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NASA's Space Center Admission Plus Houston City Tour

Duration: 6 hours
Destination: United States, Texas, Houston
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  • 6 hours
  • Houston
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

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 minute Houston city sightseeing tour by open-top bus before your visit.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Houston City Tours, 1302 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002-6909

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.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010-4011

See this beautiful urban park located in the heart of the GRB convention center area.

Pass By: Minute Maid Park, 501 Crawford St, Houston, TX 77002-2113

See the home of the 2017 World Series Champions, the Houston Astros.

Pass By: Downtown Historic District Market Square, 301 Milam St, Houston, TX 77002-1618

Discover this historic Old Union square - an old place for commerce, a new place for art.

Pass By: Tranquility Park, Between Walker and Rusk Sts. east of Smith St., Houston, TX

Built to commemorate the Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. It includes walkways, pools, and cylindrical water fountains.

Pass By: Downtown Aquarium, 410 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002-1510

Place for an adventurous and immersive experience in dining and activities

Pass By: Sam Houston Park, 1100 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002-2504

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.

Stop At: Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058-3145

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.

Duration: 4 hours

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Transportation to NASA Space Center and admission ticket
  • 75 minute Houston city tour
  • Guided tram tour at Space Center
  • Tour map and orientation
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - Houston City Tours
  • Entry/Admission - Space Center Houston

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Info

  • 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)
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

1302 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002, USA


Departure Time

09:45 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Carlos_F

14 Apr, 2024

City tour was interesting and fun. NASA was ok. Training Center was not open, and Mission Control sold out, so I feel it could be much better. I didn’t know we didn’t have access to Mission Control included. I would have paid more to get it in advance, instead of finding out there that it was sold out.

silverpn

12 Apr, 2024

Antonio did a great job with the city tour. Yolanda did a great job driving in the city and back and forth to NASA. We were disappointed that we didn’t get s guided tour in NASA or get to visit the Mission Control Center

Cindi_P

11 Apr, 2024

Our guide, Antonio, was great company! Friendly, helpful, funny, and informative. He gave us a great city tour of Houston. I enjoyed the architecture, history, cultural insights, murals, and more. It was beautiful weather, and we rode quite comfortably on the top deck of the bus. We stayed at the Embassy Suites hotel about a block away, which would have been easy walking distance to the tour starting point. Since we had a rental car, we found decent parking in the lot adjacent to the small coffee shop where the tour started. We paid for the parking using the QR code on the sign, about $12 for the day. The space center was crowded. It was the day before the 2024 solar eclipse. Only one tram tour was running - The Rocket Park. I wanted to see the training center but did not get to do that. The space shuttle was interesting. We got lunch there. Our food was tasty, fresh, and healthy. It was stated clearly in the tour info that lunch was not included. After the van ride back to the tour starting point, the small shop where we started was closed, so be warned - no bathroom access. If that is important to you, use the bathrooms at the space center before departing.

Theodore_J

10 Apr, 2024

There aren’t enough words. Guide read from an iPad instead of having the trip in her brain. She was totally inept. Example - said astros won 4 World Series! Also, I was uncomfortable with her tapping iPad while she was driving. Had two passengers not going to space museum; going to Galveston! We were to go there Thursday - cancelled the trip I was the only passenger Not on the top deck so I could see everything. Used La Vacanza Travel with great success in the past. What happened?

bozidarj415

03 Apr, 2024

I only can recommend this tour if you are visiting Houston! Tour guide was great and it was very interesting to learn all mentioned during the city tour. NASA site visit was great experience as well. Only thing which was not good communicated is the tram tour booking. There are three available out of which only one do not need to be booked earlier and that one had endless que line ahead. Anyhow, there's a lot to be seen and explored beside tram tours.

User's Picture Gallery

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Totally worthy and interesting experience

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Out of this world - literally....

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Disappointing

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So much history!

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nice combo of the city tour and nasa

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Worth a day out

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Not a great experience

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NASA Space Center

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Great experience

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Houston we have a problem, Not !

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Awesome

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Learning so much about...

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Great tour company, loved it

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Memorable day

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Highly recommended

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Great experience

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Interesting but Disappointing

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Great tour

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Mixed bag

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Nice way to spend an afternoon

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Lots of NASA history and information.

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Don't miss seeing NASA while in Houston

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Well organised tour

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Great technology & vision, wonderful skilled astronauts.

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