Houston Museum of Natural Science

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When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake!🦇 Stock up on Halloween favorites, from creepy-crawly curiosities t...
10/08/2026

When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake!🦇

Stock up on Halloween favorites, from creepy-crawly curiosities to cute critters and everything in between. Your spooky find is waiting to come out and socialize at the Museum Store: https://museumstore.hmns.org/collections/halloween

10/08/2026

Fun spooky season happenings at our sister campus in Sugar Land!

🚨 Attention, Museumgoers!We’re adjusting our hours at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Hermann Park on Tuesday, ...
10/08/2026

🚨 Attention, Museumgoers!

We’re adjusting our hours at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Hermann Park on Tuesday, October 13.

🕘 Museum hours: 9am–5pm
🚫 No FREE Tuesday hours

Planning a museum day? Share this with your museum buddies and plan your visitahead of time at hmns.org. 🦖

10/07/2026

Meet the telescopes that show you the universe! 🔭🪐💫

We share our telescopes once a month for FREE Rooftop Astronomy. Come see them in person on October 20 @ 7pm.

10/06/2026

The REAL animals behind the characters in Ice Age!

Meet the Smilodon (saber-toothed cat), Eremotherium (giant ground sloth), and Mammoth that roamed the Earth during the Ice Age. These prehistoric giants were real, and their fossils tell an incredible story!

Which one would you want to see in real life?

10/05/2026

Think you can handle the scariest objects at the museum? 😱🦈🐍

From the massive jaws of a Megalodon to the terrifying wingspan of a Quetzalcoatlus, a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, and a deadly Cone Snail… these museum specimens are nightmare fuel. 👀

Which one would you NOT want to encounter in the wild?

I mean.... is that a bad thing tho? 🤔🦖😆
10/03/2026

I mean.... is that a bad thing tho? 🤔🦖😆

10/02/2026

Check out what's happening at our sister location: The George Observatory. 🔭👀

Rare finds and unexpected treasures ✨The HMNS Museum Store’s fall auction is live with one-of-a-kind pieces you won’t fi...
10/02/2026

Rare finds and unexpected treasures ✨

The HMNS Museum Store’s fall auction is live with one-of-a-kind pieces you won’t find again, including sparkling gems, unique décor, curious fossils, beautiful jewelry, and much more.

Bid now to take a piece of history home and support science education at the museum. Bidding ends at 8pm Sunday, October 4th: https://us.givergy.com/HMNS-Oct2026

Address

5555 Hermann Park Drive
Houston, TX
77030

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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(713) 639-4629

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