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
1,429 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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.
Definitely worth seeing once
MATTG400,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It was worth going to once. The exhibits were spaced appropriately for flow. You could read everything without holding up the line. The plane outside was also cool. The gift shop was reasonably priced. Parking was average as it was crowded. The rain prevented the tram from going. Overall worth it.
You have to pay for...
Amber S,Mar 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00You have to pay for parking, food is expensive (you could take a cooler and leave in your car). Great experience! Lots of interactive activities for kids of all ages to complete! Fun experience!
Fun at Space Center Houston
Ross E,Mar 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00There were amazing exhibits and activities for the entire family! It was a fun and educational experience!
NASA Museum worth +3 hrs visit!
William G,Mar 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very informative. Video re Appolo program moving, showed the heroism of the 12 Americans that landed on the Moon. Shuttle walk thru was great. Artimus display tells what is next.
Over Promised Under Preformed
Kenneth B,Mar 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00It was raining, so they canceled the tram tours for the afternoon. We left the venue after calling an Uber from inside. We didn't want to stand in the rain and call for an Uber. When we went outside, we found the rain had stopped. Since we had left and had the Uber coming, we couldn't go back and see if they had restarted the tram tours. They can go to space, but they can't run a tram in the rain. Very disappointing.
NASA Space Center Tour Review
lindamL5439CI,Mar 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very enjoyable and our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the space program.
It was amazing. Easy to...
Joseph B,Mar 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was amazing. Easy to navigate and so much to see. We really enjoyed going on a space shuttle. We learned so much about space.
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