Hermann Park/Rice University station
Hermann Park/Rice U is a light rail station in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. The station serves the Red Line of the METRORail system. It is located on the western side of Hermann Park at the intersection of Fannin Street and Sunset Boulevard.Photo: XxTrillvillexX9, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: METRORail station in Houston, Texas
- Also known as: “Hermann Park / Rice University” and “Hermann Park/Rice U”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Japanese Garden and Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Japanese Garden
Garden
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houston's Japanese Garden is a 5.5-acre Japanese garden in Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The garden was designed by Tokyo landscape designer Ken Nakajima and opened in 1992. Japanese Garden is situated 450 feet southeast of Hermann Park/Rice University station.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Museum
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The museum was established in 1909 by the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, an organization whose goals were to provide a free institution for the people of Houston focusing on education and science. Houston Museum of Natural Science is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Hermann Park/Rice University station.
Pioneer Memorial
Obelisk
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pioneer Memorial is an outdoor 1936 granite obelisk by Frank Teich, erected in Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Pioneer Memorial is situated 980 feet southeast of Hermann Park/Rice University station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houston Museum District and Texas Medical Center.
Houston Museum District
Suburb
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations located in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture.
Texas Medical Center
Suburb
The Texas Medical Center is a neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288.
Rice Village
Neighborhood
Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0.
Rice Village is a shopping district in Houston, Texas, United States. Rice Village is a collection of shops, restaurants and pubs, situated about a half-mile west of the center of Rice University's 300-acre campus.
Hermann Park/Rice University station
- Categories: tram stop, station, and transportation
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.72003° or 29° 43′ 12″ northLongitude
-95.39359° or 95° 23′ 37″ westNetwork
MetroOpen location code
76X6PJC4+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3650878292OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q5740895
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Hermann Park/Rice University station” goes by many names.
- French: “Hermann Park / Rice University”
- Urdu: “ہرمن پارک/رائس یونیورسٹی اسٹیشن”
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