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Activities in Houston Texas with Teenagers Including the cost Houston has some awesome activities to check out. I have rounded up the ones that we all enjoyed as a family. I will share a little about each activity and the costs will be at the bottom of each activity. NOTE: All prices are from December 2024 Brazos Bend State Park If your teens are nature lovers or are keen on reptiles then a visit to the nature center if very worthwhile. I have already written about this one,  Houston on a Budget: 5 Free or Cheap Family Activities at Christmas . That is the link, just in case you have just landed here on this page. Brazos Bend State Park Cost Expense NZ$ US$ (0.58) Euro (0.54) Brazos Bend State Park $48.28 $28.00 €26.07 Nature Center (Tip) $34.48 $20.00 €18.62 Total $82.76 $48.00 €44.69 Houston Museum of Natural Science This one is my favourite! I had such a great time here with so much to see and do that the one day we spent was nowhere near long enough. I will break it down into t...

5 Free or Cheap Family Activities in Houston Texas at Christmas Christmas is great time to visit Houston, Texas. The weather was great, not sunbathing warm but definitely not cold either. We spent almost every day wearing T shirts and shorts. We travelled in December 2024. Brazos Bend State Park This was a wonderful first activity in Houston. The prices are very reasonable at US$7 per person 13 years and over, under 13 years are free. Marshland at Brazos Bend State Park, Houston, Texas There are many walks to check out and we even spotted an alligator in the wild, in winter. We also saw turtles and many birds. There is a playground, campsites...if you are game enough to camp in snake and alligator territory you are braver than me! Alligator at Brazos Bend State Park, Houston, Texas Picnic Area at Brazos Bend State Park, Houston, Texas The highlight for us was the incredible Nature Center! Its an unassuming small building but the staff make it amazing. For a start there is a tank with t...

Hello Houston!  Boy am I excited to be back here! I was last in Houston in 2001 as a young 20 year old on a similar trip but on my own. I have family here in Houston and it has been way too long since we have seen each other. This post is a bit of a round up of everything we did in our 11 days in Houston. I will write a couple more detailed posts about parts of this trip and add in the links.  Houston on a Budget: 5 Free or Cheap Family Activities at Christmas  and  Houston activities for a family with teenagers - All Costs! As always all the cost will be in a table at the bottom! Flight Tracker United Airlines Los Angeles to Houston I have a love hate relationship with the flight tracker map on a plane. I wouldn't want to be without it as I really like knowing where we are but sometimes it just feels like it is not moving at all! This was a very relaxed and relatively short flight at about 3 and a half hours. After the 12 and a half hour flight from Auckland to LA t...