Travel Reference
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WHAT THE...? FUNERAL MUSEUM
'Any day above ground is a good one.' That's the trademark of the
National Museum of Funeral History
(
www.nmfh.org
;
415 Barren Springs Dr; 10am-4pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun). If you've ever wanted to see a
coffin collection that includes a casket made of money, literally, or one that's crab-shaped, now's your chance.
Exhibits include those on embalming, famous memorials and historical hearses. Halloween would seem a good
time to check out the Day of the Dead festival room.
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Further Afield
Saint Arnold Brewery
(
www.saintarnold.com
;
2000 Lyons Ave; admission $8; Tap room 3-4:15pm Mon-Fri, 11am-2pm Sat & Sun)
An
$8 admission gets you a brewery tour and four tokens to swap for tastings in the beer hall.
(Tip: buy a larger glass at the gift shop and you get larger 'tastes'.) Tours depart at 3:30pm
weekdays and on the hour during weekends.
BREWERY
Bayou Bend Collection & Gardens
MAP
MUSEUM
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.mfah.org
;
6003 Memorial Dr; tours adult/child $12/6, gardens-only $5; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, 1-5pm Sun)
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston curates the impressive historical decorative arts collec-
tion (1600s to 1850s) displayed here. The 1928 home once belonged to Ms Ima Hogg, a
well-known Houston civic leader and philanthropist. (As the joke goes, you know you're
from Houston if you can say Ima Hogg without laughing.) Tours include admission to 14
acres of gardens.
Activities
MAP
6am-11pm)
provide a good
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.hermannpark.org
;
Fannin St & Hermann Park Dr;
amount of room for little ones to run.
Buffalo Bayou Shuttle Service
( 713-538-7433;
http://bayoushuttle.com
; 10am-5pm Tue-Sun)
Explore Buffalo Bayou by kayak.
Rentals and shuttles are available. For the uninitiated we recommend taking a kayak tour
KAYAKING