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	Visiting the Museum
	The Health Museum currently serves more than 180,000 visitors annually, including more than 40,000 schoolchildren in organized field trips. Since our grand opening more than ten years ago, we have seen more than 1.5 million visitors and counting. The Health Museum is the most visited health museum of its kind in the country and one of the top public attractions in the Houston area. Hours of Operation (January - May 2008) Tuesday-Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Museum Holidays Closed on Mondays during the Spring, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ADMISSION PRICES Museum General Admission Museum Members.................................FREE Children 2 and under ...........................FREE Non-member, Adult..............................$6.00 Non-member, Child (ages 3 - 17)..........$5.00 Non-member, Senior (ages 65 & up).....$5.00 Special Group Pricing For birthday parties, special events, building rentals & special rates for groups of 15 or more (non-school groups) - Call 713-521-1515, ext. 237 or email for information Download the Spring 2008 Group Reservation Form. School Group (PreK-Grade 12) Reservations Call 713-521-1515, ext. 121, email for information or visit our school field trip page. Summer 2008 Want to bring your group to The Health Museum this summer to see our latest traveling exhibit? Click here to download our registration form! PARKING Visitors are welcome to park on the surface lot at The Health Museum for the follwing rates The Health Museum Visitors.........$3.00 (please pay upon admission to the Museum) General Public.............................$7.00 Parking meters are available along LaBranch, Ewing and Hermann Drive. FREE FAMILY THURSDAY HOURS Free General Admission on Thursdays from 2 to 7 p.m., courtesy of BlueCross BlueShield. There is an admission charge for special exhibits during these hours. The price for Genome: The Secret of How Life Works is $2.00 per person.


	FUN FACT:



	While the adult skeleton contains 206 bones, the skeleton of an infant contains 350 (the bones fuse together as you grow). And more than half of your 206 bones are found in your hands and feet!


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