International Owl Center — Attraction in Houston

I love birds! So when I found out there was an owl place that was within reach... I took my boyfriend hostage and drove all the way over to the small town!

The owl center is rather small, but what they lack in size, they make up for in owl knowledge! 🦉 they have hands-on items you can touch to feel the difference in feathers. They had 4 very cute and calm owls. You can see all the owls online to know a little more! They have shows a few times a day too. Expect to be there for at least 30 minutes to see everything. Shows last about 1 hr.

So many awesome pictures and art made by children of all ages were amazing! As an amateur artist myself, I was blown away by some of the pictures! You can even BUY some of the masterpieces!

That wasn't all! They had an owl sculpture scavenger hunt! This town is very tiny, so finding the sculptures isn't too bad. It was a lot of fun to see some of the interesting things this town had! I posted a pic of one of the sculptures I had found... you're going to have to go to...

My family drove 2.5 hours here to surprise my mom for her birthday. Seeing an owl in person was on her bucket list. This trip did not disappoint. She was so surprised. We had so much fun learning about owls! Staff was super friendly, informative, knowledgeable, passionate and really made our trip here memorable. We met 3 owls! My son got to do a scavenger hunt inside the center. He got to hold and feel different fathers. We read owl books. We pledged to do things to help keep owls safe. There was also a very cute section where owl things were being sold….owl shirts, hand painted owl decor, owl puzzles, owl books for all ages, owl art by kids across the world, owl pens, jewelry, soap, etc. This center was in a cool old building that was quaint and definitely loved. I did see a sign for a new building though.

Overall fun trip for kids and adults. Just seeing an owl so colors was in itself very very cool! Thank you to all who talked...

I didn't know anything about this place when we decided to stop during a road trip. I was impressed by the passion of the staff. There isn't much to see in the small exhibit area, though seeing live owls is a bonus.

I strongly encourage planning your visit right before one of the three daily, live owl shows - check out the exhibits and then stay for the 45-60 minute presentation. During our visit, our guide gave the audience a choice of one (out of three) presentations, so it matched the group's desire to learn.

Worth the $7 adult entry fee. (Bonus: the town also has a few owl-themed art exhibits within walking distance of the center - grab a map from the center and check out...