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Downtown Aquarium Houston
Downtown Aquarium Houston is an attraction in Houston, TX, part of the Houston & Galveston guide. Cost: under $25.
410 Bagby St · Houston, TX
Why you should go…
Downtown Aquarium combines walk-through fish tanks with a Ferris wheel, carousel, and train ride, plus a small habitat for white tigers. The complex is built around Houston's restored 1899 Fire Station No. 1 waterworks tower.
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