UNIVERSITIES
- Rice University: (pictured above) Private, Jewish. http://www.rice.edu/. It has a nice observatory with open houses on occasion (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ruco/open_houses.html) and the James Turrell’s Skyspace is also worth a visit. “A modern marvel, the dramatic pyramid-like “Twilight Epiphany” outdoor Skyspace at River University is a must-see. The open ceiling sunset light show is a brilliant wash of orange, pink, purple and glowing blue achieved by ingenious ceiling lighting interplaying with nature’s light.“ Reservations are required for sunset but sunrise is also an option: http://skyspace.rice.edu/. The university has a 3 mile walking/running/biking trail around it that is nice and shady.
- University of Houston: Public. http://www.uh.edu/
- St. Thomas University: Private, Catholic. http://www.stthom.edu/. Howard Hughes lived on 3921 Yoakum, now a campus building called the Hughes House on St. Thomas property: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/08/houston_101_where_howard_hughe.php
- Texas Southern University: Public. http://www.tsu.edu/
- Houston Baptist University: Private. http://www.hbu.edu/