tall topped by a 34-foot star
Symbolization: "Lone Star"
of Texas
Experience the history of Texas
and the Spanish Southwest! Come see the collected and preserved
historical material for research and educational purposes.
The museum and monument promotes friendship and sympathetic
understanding between the peoples of Texas and those of Mexico,
Spain, France, and the Latin-American republics. Museum collections
include material relating to Pre-Columbian America, New Spain,
Mexico, the Spanish Southwest, and early Texas, largely acquired
through unrestricted gifts. In 1996, the collection contained
more than 100,000 objects, 50,000 documents, 10,000 images,
and a 35,000-volume rare-book library. The innovative multi-image
show Texas Forever!! The Battle of San Jacinto is shown in
the Jesse H. Jones Theatre for Texas Studies, opened in 1990.
Permanent exhibits in the museum outline the history of the
region in a continuous chronological line.
Moody Gardens
Located in Galveston, visitors can explore
the world's oceans from the inside at the Aquarium Pyramid.
You can also visit the Rainforest Pyramid, explore life in
space at the Discovery Museum and take an adventure ride on
the IMAX Ridefilm Theater. Moody Gardens is open daily and
is located at One Hope Blvd. in Galveston. For more information,
call 800-582-4673.
Space Center Houston
Journey into America’s space program!
Provided by NASA’s Official Visitors Center, Space Center
Houston features actual spacecraft, live astronauts training
for upcoming shuttle missions and even a walk in space through
state-of-the-art simulators. The Center also houses Texas’
largest IMAX theater, behind-the-scenes tours of the famed
Johnson Space Center and a huge display of space flight hardware.
Space Center Houston is located at 1601 NASA Road 1, off Interstate
45 South, in the Clear Lake area. Admission is $17.95 for
adults, with discounts for seniors and children. Parking is
$4.00. For more information,
call
281- 244-2100.
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