The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park

Review №1

Rating: 4

Date: a month ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

It was an excellent experience, as I was able to discover the origins of Houston, the soul of the city, which can only be done on foot.

Date: a month ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

I really enjoyed the house tour. I visited Kellum-Noble, Jack Yates and the Stati House. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and kind. I forgot the tour guide name. But note by the tours being 1 1/2 hour. You may not get to see the upstairs of some houses because its on a time schedule which is 1 1/2 hour. Which is very understandable. You may get to tour the upstairs of the house if its enough time. Wow! The Jack Yates house has some really steep stairs. Also you can rent some of houses out for special event for a allotted time. I will have to revisit for more house tours.

Date: a month ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

There were four of us who decided on visit the home tours. It was awesome, except for the heat. I would consider another tour during the Christmas holiday season. Our tour guide informed us of the beauty during this time of year. The tour guide was fantastic.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

This is my absolute favorite place to visit when I m in Houston. I love to take the historic house tours. The docents are fabulous, and I learn something new every single time. Jane Ellen s live oak is a must see for everyone!! vid below.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Very lovely day spent with knowledgeable docents.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

We did the Black History Tour. We learned of some of Houstons most influential African Americans that helped shape the city. The tour guide was kind older guy (Sorry I cant remember his name). But he was very knowledgeable. Everyone was very kind. This tour is well worth the time.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

What a wonderful hidden gem of Houstons history! The tour is wonderful and informative, the staff are delightful and knowledgeable, and the park is lovely. Visiting the park and these historic houses is definitely worth your time!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Beautiful park with majestic trees and historic buildings relating the history of Houston since its founding in the early 1800s. The museum gallery has rotating exhibitions that are most informative!

Date: 7 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

My parents used to take me here. Now my kids love coming to see the old houses.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Date: 9 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Enjoyed two tours while visiting the Heritage Society. We booked the Historic Houses and German influence tours back to back so we got to see 6 properties from slightly different eras, levels of affluence and backgrounds. The guide was very knowledgeable and the buildings unique to the area. The guide said recognition by UNESCO was near. A treasury of Houston history in the shadows of skyscrapers. Amazing these buildings were saved and protected.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 3

Date: 9 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Came with a small group of friends and a baby to visit the museum and do the walking tour. It s very reasonably priced at $15/person. The actual museum has a small fake grocery store and very small exhibit of the rodeo and JFK which was somewhat underwhelming. The walking tour of three houses was in BlCk History Pre and Post Emancipation and was the best tour I have ever been on. Our tour guide, Cian, is not your average bored volunteer or teenager. He is an actual researcher doing archival work and focused on telling the story of Houston through enslaved people s eyes. He is a wealth of knowledge and our fellow tour participants provided great perspective as well on the value of Juneteenth to them, etc. Highly recommend the tour - actual museum was so so. The museum relies on volunteers and grants and really needs further public support to continue its mission. Parking is easy and it s a UNESCO recognized site.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Great Houston treasure!

Date: a year ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

The best local history museum in Houston.

Date: a year ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №22

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

The Heritage Society contains a wealth of Houston s history.

Date: a year ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №25

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Awesome

Date: a year ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Great place for family and fun

Date: a year ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №32

Rating: 3

I didnt really see anything in this park. Especially for the kids

Date: a year ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

One of my favorite parks in Houston. Beautiful. Peaceful and near the heart of the city with a great museum and tours of the houses in the park.

Date: a year ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Wonderful look at old Houston... historic buildings outdoors and permanent replica of old general store in visitors center.

Date: a year ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Easy parking, super friendly staff and volunteers, fascinating history! Right on the border of the Central Business District - quite the contrast!

Date: a year ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Visited this place as a child. The Gift Shop sold confederate currency . Was it real? To this 10 year old it didn t matter. It was really neat, printed on parchment & scented like fresh tobacco. The homes were amazing. I now live in the oldest neighborhood in BeaumontTexas amid gorgeous historic homes like these. This is a grand museum worth visiting.

Date: a year ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

It is a super nice park, for walking or cycling. The different models of houses that were in the past are built with a replica of a church, a lake with turtles and ducks. a fountain. Nice, clean and quiet place.

Date: a year ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

realy nice place and a good guide

Date: 2 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 1

Took the black history tour at this place & was thoroughly disappointed with the presentation of everything. The tour consisted of the Kellum-Noble house which was a former slave plantation & had nothing to do with Freedmen History. Then we went over to the house of Jack Yates & the tour guide left out important history about Mr Yates s life & went on about him being a pastor & admired his resilience, but never mentioned his community advocacy or how he & 10 other Freedmen purchased the land where Emancipation Park currently sits & given the fact that the Freedmen s Bureau was decimated by malfeasance & banks were stolen from as well as Freedmen having their life savings taken away, I d say Mr Yates is a Freedmen king especially since he opened a school for Freedmen in a time during segregation. Then at the end, we got to the Fourth Ward cottage which was owned by a rich German man who leased it out to several Freedmen & I didn t get what this actually had to do with black history. It showed the entire white savior & hero thing to dilute the horrors of slavery & Jim Crow as well as paints Freedmen as a weak & helpless group. If you are a Freedmen & know your history I d say still take the tour & expose the lies. Freedmen Town was also sabotaged & wrecked by gentrification, this tour is not worth $15

Date: 2 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 4

Cute spot, small can be seen in less than hour easily.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 4

Interesting

Date: 2 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Incredible structures preserved for all to tour and enjoy. Please take time to visit, appreciate and support the efforts of this fantastic organization.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Great venue!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Try to get a tour to see into the houses.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 4

Clean

Date: 3 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Kinda cool, kinda boring. The women voting exhibit is interesting, tho. Theres an ancient bicycle that was really awesome. I think the the only way to see the place is with a guide since its not really designed for self-guided tours. Id go back with a guide.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Nice place to bike ride

Date: 3 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 4

A nice stroll and a good place to rest while picnic

Date: 3 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Great museum alot of interesting facts and historical items. We arrived top late to tour the different historical bonuses but the volunteers were really nice and provided us with intriguing look into the history of Houston.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Cian pronounced keyin was great

Date: 3 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Wonderful collection of historic buildings and Houston history.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Tour guide Kian was great :) he was really informative and friendly. I was intrigued by everything I saw and learned.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

We missed our tour, so we just walked around and took the cell phone tour. Arrive early and spend a lot of time there.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Off course everything about Houston, TX I love! @Houston,TX love this place..

Date: 4 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

Just enjoyed a delightful tour of the gallery and museum at the Heritage Society in Downtown Houston. Sheryl, the leader of the docents did a great job of providing information on the houses that are displayed and protected at the site. You cant get a better review of Houston history than by seeing the ten buildings on the site. Not only is the parking free, an almost unheard of delight in downtown Huntsville, but it is easy to get in and out of as well. Check it out. Its worth a visit.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 4

Not bad for a downtown stroll ... it s free ... park underground at the library across street

Date: 4 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

Very informative

Date: 4 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

A calm oasis in downtown Houston makes for a wonderful afternoon getaway from the skyscrapers and traffic. Here you can find some historical old buildings and artifacts from the past. There is a literal oasis in the park that divides the modern park from the museum. Its hard not to get lost in the stunning beautifulness of the place. You might even learn a thing or two. Would recommend a visit at least once.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

I was a little disappointed nobody was around and all the buildings were locked. However, it is still a great walk and I enjoyed everything from the outside.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Roman was a great tour guide, we learned about pioneers and influencial people that forged Houston with their work.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

Lovely collection of classic homes and churches. Awesome displays of turn of the century artifacts used by early settlers and freed slaves. I highly recommend the tour. Its one thing to see these structures from the outside, but youll be blown away by the interiors of these homes and churches. The tour guy was extremely impressive and his knowledge of the structures as well as Houston history make it worth while.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

We very much enjoyed touring the old homes from the 1800s and hearing the history of each one. Our tour guide Vicky was amazing.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 4

The museum is free, albeit small in size but hard to complain when its no cost. However the guided tour is $15.00 person (adult), is highly recommend it. Thats the only way youll gain access to the 9 homes sitting on the city property off the park. Its worth it since you really get plenty of information from the tour guide. Three homes will probably take about 1.5 hours, give our take 15/20 minutes. Really just friends on how many questions the guide had to address.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Very nice tour. Kind and knowledgeable guide.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 4

Beautiful park, terrific docents and interesting exhibitions

Date: 4 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 4

Nice museum and grounds to walk around.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Always relaxing and a great place for photos.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

A really nice exploration into Houston s past. The tour is$15/person and the museum is $5 - both are less for seniors and children. The tour takes a little over 1 hr and gives a detailed look at 3 houses on the museum site. Overall, tour was well done and the homes are well preserved and furnished. The grounds are well kept and a popular spot for special events.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 1

Date: 4 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Fascinating, educational, insightful, and eerie! Was a wonderful experience for the grownups as well as the kids. We toured the museum and three of the historic houses complete with furniture and artifacts of that time. Our young tour guide, Kean, was very knowledgeable and deeply passionate about the history and all the exhibits. Two thumbs up! Will visit again.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 5

This place Sam Houston Park is one of the best and exciting get aways in the city of Houston. The historic homes are simply amazing. Being in the pacific area of Jack Yates and others preserved homes, take your mind back into the yesteryear. This particular park is in a nearby tranquil and remote area very close to our downtown library. Their is one Confederate monument nestled way back in a corner area. With that being said, let me say I am a black male who cherishes history (without knowing where we have been, how can I know where we are going) with a passion. Flying Confederate flags over & displaying monuments on federal, state and local governments buildings sites,...I disagree. But as far as people having these flags and relics in there vichles and on their private properties...is their business. Due to these things being part of their heritage, does this make them out to be bad individuals or should one hate the memories of their great, great, greater grandfather for being a Confederate Soldier? NO IT DOESNT! SOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE I HAVE MET IN LIFE HAD CONFEDERATE MEMORABILIA. When anything is used out of proportion it can create problems. As I lean back toward this park, I propose that all monuments of The Confederacy that has been removed from public lands should be placed in a place to preserve history. We dont want to relive history but, however, we dont need to destroy it. Put the areas of the Heritage Society in Houston Texas on your place to visit list. You shall enjoy.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 5

Happy Birthday Houston!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

The history of the Jack Yates House and additional information about the Reverend was so inspiring for me as an Educator. It was so emotional.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Great park with lots of well preserved historical buildings.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 5

I am very happy that I visited this museum. Highly recommend it. Sign up for an excursion to be taken inside those historic buildings. You will enjoy.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 3

WhiLe i was waiting for freedom over Texas to start this recent JuLy fourth.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 3

O.K. but not all we were led to believe it would be.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Open house )))

Date: 5 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 5

Great exhibits, love Sam Houston Park, and their tucked away feel in the shadow of downtown.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 1

Date: 5 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

An awesome glimpse at Texas history!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

Fun worth the time!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 5

Very nice place top visit. This is where to go to learn more about the history of Houston. The dossier was very knowledgeable of the houses and I learned cool facts about some of our founders. I loved the old maps. It puts into perspective of just how far weve come here in H-Town.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

Amazing place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Fantastic overview of local history. The docents are very well informed and the structures are well-equipped with period furnishings, many of which are original to the homes. The docents were patient with children and eager to answer questions from inquisitive guests. Group size was small. Highly worthwhile and certainly worth an annual donation to keep the society alive! $15 per adult, includes access to the museum (which my young children loved!)

Date: 5 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 5

Awesome place, we took the tour, our guide Julio was very informative, knowledgeable and patience. Please support the park, its a city treasure and needs funding.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 5

Excellent for learning about Houston history

Date: 5 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 4

Great place to visit to see all of the historical homes. Nice for a free family day of fun. I would recommend.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 5

Great Houston history resource! Dedicated staff and volunteers

Date: 5 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 5

Nice exhibit, it kept us dry and entertained on a rainy day. When the rain lightened up, we explored the park and did many of the cell-phone tour stops.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 2

Not Really much to see. Not Really Christmas lights.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Beautiful and so interesting

Date: 5 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Very nice facility--clean and informative.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 5

Great deal

Date: 5 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

Had a wonderful, interesting tour today with Rochelle. Great information and a very enjoyable time. Thank you!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 2

Date: 6 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

I love this place to walk and get a piece of mind, go on a date or shoot photography. Ive taken photos here over a half a dozen times.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 4

Good to stay here. Not a dull thing about this place

Date: 6 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

I stongly recommend taking the guided tour rather than just walking around and looking at the houses. With the tour, you get to go inside some of the homes. Our docent, Ann Michelle, was excellent. She is enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Ann Michelle is an architect as a profession so she brings that knowledge to the home tours in addition to the history. We learned a lot.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

I recommend the guided tour. My children were very engaged by the story telling.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 4

Helpful people..

Date: 6 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Great Houston story!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 4

Date: 6 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 4

A little underwhelming, but it was still pretty cool to see. My boyfriend and I enjoyed the inside museum the most.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 4

Yall should be open on a Sunday. Take Monday and Tuesday off (an idea). Sunday, like Saturday, is a day that many Houstonians have off and would benefit from this place being open when we are off from work. So, any updates from my feedback? This post and its reply state Its been a year. Thanks.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 5

Great Collection Centre...

Date: 6 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

Excellent representation of Houstons history told through the medium of historic structures that depict how Houstonians lived during different eras. Our guide was a blast.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 3

Well nice people and good to know about history, except, its not real. The houses have been moved from other locations and it have been modified.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

Amazing local history! You will not be disappointed when coming to visit this historical center.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Great museum, knowledgeable people. Great collection of historic homes to tour.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

A must see when visiting Houston! Some of Houstons oldest homes from our contributing fathers were moved to this location on the site of our oldest park from 1899. Visit the museum while there for continuosly changing exhibit themes.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

Great free place to visit in Houston, you can learn a lot about texas and Houston in this place. Also you can see a different houses and urban design.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 1

They need to put more effort into friendly and interactive guides and front desk people. Diaper bags are not allowed here for men or women with babies, per the front desk woman who yelled at me repeatedly.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Great services

Date: 8 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

Date: 8 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 4

Great time checking out the Heritage Society. You get to pick out of 8 houses which 4 interest you the most. The houses cover a pretty wide range of early Houston area architecture and home life.

Date: 8 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 4

The guides were very informative.

Date: 8 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

I being a Houston native do enjoy the contributions and tireless effort the society

Date: 8 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

So much history in one place! The staff was so knowledgeable and truly had a passion for sharing the history of Houston. Its such a hidden gem that you wont want to miss!!!

Date: 10 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 5

Date: 12 years ago