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Hermann Park Trail

Houston, Texas, USA

Hermann Park Trail

Length3.3 mi
Elev. Gain19.7 ft
Est. Steps7500
Created by PacerGal_1974
Introduction
Hermann Park Trail is a 3.3 mile (7,500-step) route located near Houston, Texas, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 19.7 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Houston Zoo

Tourist Attraction
The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from 900 species. It receives 2.1 million visitors each year and is the second most visited zoo in the United States. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Pioneer Memorial (Houston)

Tourist Attraction
Pioneer Memorial is an outdoor 1936 granite obelisk by Frank Teich, erected in Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, in the United States.

Confucius (sculpture)

Place
Confucius, also known as Bronze Statue of Confucius, Confucius Bronze Statue, Confucius Statue, and Great Confucius, is an outdoor 2009 bronze sculpture of the Chinese editor, philosopher, politician, and teacher of the same name by Willy Wang, installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, United States.

Dick Dowling (sculpture)

Place
Dick Dowling is an outdoor 1905 marble sculpture of Confederate commander Richard W. Dowling by Frank Teich, installed in 1958 at the Cambridge Street entrance into Houston's Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The monument was publicly funded. Prior to 1958 the statue was at the city hall.On August 19, 2017, Andrew Schneck was arrested at the statue with bomb materials.

Aviary at the Houston Zoo

Place
The Aviary at the Houston Zoo is a historic work of art created by Dionicio Rodriguez located at the Houston Zoo in Houston, Texas and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Faux Bios sculptures were built in 1926 and dubbed the "flying sculpture." Although Hurricane Carla destroyed the aviary's wire superstructure in 1961, Rodriquez's sculptures remain and are composed of a tree, a fountain, logs, ledges and rock bordering a shallow pond which are now part of the Flamingo Habitat at the zoo.

African Elephant (sculpture)

Place
African Elephant is an outdoor 1982 life-size Cor-ten steel sculpture depicting an African elephant by Robert Fowler (with assistance from John Long and Phil Schalekamp). The statue was originally installed at the Houston Zoo's main entrance, but was relocated in 2000, and underwent restoration work at the time.

Almeda Road Bridge over Brays Bayou

Place
The Almeda Road Bridge over Brays Bayou is a bridge located in Houston, Texas and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge was designed by J. G. McKenzie and Don Hall Constructors and is one of the last continuous span concrete girder bridges to be designed during the City Beautiful movement.

José Martí (Lopez)

Place
José Martí is an outdoor sculpture of the Cuban nationalist leader and writer of the same name by Cuban artist Tony Lopez, installed at Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The bust was acquired by the City of Houston in 1981.

McGovern Centennial Gardens

Place
McGovern Centennial Gardens is a collection of gardens in Hermann Park, in Houston, Texas, United States.

Miller Outdoor Theatre

Building
Miller Outdoor Theatre is an outdoor theater for the performing arts in Houston, Texas. It is located on approximately 7.5 acres (30,000 m2) of land in Hermann Park, at 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas 77030. The theater offers a wide range of professional entertainment, including classical music, jazz, ballet, Shakespeare, musical theater, and classic films, with free performances running from March through November, where the general public can relax in a covered seating area or enjoy a pre-performance picnic on an amphitheatre-style hillside.
Route Details

Length

3.3 mi

Elev. Gain

19.7 ft

Est. Steps

7500
Created by
PacerGal_1974
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