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Mecom Fountain in Houston

Mecom Fountain in Houston is a water (City of Houston). Ⓦ.
Nature
water
Operator
City of Houston
Legend

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Mecom Fountain (87216)
Mecom Fountain (landmark fountain in Houston, Texas) – EvanCarroll, CC BY-SA 3.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Fast food restaurants

  • Periodic Table (Sandwich, takeout, vegetarian options, opening hours: Mon–Sun 9–17) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Elements Grill (American, Burger, Hot dog, takeout, vegetarian options, opening hours: Mon–Sun 9–17) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Stations

  • Museum District (southbound) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Museum District (northbound) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Fountains

  • Kugel Ball – approx. 0.1 mi.

Cafes

  • Cafe Leonelli (outdoor seating) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Artworks

  • Back III (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Back IV (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Back II (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Back I (Artist: Henri Matisse, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Houston Triptych (Artist: Ellsworth Kelly, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Gymnast II (Artist: William Tucker) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Spatial Concept/Nature No. 1 (Artist: Lucio Fontana, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Spirit of Eternal Repose (Artist: Auguste Rodin, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Recuerdo de Machu Picchu No. 3 (Las terrazes) (Artist: Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar, metal) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • The Large Horse (Artist: Raymond Duchamp-Villon) – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Two Circle Sentinel (Artist: David Smith, steel) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Gift shops

  • Collector's Shop (Houston Museum of Natural Science) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • MFAH Gift Shop (opening hours: Tue, Wed 10–17; Thu 10–21; Fri, Sat 10–19; Sun 12:15–19; Nov: Thu [4] off; Dec 25 closed) at Main Street 5601 (77005) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Houston Museum of Natural Science Store (Houston Museum of Natural Science) at Hermann Park Drive 5555 (77030) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Tourist information centers

  • Kinder Foundation Education Center (opening hours: Wed–Fri 10–16; Sat 11–16; Sun 12:15–16; Mon, Tue closed) at Bissonnet Street 1001 (77005) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • MFAH Parking Info Kiosk – approx. 0.2 mi.

Theaters

  • Brown Auditorium Theater (MFAH) at Bissonnet Street 1001 (77005) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Light rail stops

  • Museum District – approx. 0.1 mi.

Ticket offices

  • MFAH Ticket Booth (MFAH) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Streets nearby

Hermann Drive
Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue
200 ft
Montrose Boulevard
Frost Bank, Lao Sze Chuan, CVS Pharmacy, The Pilgrim, Houston Triptych, Kinder Foundation Education Center, Pizaro's Pizza Napoletana, Prosperity Bank, Bird
250 ft
Main Street
Charleys Philly Steaks, 7Spice, Marco's Pizza, Kids & Teens Dental Place, West Junction, Main Street Square (southbound), Main Street Square, UH-Downtown, O'Kane Theatre, Heacker, Etro Nightclub, Lilly & Bloom, Fifth Vessel, Ensemble/HCC, Line & Lariat, The District, Cellar 7 Wine & Bar Bites, Off The Record, Taste Kitchen + Bar, Preston, Moxy Houston Downtown, Bungalow, Fabian's Latin Flavors, The Moonshiners, Mendocino Farms, Bird Haus Hot Chicken, Abu Omar Halal, Little New Orleans, Lone Star Taco, Holy Cross Catholic Chapel, Main Street Square (northbound), McGowen, Nouveau Antique Art Bar, Smashburger, Kolache Factory, Supercuts, AT&T, Downtown Transit Center, Your Pie, Bell, Main St @ Holcombe Blvd, Popeyes, Roma's Pizza, Edible Arrangements, Think, Gracious Hope Baptist Church, Ormandy, Edward Albert Palmer Memorial Chapel, Wheeler, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Pepperoni's, Taco Cabana, Jollibee, PNC, T-Mobile, Schlotzsky's, FedEx Office, Papa John's, Wingstop, Central Station Main, Finn Hall, Chipotle, Shay McElroy's Irish Pub, Captain Foxheart's Bad News Bar & Spirit Lodge, Cherry, Behind Closed Doors, Dean's, Notsuoh, La Diabla, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Starbucks, Corner Bakery, Cliff's Grill, The Halal Guys, Poké in the bowl, Double Trouble, Winnie's, My Flaming Heart, The Fashion Time Machine, Kura Sushi, The Baker's Man, Eye Theory, Sackett Auto Repair, Continental Club, Tacos a Go-Go, Shoeshine Charlie's Big Top Lounge, My Eye Doctor, Inman Gallery
350 ft
San Jacinto Street
Main Entrance, Christ Church Cathedral, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Museum District (northbound), Museum District, Subway, Guadalajara Del Centro, Periodic Table, Perk Coffee Shop, Elgin Pharmacy, Eye Care Central
0.1 mi
Ewing Street
0.1 mi
Wilson Tunnel
Brown Auditorium Theater
0.1 mi
Bissonnet Street
Z Pizza, Subway, Spec's, Bering's Hardware & Gifts, Lone Star Glass, Chuck E. Cheese's, Supercuts, Episcopal Church of The Epiphany, Capital One, Bissonnet Dental, Solutions Pest & Lawn, First Philippine Baptist Church, Tony K's, Pink's Pizza, The UPS Store, Brazos Bookstore, Houston Shoe Hospital, Higher Dimension Baptist Church, MFAH Ticket Booth, Back III, Back I, Back IV, Back II, Swift, New Day Missonary Baptist Church, Little Caesars, Q Wings, Seafood, & Boba, Alpha Auto Center, Parrilla Colombiana, La Sultana Panaderia y Pupuseria, Gymnast II, The Sound of Night, The Walking Man, The Large Horse, Two Circle Sentinel, Spirit of Eternal Repose, Recuerdo de Machu Picchu No. 3 (Las terrazes), Spatial Concept/Nature No. 1, Le Jardinier, Cafe Leonelli, La Rivière, Westwood, Big Mart, Walgreens
0.2 mi
Fannin Street
Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Club Quarters Hotel, Houston, Downtown, Nationwide Nail Supply Inc., Midtown, Dominion Montessori School, Fannin South, Hermann Park/Rice U, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Museum District, Museum District (southbound), Stadium Park/Astrodome, Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo, Chick-fil-A, Dryden/TMC, Wheeler Station Transit Center, Salata, Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks, MOD Pizza, Winner's Corner, Bleezys Smoke Shop
0.2 mi
Sarah H. And John H. Lindsey Plaza
0.2 mi
Hermann Park Drive
Elements Grill, Kugel Ball, Portable Trojan Bear, Collector's Shop
0.2 mi
Hawkins Sculpture Walk
0.2 mi
Caroline Street
Houston Museum of Natural Science Store, Covenant Baptist Church, Chick-fil-A, Otto's, Clayton House, Bodegas Taco Shop, Fia's Pizzeria
0.2 mi
Calumet Street
Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton
0.3 mi
Concert Drive
Oliver Twist
0.3 mi
Tudor Family Pine Hill Walk
Great Confucius, Dawn
0.3 mi
La Branch Street
La Branch St at Gray St, Toyota Tundra Yellow Entrance, Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse, Kefita Coffee
0.3 mi
Binz Street
Museum District, Dak & Bop, Barnaby’s Cafe, MFAH Parking Info Kiosk, MFAH Gift Shop
0.4 mi

Railway nearby

Hermann Park Train
0.3 mi

Artworks nearby

Cancer...there is hope
250 ft

Attractions nearby

Weather Station
0.4 mi
Eco Station
0.4 mi
Flow Works
0.4 mi

Buildings nearby

Warwick Towers
0.1 mi

Gardens nearby

Woodland Garden
0.3 mi
Arid Garden
0.3 mi
Rose Garden
0.3 mi
Family Garden
0.3 mi

Grasslands nearby

Centennial Green
0.3 mi

Hills nearby

Tudor Family Pine hill
0.4 mi

Hotels nearby

Hotel ZaZa Houston
350 ft

Libraries nearby

Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus
0.3 mi

Museums nearby

Audrey Jones Beck Building
0.1 mi
Caroline Weiss Law Building
0.1 mi
Houston Museum of Natural Science
0.2 mi
Holocaust Museum Houston
0.3 mi
John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science
0.4 mi
Children's Museum of Houston
0.4 mi

Parking lots nearby

MFAH Parking Garage
0.2 mi
Houston Museum of Natural Science Parking Garage
0.2 mi

Parks nearby

McGovern Centennial Gardens
0.3 mi
Allen Family Courtyard
0.4 mi

Places of worship nearby

St. Paul's United Methodist Church
0.2 mi

Platforms nearby

M. D. Anderson Station
0.3 mi
M.D. Anderson Train Station
0.3 mi

Shelters nearby

Friendship Pavilion
0.3 mi

Viewpoints nearby

The Mount
0.2 mi

Waters nearby

Mecom Rockwell Colonnade
450 ft
Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflecting Pool
0.2 mi

Zoos nearby

Cockrell Butterfly Center
0.1 mi
Named after John W. Mecom, Sr.
Year built 1964
Located in Houston
Country United States
Website https://hermannpark.org/place/mecom-fountain/
Key event construction
Location Hermann Park