Riverside Terrace, Houston

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Riverside Terrace is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. It is along Texas State Highway 288 and north of the Texas Medical Center and located near Texas Southern University and University of Houston. There about 20 sections of Riverside Terrace that span across North and South MacGregor. The community, formerly an affluent Jewish neighborhood, became an affluent community for African Americans in the 1950s and '60s. It is still predominantly African American neighborhood with different income levels. It has been undergoing a gradual change in demographics and aesthetics due to gentrification efforts since the early 2000s. ()

Coordinates: 29°43'1"N, 95°21'58"W

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South Central Houston (MacGregor)Houston United States

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Riverside Terrace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John C. Freeman Weather Museum, TDECU Stadium, Holocaust Museum Houston, Children's Museum of Houston.

1.3 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
John C. Freeman Weather Museum, Houston
35 min walk • The John C. Freeman Weather Museum in Houston, Texas, is a unique institution dedicated to the fascinating world of meteorology. Established to educate the public about the science of weather and climate, the museum offers a variety of interactive exhibits...
1.1 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TDECU Stadium, Houston
27 min walk • TDECU Stadium stands as a modern testament to the city of Houston's commitment to sports and community engagement. Opened in 2014, this contemporary sports venue is the home ground of the University of Houston Cougars football team.
1.3 miNW
Exhibits documenting the Holocaust
Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston
34 min walk • The Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District, in the U.S. state of Texas. The Holocaust memorial museum is the fourth largest in the U.S. and opened in 1996. A major commitment of the Holocaust Museum Houston is education.
1.2 miW
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
Children's Museum of Houston, Houston
31 min walk • The Children's Museum of Houston is a children's museum in the Museum District in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1980 and housed in a building designed by Robert Venturi, it offers a multitude of innovative exhibits and bilingual learning programs for kids ages birth to 12 years.
1.2 miW
Museum, Science museum, Specialty museum
The Health Museum, Houston
32 min walk • The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, or The Health Museum in short, is a museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. The museum is a member institution of the Texas Medical Center.
1 miN
Cycling, Bike rental
Project Row Houses, Houston
26 min walk • Project Row Houses is a development in the Third Ward area of Houston, Texas. Project Row Houses includes a group of shotgun houses restored in the 1990s. Eight houses serve as studios for visiting artists. Those houses are art studios for art related to African-American themes. A row behind the art studio houses single mothers.
1 miW
Bridge
Almeda Road, Houston
26 min walk • The Almeda Road Bridge over Brays Bayou is a bridge located in Houston, Texas and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge was designed by J. G.
1.4 miNW
29°43'44"N • 95°23'6"W
Czech Center Museum Houston, Houston
36 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
1.5 miNW
Museum, Shopping, Art gallery
Lawndale Art Center, Houston
40 min walk • Lawndale Art Center is a non-profit space for the exhibition of contemporary works of art in all media, based in Houston, Texas, USA, focused on exhibiting work by Houston area artists.
1.5 miNW
29°43'50"N • 95°23'10"W
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston
40 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
1.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston
35 min walk • The Station Museum of Contemporary Art is a private museum owned and run by James and Ann Harithas devoted to contemporary art located in the Third Ward of Houston, Texas, United States.