Downtown Aquarium

Downtown Aquarium, 410 Bagby St., brings visitors up close to more than 500 species of marine life including stingrays, sawfish, sharks and eels. White Tigers of the Maharaha's Temple is among the aquarium's seven themed areas. Visitors can touch and feed stingrays at Stingray Reef. The attraction also contains such amusement rides as a carousel, a Ferris wheel with views of the downtown Houston skyline, and Shark Voyage, a train ride through a shark tank.

Food is available. Time: Allow 1 hour, 30 minutes minimum.