The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art — Attraction in Houston

I'm honestly surprised at how many people love this place in the reviews. And how many would bring their children there. If I could give 0 stars I would. I will say, there are a few things that are visually striking and fun to look at, but those do not outweigh the bad. I'm never the type of person who feels like a place is dark/scary/dangerous, I usually am a positive person and expect the best in people/places. Seriously, not much gets to me. But this place gave me the serious creeps. Towards the end of touring around, I felt like I was suffocating and couldn't breathe. I couldn't get rid of the feeling for at least an hour after leaving (and I know it wasn't a health issue). I'm all for whimsical and creativity, but the combination of weird clowns and mannequins and borderline demonic worship of oranges, I felt like I was in a horror movie. (Not to mention whatever that scraggly, leathery whip...

Very unusual and offbeat, place to visit.I actually enjoyed the park next to the show house more than the actual show museum. It was interesting to see what one man's dreams were, but disappointing that it has become so run down. I called before visiting, but no one answers the phone, so we took a chance and went anyway. It was open, and a young man was very friendly, and told us the background story of the Orange show, so that was nice. We did not visit the Beer can house as I had hoped, as we were under the impression it was near the orange museum, which it apparently is not. The park next door was very nice to see. Lots of pottery, and jewels, and various materials used to make art. Fun to look...

Wheel chairs may struggle to access certain areas. Lots of nooks and crannies to explore and that concentrated local artist orange flavor to brighten your day with novelty. Go to their website to catch whatever they're holding to the light that day. If you've never been, you may come in on the opposite side of where the entrance to the outdoor stage area is. No worries, just drive across the sometimes empty field where they park the art cars when they're showcasing them. There will be a wooden spiral hut on the end where you need to be to get to the...