Nature Discovery Center (Russ Pitman Park)
🦒 Zoo · Bellaire
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 20 min driveFrom Sugar Land · Parking: Free street parking on Newcastle St and a small park lot
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK · Handles heat · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter · Summer
A nature center in an old house tucked into a Bellaire neighborhood, where the Discovery Rooms have live snakes, turtles, frogs and specimens to touch. Outside, Russ Pitman Park's old oaks, little prairie and nature playground are made for running around. A mini zoo in southwest Houston that works even on rainy days.
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