24 hours
Mobile ticket

Highlights

Space Center Houston is one of Houston’s top attractions, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston’s first Smithsonian Affiliate and a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence awardee. The center features more than 400 space artifacts as well as numerous permanent and traveling exhibits, attractions and theaters related to the exciting future and remarkable past of America’s human space-flight program – all for one admission price.

Inclusions

What's included

Entry/Admission to Space Center Houston
All exhibits and attractions

What's not

Food and drinks (available for purchase at Food Lab on site)
Souvenir photos (available for purchase)
Parking (additional $10 fee)
Simulator rides (available for purchase)
Historic Mission Control Tour (available to book on-site at an additional cost)

Itinerary

Space Center Houston is designed to engage adults and children alike. There is always something new at Space Center Houston, with an amazing array of traveling exhibits and astounding events. Space Center Houston has the world’s largest collection of moon rocks and lunar samples for public view. Known around the world as the home of NASA Mission Control, International Space Station Mission Control and astronaut training, guests are taken behind the scenes to see NASA Johnson Space Center.
Admission included

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

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Ratings come from 1,516 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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5Out of this world!
Loved the experience! The exhibits are interesting and informative. Additional shuttle tours provide deeper insight into the history and operations behind space exploration. There are fascinating films to watch and the gift shop stocks a wide range of memorabilia. The prices at the center and shop are reasonable for what you get. The food court covers the basics and I felt they could make some improvements here, to be a little more of an experience. If you plan to come twice in a year it’s worthwhile to get the membership.
603janetvOctober 2026via Tripadvisor
5Childhood dream come true
Was quite excited to visit NASA & see around everything. The area is so big & so many interesting things to see & gathered so much information. Thankfully it was not so crowded when we visited. We stayed for almost 4 hours but didn’t realize when the time flew away.
pratitiSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor
5Kiwi loves NASA
Amazed at the incredible variety and SO MUCH information and so easy to see and read and enjoy. Certainly got more that expected! Not crowded, nice and tidy, safe and out of the heat outside!
randpevanSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor
1Don't use Headout as a ticket source
Do not use Headout. Buy the tickets directly from the vendor or any site you plan to visit. They add no value and represent themselves as the official ticket site. Don't be fooled like I was. I got in a rush and didn't catch that they were not the official site for the Houston Space Center. The official site(s) are cheaper and if you purchase through Headout, there is NO refunds. Also, no guarantee you'll get any of the tours that the Houston Space Center offers. Be aware!
jyasticSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor
4We did both the training...
We did both the training facility tour and campus tour after. The campus tour was the exact same info as the training facility tour so we felt it wasn’t worth it to wait and do both. Other than that it was a wonderful experience!
EmmaRose_WSeptember 2026via Viator
5Family trip
Great family experience.super cool spot for the whole family to visit.
emmatK990FJSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by: Space Center Houston

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Audio guide available in English and Spanish (additional fee)

How it compares in Houston

Its from-price is 11% below the median of the 20 attraction tickets we list in Houston.
It is longer than most of them.
By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 20.

About Houston

Houston is the largest city in Texas, a sprawling Gulf Coast metropolis of space history, big museums, bayou parks and food from around the world.

Houston sprawls across the flat coastal plain of south-east Texas, inland from the Gulf coast, with a skyline of towers downtown. It was founded in 1836 and named for Sam Houston, the general who won Texas independence at the Battle of San Jacinto. The San Jacinto Monument, a tall masonry column topped with a star, marks the battlefield, and Buffalo Bayou Park runs through the city, with trails, bridges and an underground cistern.

Top-ranked sights in Houston: Space Center Houston, Market Square Park, Downtown Aquarium.

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