Houston Museum Free Days offer one of the savviest ways to spend time in Houston. The city has a vibrant Museum District located near Hermann Park in cental Houston. Here’s an updated list of the free days with a few discounts thrown in just for fun.
Houston Free Days
Tuesday Free Admission:
- Houston Zoo - Free the first Tuesday of the month, 2pm – closing (6/7pm).
Thursday Free Admission:
- Children’s Museum — Free Thursday 5pm – 8pm
- Houston Museum of Natural Science - Free Thursday 3pm – 6pm
- John C. Freeman Weather Museum – Free Thursday 12pm – 4pm
- Museum of Fine Arts - Free Thursday 10am – 9pm
- The Health Museum – Free Thursday 2pm – 5pm
Saturday/ Sunday Free Admission:
- Museum of Fine Arts – Free the first Saturday and Sunday of the month for BofA cardholders – Sat 10am – 7pm, Sun 12:15pm – 7pm.
- Children’s Museum of Houston – Free the first Sunday of the month – 12pm – 6pm.
Free every day in Houston:
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- Holocaust Museum Houston
- Houston Center for Photography
- Contemporary Arts Museum
- Lawndale Art Center
- The Jung Center of Houston
- Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
- Rothko Chapel
- The Menil Collection
- Rice University Art Gallery
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Houston Museums and Attractions
- Houston Zoo (included free with Houston CityPass) - 6200 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
- Houston Museum of Natural Science (included free with Houston CityPass) - 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030
- Museum of Fine Arts - 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005
- The Health Museum (included free with Houston CityPass) - 1515 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX 77004
- John C. Freeman Weather Museum - 5104 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
- Children’s Museum of Houston (included free with Houston CityPass) - 1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft – 4848 Main St, Houston, TX 77002.
- Holocaust Museum Houston – 5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004.
- Houston Center for Photography – 1441 West Alabama St, Houston, TX 77006.
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston – 5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006.
- Lawndale Art Center – 4912 Main St, Houston, TX 77002.
- The Jung Center of Houston – 5200 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006.
- Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum – 4011 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006.
- Rothko Chapel - 1409 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006.
- The Menil Collection - 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006.
- Rice University Art Gallery – 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005.



