Things to Do in Houston After Hurricane Beryl

Things to do around Houston

Support your local restaurant and get some food in you that's not a can of soup. Head over to our regularly updated list of restaurants, bars, and coffee shops that have reopened.
A total of 12 Houston Public Library locations are open this Wednesday, so you can spend some time in the AC and flick through a good book. See which locations are open here.
Speaking of books, the Houston Book Warehouse in northwest Houston is also back in action, and will be open from 11am to 6pm.
Space Center Houston is reopening on Wednesday.
The Houston Interactive Aquarium is open from 10am to 8pm. "Our animals are safe and excited to see you all!" the team wrote on Instagram.
The Children's Museum is back to regular business hours, 9am to 5pm.
The Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston is open 11am to 6pm. Admission is always free, and the museum has a great exhibit on right now, If Today Were Tomorrow by artist Olivia Erlanger.
Summer Symphony Nights at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park are still on this weekend, with Houston Symphony performing on July 12 and 13. "We've all been through a lot in the last few days and everyone at Miller sends all of Houston and the surrounding area our love," the theater team wrote on Instagram. "Miller came through just fine, except for a few downed trees which we are working on clearing."
Levy Park has partly reopened and has resumed some programming. Gaspachos is up and running as of Tuesday and Slow Flow Yoga with Stephanie McCarrey is on for Wednesday at 7pm. The dog part has reopened, too, but not the bathrooms.
Starting Thursday, July 11, Hermann Park will resume operating the pedal boats and the choo-choo train, and will reopen the McGovern Centennial Gardens, the Lott Family Carousel, and the Commons Play Gardens.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is open. The Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan exhibit just opened this week, and don't miss out on the stunning Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West if you haven't seen it already.
The Houston Botanic Garden is back at it and celebrating 713 Day with $7.13 admission on Saturday. You can also join in on a Birding 101 event as well as 6pm bird bingo in partnership with Houston Audubon. As a treat because of Beryl, the park is extending the 713 promotion to Sunday, too.
The Houston Zoo is also offering $7.13 tickets for 713 Day on both Saturday and Sunday as it reopens to the public.
Discovery Green, including the water features and bathrooms, will reopen on Saturday after the crew and 30 volunteers helped clean up the downtown park.
Asia Society is offering free admission through Sunday, July 14.

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