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Discovery Green, Houston, TX

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Sports & Outdoors

Discovery Green

A downtown Houston public park with a lake, performance venues, dog runs, and a steady calendar of free events.

1500 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77010 · Houston, TX

About Discovery Green

Discovery Green is a public park in downtown Houston, close to the George R. Brown Convention Center. Visitors can relax on lawns, walk the grounds, kayak on a small lake, let children play in water features, and let dogs run in fenced areas. An amphitheater and event lawn host concerts, festivals, and seasonal programming. The nonprofit conservancy that runs the park relies on donations and sponsors to keep it maintained and to fund its many free events each year.

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