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Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.Lee and Joe Jamail SkateparkParent rating:  Location: 103 Sabine Street, Houston, TX The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark is a 30,000 square foot, in-ground public facility for skateboarders, rollerbladers, and roller skaters. Helmets are required. Adults must accompany children un...
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Downtown AquariumParent rating: Location: 410 Bagby Street, Houston, TX Downtown Aquarium is a restaurant, aquarium, and amusement park, all in one setting. Carnival games, rides, and a Ferris wheel are just part of the fun. The Aquarium Adventure... |
Cherryhurst Park and Community CenterParent rating: Location: 1700 Missouri Street, Houston, TX The Cherryhurst Community Center is surrounded by a park with a playground and lighted tennis courts. |
Midtown Farmers' MarketParent rating: Location: 3701 Travis Street, Houston, TX The weekly Midtown Famers' Market features locally grown fruits and vegetables, flowers, chocolates, organic pastries, meals to go, and more. On the second Saturday of each month, the market al...
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Bayou City Farmers' MarketParent rating: Location: 3000 Richmond Avenue, Houston, TX Bayou City Farmers' Market is run by Urban Harvest, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering community gardens in the area. The weekly farmers' market features fresh produce, chees...
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El Franco Lee ParkParent rating:  Location: 9400 Hall Road, Houston, TX Newly re-designed El Franco Lee Park has at least a half-dozen different playgrounds, many of them shaded by canopies, all of them interconnected by paved pathways which are easy on the ...
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Williams Tower Water WallParent rating: Location: 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, TX Take a refreshing break from shopping at the Galleria by walking outsi...
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Green MarketParent rating: Location: 1500 McKinney Street, Houston, TX Central City Co-op's Green Market takes place every Sunday at Discovery Green<...
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Hermann ParkParent rating: Location: 6001 Fannin, Houston, TX The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best playground/park in Houston, Hermann Park...
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Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary, Houston Audubon SocietyParent rating: Location: 440 Wilchester Boulevard, Houston, TX Houston Audubon's Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary is a place to escape the city and to get back to nature. Visitors are welcome to explore the wooded trails on the 18 acre preserve, which is home ...
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Zuma Fun CenterParent rating: Location: 6767 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX Zuma Fun Center features an indoor arcade and outdoor batting cages, bumper boats, go-karts, kiddie rides, miniature golf, as well as a family-style restaurant. Rides and activities are ...
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Meyer ParkParent rating: Location: 7700 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, TX Meyer Park's 286-acres encompass 16 unlighted soccer fields, ten lighted soccer fields, two unlighted softball fields, a barbecue pavilion, a gazebo, paved trails, nature trails, a duck pond, a...
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Moorhead's Blueberry FarmParent rating: Location: 19531 Moorhead Road, Conroe, TX For the freshest blueberries possible, go right to the source. Moorhead's provides the bucket and bags free of charge - you do the picking. The farm has never used pesticides on its blueberries...
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Blackberries of HoustonParent rating: Location: 19531 Cypress Church Road, Cypress, TX Blackberries of Houston allows visitors to pick their own berries from about mid-May to June. Start and end-dates vary from year to year depending on the crop, so be sure to call ahead f...
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Bay Area ParkParent rating: Location: 7500 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX Set back in the woods on the shores of Armand Bayou, Bay Area Park sits in a beautiful setting. A few different playground structures provide a nice variety of activities, and several do...
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