Hermann Park Commons

Hermann Park is a 445-acre urban park in Houston, Texas, situated at the southern end of the Museum District. The park is located to the immediate north end of the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Texas Medical Center and Brays Bayou, east of Rice University, and slightly west of the Third Ward. Hermann Park is home to numerous cultural institutions includi…
Hermann Park is a 445-acre urban park in Houston, Texas, situated at the southern end of the Museum District. The park is located to the immediate north end of the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Texas Medical Center and Brays Bayou, east of Rice University, and slightly west of the Third Ward. Hermann Park is home to numerous cultural institutions including the Houston Zoo, Miller Outdoor Theatre, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the Hermann Park Golf Course, which became one of the first desegregated public golf courses in the United States in 1954. The park also features the Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflection Pool, numerous gardens, picnic areas, and McGovern Lake, an 8-acre recreational lake.
  • Location: Museum District, Houston, Texas, United States
  • Area: 445 acres (180 ha)
  • Operated by: Hermann Park Conservancy · City of Houston
  • Created: 1914
  • Designer: George Kessler
  • Visitors: 6 million
  • Open: 6 am – 11 pm daily
Data from: en.wikipedia.org