Space Center Houston Admission Ticket
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)
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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.
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.
Options
Space Center Houston Admission
Reviews
1,437 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Very Expensive and Poor Organisation
wiok,Apr 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Visited NASA Houston with family recently and although what we did see was enjoyable I thought it was very expensive as it cost $296 for six of us. The price we paid was for general admission and tour of Mission Control , which we were able to pre book, but the Campus and Training Facility tours couldn’t be pre-booked and have to be booked when you arrive on a first come first served basis. We arrived at 11:15am and were told these tours were fully booked for the day which was very disappointing as the facility wasn’t particularly busy. There were a couple of Virtual Reality experiences , which were an additional cost of $10 & $8 per person , and so I feel overall this was a very expensive visit costing well over $300 with two out of the three available tours advertised sold out for the day. Def not worth the overall cost of this attraction
Gotta go
jonmW682LR,Apr 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Went to Houston for the WBC game ... had to do the Space Center while we were in town. My kid, the wife and I really enjoyed our visit. The Saturn V rocket exhibit was easily the highlight of our trip! The Space Shuttle/747 was pretty cool, too. Overall, recommend the Space Center for sure. Our only complaint? While on the facilities bus tour, the speakers didn't work well and other tourists were super loud. We really couldn't hear the tour guide, unfortunately. Hopefully, that was just our experience. We would try again.
Fun time
SANJEEV D,Apr 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Space center trip was amazing. Parking is easy and channelized. Tram ride was fun and covers entirely.
Good.
Miguel T,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00More interactive activities.
Good Experience
TonyaTBono,Mar 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We bought General Admission tickets + the Mission Control tour . Ordered tickets online easily. This made entering the museum and starting our tours and exploring more convenient. Had a great experience. Lots of fun. Recommended for all ages. Even if you aren’t a space fanatic you will still enjoy the space center and tours. Mission Control Tram tour was good. All the exhibits were great. My son’s favorite part of the tour was touching a moon rock. The tours and the exhibits are more of a history lesson and less about the future and innovations. A complaint I have is that the timing of the tours and shows don’t align well. We would have liked to do more but just couldn’t make it work out.
Fun educational and very interesting. Experience that will last a long time.
Nadine Z,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Come early and enjoy all the exhibits. the guides are very helpful and the Gift Shops are a great place to bring home memories.
Everything was amazing we...
James W,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Everything was amazing we loved show with tom hanks. The only negative is way over priced for bottle water
More time then you expect
Sean M,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We visited Space Center Houston with our 5- and 6-year-old and had a great time overall, but I definitely recommend planning ahead. We arrived around 2 PM thinking a few hours would be enough, but it wasn’t. Many of the tram tours were already sold out, and we missed out on some experiences we were really interested in. If you go, get there early—you’ll need at least 4–5 hours to fully enjoy everything without feeling rushed. The kids loved the hands-on activity stations like making UV bracelets, coloring, and problem-solving games. Those were a big highlight. One thing to note: a lot of the “cool” experiences cost extra. General admission mostly covers walking through exhibits. Also, we’d skip the VR—it wasn’t worth the time or cost. Overall, highly recommend—just go in the morning and give yourself plenty of time.
Worth a visit!
Márcia L,Mar 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very interesting the place! Educational and curious. Various pieces of rockets and tours to visit. Some tours end soon, like the case of the tour in the command room. Have a piece of moon stone q vc can touch!!! worth the sight!
Incredible!!
966christinav,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Who is not rating this 5 stars?!?!! Our entire family was fascinated (even my elementary aged kids) and the time passed so quickly. We spent 5+ hours and still didn't get to see everything. We did the park tram ride (free, tours depart every 10 minutes) and the historical tour (fee, must schedule in advance). I would have liked to do the training facility tour but only the last tour of the day had seats open and couldn't stay quite that long. Get in line immediately for tickets if you want to do this. My only complaint would be the parking is tight - the spaces themselves are fine but the rows are close together. We needed handicap parking and there were long vehicles in the row behind us, so leaving was tricky. If we hadn't needed handicap parking I would have parked further out and hopefully not been almost blocked in. But it wasn't a huge deal, just required a bit of patience.
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