What Clients Are Saying about McGovern Garden Falls (on GG)
5 /5 Sam Pattnaik: This is a nice little photo spot in the garden and it’s free to enter. It can be seen from far away.
5 /5 Ar Monsanto: Such a beautiful place!
5 /5 David Tre: Free to walk through. Nice beautiful place, never been here. Theres area you can seat and have a picnic. Also theres restrooms available, location is across the Museum of Natural Science
5 /5 E: awesome place. BUT a lot of walking good luck and yes I overweight.
5 /5 Ameena sara: Beautiful park! It has like a princess runway staircase. You can relax and take really great pictures
Czar Anderson: This whole park in general has wonder views, sidewalks, and is so quiet and peaceful. Great place to ride around on bikes too ( Herman park)
Dale Bender: This week at Allens Landing is Snow Glow. A four story high water spray that acts like a screen for projected images. Starts at 7pm and ends around 10pm. Projections lastes 15 minutes and then start over. Free to the public. First time in Houston.
Zhen Eagle (EZ): There are some interesting large artifacts there, but the whole park isnt too big, so you can see it all quickly.
And since its an open field with no shade, it can get a little bit hot easily under the sun.
Sharma, B: I had been thinking about visiting this place for a long time. Just yesterday I found out that entrance to the cistern is free every first Thursday of the month and, today being coincidentally the first Thursday of this month, decided to finally do it - everyone loves a free thing, right?
Theres also free parking available but you might need some luck to get an available space. The tour into the cistern was pretty bare-boned; some history recounted, some dimensions and capacities discussed. We made an entrance into a darkened space and the guide used her flashlight to illuminate different parts of the place to explain each one. We then did some fun echo and reverberation stuff and finally the lights were turned on to enjoy the whole cistern in all its splendor. The guided part lasted maybe eight to ten minutes, after which we were free to walk around on the surrounding walkways.
You may have seen pictures, during your research, of all the columns beautifully lit up. Well, lighting on this tour was very basic. Only the periphery was lit up, the rest of the space was still dark. The complete lighting is apparently only switched on during special events.
Over all, it was a nice and enjoyable 25 minutes or so. After visiting the cistern, if you have the time, you may want to go for a walk on the trails next to the bayou, and make it a nice healthy morning for you.
Sri Parimi: Had a great time here at the Houston Oyster & Seafood Fest!! Long lines, to be expected. Youd think the vendors would have planned for more people, as a few ran out a couple hours before closing.
Great venue, though! I would love to go back without the threat of a thunderstorm looming over us!
Six 3 Gemini: Its places and experiences like these that inspire me to explore the unseen. A former dig site and burial site with lots of lawn great for the dogs as well as flower gardens and a large array of trees complete with markers indicating the particular species. There is a covered area with a display of the parks history and the many treasures that have been unearthed there. Whats more is the private benches and even a picnic table nestled away in the trees that could easily be missed without a second thought but I encourage you to go beyond the tree line.