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Sports teams of Rice University, playing NCAA Division I sports mostly in the American Athletic Conference. Due largely to Rice's very high academic standards, football and basketball have been generally mediocre over the last few decades; baseball has been the most nationally competitive sport during that time. Rice Stadium not only hosts Owls football in the fall, but also the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League in the spring. The stadium also has a place in the history of the US space program, as John F. Kennedy made his famous "We choose to go to the Moon" speech here in 1962. Other significant venues are Tudor Fieldhouse (basketball) and Reckling Park (baseball).
Fun, educational, hands-on museum featuring a whimsical courtyard with a rail caboose and a bayou river, and indoor exhibits with both a cultural and a scientific element.
Non-collecting museum with rotating exhibits focusing on the ever-changing landscape of today's visual arts.
Formerly known as the "Museum of Health and Medical Sciences", this museum is affiliated with the Texas Medical Center. Explore human anatomy, the life of a germ, the human genome, and more.
Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and millions of other innocent victims and honoring the survivors' legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, the Museum teaches the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy to tens of thousands of people worldwide each year. Not recommended for children under the age of 10.
Permanent venues include the butterfly center, exhibit halls, planetarium, and IMAX theater, others vary by availability.