Overview
1 day
Mobile ticket
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.
Additional Info
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)
What To Expect
Space Center Houston
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.
Options
Space Center Houston Admission
What‘s Included
Entry/Admission to Space Center Houston
All exhibits and attractions
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)
Meeting points
Space Center Houston
1601 NASA Parkway, Houston United States
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
1,464 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Level 9 tour worth the $ get a car!
dawn7163,Jun 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We stayed 1 night in Houston specifically to visit space centre on our way flying to another destination. Decided to book level 9 as this would be once in a life time. Well worth the money for small group private tour of facility with lots of exclusive access to facilities not on public route (astronauts training centre and pool for example). Tour takes the whole day and includes a ticket for the next day public access. We regretted only staying 1 day as we couldn’t use day 2 as our connecting flight was 10am - there was still a lot to see so if you do level 9 save two days. Car would have been handy - we didn’t realise how far everything was and spent a fortune on Ubers!!!
Unmanageable Crowd
E-TripReviewer,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00We are in town for the World Cup and decided to visit the Houston Space Center. HUGE mistake! Maybe the Space Center has more crowds than it can handle due to the World Cup. But whatever the reason it made for a terrible experience. The only tram tour we did was the general admission rocket center tour. The tram takes a short ride to the rocket center (1 building with 1 room) and drops you off. Fine so far - until you get inside the hot building and realize the line is a mile long to get back on the tram to return to the Space Center. Essentially a 40 minute wait in a hot building and all the vending machines were sold out. Trash cans were overflowing. You get to see the Saturn V Rocket, but knowing you were stuck there with no way of leaving made it a terrible experience. The exhibits in the main building were nice and there were other tram tours you could pay extra for. My advice, if you go check to see if there are crowd calendars similar to what Disney has. I’m sure it’s a nice experience if you aren’t standing in long lines and stuck in any one area for long periods of time.
gotta see it !!
Hugh P,Jun 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00Sadly the tram tours were cancelled due to tropical storm Arthur. didn't get to see Mission Control or the Saturn V rocket !
A Must see!!!!
Donna F,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wow! So much to do! It is amazing! So many different exhibits, tram rides, film,etc. they even have luggage storage which I needed since I came off a cruise ship, went there, and then caught my flight home! It is worth the trip to go! All employees go out of their easy to please you! I enjoyed it very much! I highly recommend going here!
Activities Missed
Romil P,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00Dear Viator Support Team, I am writing to express my disappointment regarding our visit to Space Center Houston today. Due to the weather, the majority of the events included in the NASA itinerary were cancelled, including all tram tours for the entire day. We traveled specifically from Dallas for this experience; however, it did not meet our expectations. When we spoke with the authorities on-site, we were repeatedly told to check back every 30 minutes, but no solutions were provided.
Great experience
Gail J,Jun 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We have been to NASA several times and every time it’s a fantastic experience. Just an fyi, you scan the QR code in the parking lot when you leave.
Worst experience here ever - poorly managed
thirdsunrise,Jun 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00There is some really cool stuff here, but they need to sack whoever is running this place. It was a crappy experience from the start. Y’all knew the place was gonna be packed with visitors from all over the world here for the World Cup, and *everything* was poorly managed. No signage, no crowd control. Everybody waiting in line for tickets under the awning was left waiting there with no ticket windows open and no communication from facility staff, and then two minutes before the doors opened, people who had been waiting for at least half an hour were told to get in line *behind* the people who had showed up later, and instead of redirecting the line under the awning, they made everybody stand out in the rain. Rude! And then trying to navigate the plane and Space Shuttle, they were not allowing use of the elevator (hello ADA violation), and then without explanation, they closed the egress from the plane to the Orbiter and told us we had to start over and get back in line again! To see the other half of the same attraction! And half or more of the interactive exhibits for kids weren’t working anywhere in the facility. We brought out of town guests here, and we are embarrassed! Furthermore, the “discount” for the membership we purchased upon entry was not honored in the food court. As I overheard a fellow guest say at one point, “this is some horsesh!+.”
Incredible place to spend an afternoon
Emily46217,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This place was pretty cool. I went by myself and it was great to just wonder around. There were a lot of day camps there in the afternoon, but by 3:00 they seemed to leave and the place emptied out by 4:00. I was able to take my time and enjoy all of the exhibits, including the Moonwalkers movie narrated by Tom Hanks, a must see. I was worried it took up too large a chunk of time, but I'm so glad I watched it. At $40 for an entire afternoon I thought it money well spent.
Sheer disappointment
tomcB2521IY,Jun 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00I attended the Space Centre Houston with my family on Friday 29 May arriving at approximately 11am. Having booked 4 tickets at a cost of circa US$145 we were all very excited to go on the 3 tram tours that were included in our ticket price. Unfortunately we were advised upon arrival that the Astronaut Training Facility tour was cancelled due to maintenance works. This was extremely disappointing as my daughters were very keen to view this particular tram tour. Having already paid the ticket cost to include this particular tour I felt ‘cheated’ by the Johnson Space Centre in over promising and under delivering their promised schedules. I would not recommend this particular tour as the tram tour consisted of driving around office type buildings with an automated recording explaining what these buildings were used for. The overall experience was one of disappointment as it just felt that the space centre was more trading n its history rather than providing visitors with an actual memorable and positive experience
A Great Educational Experience
Auzarion S,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great educational experience with plenty to see and do. Be sure to allow at least five hours to fully explore the exhibits and enjoy the complimentary add-on activities.
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