The Thicket
The Thicket is a playground in Harris County, Texas. The Thicket is situated nearby to Kugel Ball Fountain, as well as near the playground Space Adventure.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houston Zoo and Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center.
Houston Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 900 species. Houston Zoo is situated 1,600 feet southeast of The Thicket.
Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center is a hospital located at Texas Medical Center neighborhood in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Memorial Hermann Health System. Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center is situated 1,400 feet south of The Thicket.
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 1,000 feet northeast of The Thicket.
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.
Central City
Neighborhood
Central City is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. In 2009, residents of Central City supported a bill by Garnet Coleman that would limit the ability of Texas Medical Center, Inc. to exercise its eminent domain rights on residential property.
The Thicket
- Type: Playground
- Description: playground for young children with animal and nature theme in The Commons, Hermann Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.71711° or 29° 43′ 2″ northLongitude
-95.39436° or 95° 23′ 40″ westOperator
Hermann Park ConservancyOpen location code
76X6PJ84+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1430146760OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playgroundWikidata ID
Q136298832
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