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    Nature Discovery Center

    4.7 (23 reviews)
    Closed 1:00 pm - 5:30 PM

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    Her favorite station
    Joiya A.

    Always a good time when we come here. Their yearly pumpkin patch fall festival is becoming a tradition. Came here with my friend and her daughter. They have games, pumpkins, food, and fun! Very educational and entertaining for the kiddos. My little friend's favorite station is the snake exhibit and every year she stays there the longest lol. The girl loves her reptiles.

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    Jane B.

    Who knew?‍I've been reading about this place for over a year before I finally made it there. Information on what exactly is there and what the fee might be, I found to be scant. So I sort of concluded that it must be a small some non-profit hobby of someone's. I couldn't be more wrong! I happened in on a day they were having a staff meeting- they have a full blown staff. It is well managed, organized and tidy. Basically it's a repurposed house that is CHOCK FULL of experiences & activities for kids. You could literally spend the entire day there without attending a special event. It's definitely educationally based but in a gaming/play manner that is naturally engaging to kids. They have small animals inside and out, tons of hands on interactives, a trail outside with species ID and a playground. They have scheduled events am, pm, weekdays & weekends. As a museum veteran myself, I was thoroughly surprised as impressed. Oh - and there is no fee to go and you don't need an appointment-just pop right in!

    Play ground
    Katie W.

    One of my favorite places to take my kids when we need to get out of the house. We like to visit the animals (turtle, rabbit and birds) at the entrance, have toddler led nature walks, and play at the playground and nature scape. It's nice and shaded for the hot summer months too!

    Canoe
    Marie D.

    Went here on Thursday 09/17/20 at 3:30pm and it was quiet and only 2 other visitors here. Even though the main house/building is closed the trails and playground were open. There's a cute small fountain with gold fish and tadpoles. Also a bird house with pigeons, a small enclosure for two rabbits and and small enclosure for two box turtles. My 2 year old loved it just walking among the trees and seeing the rabbits was her highlight that we went again the next day (Friday and there were only maybe 4 visitors there at 4:00) She enjoyed seeing the squirrels and the canoe in the sand pit area. The playground is nice too!

    We got to reveal a secret on the walkway with water!
    Sarah M.

    We had so much fun.. There is a ton to explore with the kids, so much that we would need a few vists to see it all.. The staff is A tentative fun and creative. We went for story time and then they had a special revealing of the watermark that is in front of the building that you can only see when the ground is wet. The kids had a blast unveiling it on Facebook for everyone to see. There are picnic tables you could bring a picnic for the kids there's playground walking trails they have tons of animals that are rescue animals so it didn't depends on what is there and what has been rescued with in an amount of time in released but still a lot of fun to see all of the wonderful animals. Not sure who had more fun the kids or us lots to do including they have classes on the weekends and throughout the year for adults and four children as well! Can't wait to come back and explore too much fun!

    Wow! This place is amazing and it's FREE?! The grounds and trails are beautiful, they have a few animals in coops (rabbit, birds), so much seating, and if you follow the trail to the back there's a great playground and sandpit with toys. They even have natural materials and large blocks for lots of creative play. My toddler had a lot of fun. I also love their indoor area and "discovery rooms"- everything from educational resources and books for all ages, to coloring, and toys, and mini kid size exhibits and even a few animals inside. Can definetly keep my toddler entertained here for hours and I love their weekly programming on the calendar. I'll be back here often and I'm considering becoming a member. I love that I can come here if I want my kid to just free play in woods, to play in a play structure with other kids, to play inside, or to do educational activities with her. Something for everyone! perfect for homeschoolers too

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    Little gem tucked away in the heart of Bellaire. Great for birthday parties. Very helpful staff.

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