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Rice University

A beautiful campus of live oaks and Byzantine arches beside the Museum District, where John F. Kennedy gave his 'We choose to go to the Moon' speech in 1962.

Official Website
Photo: Claudia Paine22 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Campus always open
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
Rice University station on the METRORail Red Line.

Why Go

JFK spoke at Rice Stadium, on the campus's north side. Don't miss James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyspace, whose light shows at dawn and dusk are free with a reservation, and the art gallery on campus.

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