Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is a non-profit botanical garden and nature center with a diverse collection of landscape plants and forest, pond, wetland, and meadow habitats through which five miles of nature trails snake. Located in Memorial Park in Houston, the Arboretum also features specialty gardens, including a Hummingbird & Butterfly Island, a Sensory Garden, and a Wildlife Garden. Established in 1951 by Robert A. Vines, the gardens initially occupied 265 acres of land, which has been reduced in size over the years, while the nature center was founded in 1967 and the children's botanical hall in 1966.