Indoor Activities for Adults in Houston, TX

Houston, TX's best indoor activities for adults include 14 Pews ($10 suggested donation), Alley Theatre ($30-95), Art Car Museum (Free), Asia Society Texas Center ($8), and Avant Garden Houston (Free-$15). No kids required.

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The Menil Collection

Always free, every day, no exceptions

1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006 · Wed-Sun 11am-7pm, closed Mon-Tue

Free
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Free Thursdays, kids always free

1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005 · Wed 11am-5pm, Thu-Fri 11am-9pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12:30-6pm, closed Mon-Tue

$24
Miller Outdoor Theatre

Biggest free outdoor theater in the country

6000 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030 · Seasonal, typically Mar-Nov, show times vary

Free
House of Blues Houston

Sunday Gospel Brunch is the move

1204 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002 · Show nights, check schedule

$20-75
Warehouse Live Midtown

Three rooms, 1920s warehouse, Houston's indie anchor

2600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77006 · Show nights, check schedule

$15-50
The Secret Group

Best indie comedy in Houston, open mic nights too

2101 Polk St, Houston, TX 77003 · Show nights, check schedule

$10-25
Houston Museum of Natural Science

Free Tuesday evenings 5-8pm

5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030 · Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Fri-Sun 9am-6pm

$25
White Oak Music Hall

Outdoor lawn shows under open sky, three stages

2915 N Main St, Houston, TX 77009 · Show nights, check schedule

$15-60
Asia Society Texas Center

Free Thursdays, Taniguchi building, $8 otherwise

1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX 77004 · Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 12-7pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm, closed Mon-Tue

$8
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

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

Free
Rothko Chapel

14 Rothko paintings, total silence, free

3900 Yupon St, Houston, TX 77006 · Daily 10am-6pm

Free
Alley Theatre

Since 1947, pay-what-you-can nights available

615 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002 · Box office Tue-Fri 12-6pm, show times vary

$30-95
Axelrad Beer Garden

Hammocks, free live music, free Monday comedy

1517 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004 · Mon-Fri 4pm-2am, Sat-Sun 11am-2am

Free
Houston Improv Comedy Club

National headliners in Memorial City Mall

7620 Katy Fwy #455, Houston, TX 77024 · Show nights Thu-Sun, check schedule

$25-55
Holocaust Museum Houston

Free admission, fourth-largest in the US

5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004 · Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm

Free (suggested $10 donation)
Houston Center for Photography

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
Heights Theater

100-seat grassroots theater in the Heights

339 W 19th St, Houston, TX 77008 · Show nights, check schedule

$20-35
Station Theater

$10 improv, five nights a week, BYOB

1230 Houston Ave, Houston, TX 77007 · Wed-Sun, show times vary

$10-20
Avant Garden Houston

Free/cheap and unpredictable every night in Montrose

411 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006 · Daily 4pm-2am, show times vary

Free-$15
14 Pews

50-seat church microcinema, $10 suggested, BYOB

800 Aurora St, Houston, TX 77009 · Screening nights, check schedule

$10 suggested donation
Art Car Museum

Free museum of cars covered in bottle caps and toys

140 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77007 · Wed-Sun 11am-6pm, closed Mon-Tue

Free