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Capital Cruises
Distance: 145.8 MiHyatt Hotel On Town
78701 Austin -
Rockey's Pedal Boats
Distance: 196.9 Mi14350 Interstate 20
75103 Canton
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Description
Hermann Park, presented to the City of Houston by George Hermann in 1914, is Houston's most historically significant public green space. Over the years, the Houston Zoo, Miller Outdoor Theatre, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the first desegregated public golf course in the United States have all added to the Park's importance as a recreational destination. By the late 1980's however, due to insufficient public resources and very high public attendance, the Park became rundown and entered a state of disrepair. As a result, a committed group of Houstonians formed Friends of Hermann Park (FHP) to encourage the development of more attractive, usable green space in Hermann Park, and to promote the restoration of the Park to its original standards of beauty. In 2004, FHP changed its name to the Hermann Park Conservancy (HPC) to reflect an organizational commitment to stewardship of the Park's natural resources and facilities for current and future generations of park users.