Hermann Park Railroad
Photo: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🚂 Train · Houston
1 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 25 min driveFrom Sugar Land · Parking: Hermann Park lots (tough on weekend mornings), or METRORail to Hermann Park/Rice U, right by Kinder Station
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter · Summer
Houston's classic 2-year-old outing: the little train leaves Kinder Station for a 2-mile loop around Hermann Park, through a tunnel and past the lake and the edge of the zoo. About 20 minutes per ride, and 7-year-olds don't find it babyish either.
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