The Ice at Discovery Green
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🎃 Seasonal · Houston
2 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 30 min driveFrom Sugar Land · Parking: Paid underground park garage (about $10–15), free street parking on Sundays; METRORail to Convention District station
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGood on cool days · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Winter
An outdoor ice rink beneath the downtown towers from mid-November to late January, and the most wintry place in Houston: kids 3 and up can rent skates and push a skate aid on the ice, while little ones who aren't skating can watch the ice, see the lights or head to the playground next door. Free shows and fake snow on many weekends.
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