Cheap Date Night Ideas in Houston, TX
Cheap date nights in Houston, TX under $30/person include 14 Pews ($10 suggested donation), Art Car Museum (Free), Avant Garden Houston (Free-$15), Axelrad Beer Garden (Free), and Buffalo Bayou Park (Free). Look for weeknight specials and happy hour deals to stretch your budget further.
Real NASA mission control
1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058 · Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm · Ages 0+
Dinosaurs + butterflies + free Tuesday evenings
5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030 · Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Fri-Sun 9am-6pm · Ages 0+
Free Thursday nights + three-story climbing structure
1500 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004 · Sun-Wed 9am-5pm, Thu 9am-8pm, Fri-Sat 9am-5pm, closed Mon · Ages 0–12
Free entry, pay-per-ride boardwalk at sunset
215 Kipp Ave, Kemah, TX 77565 · Mon-Thu noon-9pm, Fri noon-10pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm · Ages 0+
Walk through a giant eyeball
1515 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX 77004 · Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm · Ages 0+
Picasso and Warhol, always free
1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006 · Wed-Sun 11am-7pm, closed Mon-Tue · Ages 0+
19 museums in 1.5 miles, many free Thursdays
1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005 · Most museums 10am-5pm, closed Mon; free Thu evenings · Ages 0+
1,500 acres with restored wetland boardwalks
6501 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77007 · Daily 6am-11pm · Ages 0+
Always free, every day, no exceptions
1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006 · Wed-Sun 11am-7pm, closed Mon-Tue
Tram tour into the real NASA space center
1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058 · Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm
Biggest free outdoor theater in the country
6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030 · Seasonal, typically Mar-Nov, show times vary
250,000 bats at dusk from the Waugh Drive bridge
1800 Allen Pkwy, Houston, TX 77019 · Lighted areas 6am-11pm daily, other areas dawn to dusk
Free Tuesday evenings 5-8pm
5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030 · Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Fri-Sun 9am-6pm
Always free, stainless steel parallelogram building
5216 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006 · Wed 11am-7pm, Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12-6pm, closed Mon-Tue
14 Rothko paintings, total silence, free
3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006 · Daily 10am-6pm
Hammocks, free live music, free Monday comedy
1517 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004 · Mon-Fri 4pm-2am, Sat-Sun 11am-2am
Free admission, fourth-largest in the US
5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004 · Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Free photo gallery with darkroom access
1441 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77006 · Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-6pm, closed Mon-Tue
Free/cheap and unpredictable every night in Montrose
411 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006 · Daily 4pm-2am, show times vary
$3.75 train ride, pedal boats, free Japanese Garden
6001 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 · Train: Tue-Sun 10am-5:30pm (seasonal), Pedal boats: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
50-seat church microcinema, $10 suggested, BYOB
800 Aurora St, Houston, TX 77009 · Screening nights, check schedule
Free museum of cars covered in bottle caps and toys
140 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007 · Wed-Sun 11am-6pm, closed Mon-Tue
50,000 beer cans on one house — 20-minute detour you won't forget
222 Malone St, Houston, TX 77007 · Sat-Sun 12-5pm (seasonal, check website)
26 years of one man's obsession with oranges, built from junk
2402 Munger St, Houston, TX 77023 · Sat-Sun 12-5pm (seasonal, check website)