The newest addition to Houston's rich and varied museum district is located in the John P. McGovern Building at 1515 Hermann Drive. Interactivity begins in the Amazing Body Pavilion . Visitors of all ages may explore how each system of the body works and how to stay healthy. The museum also offers video theaters, live hands-on science classes and demonstrations, traveling exhibitions, summer camps, and other programs for schools, groups, families, and adults.
Visitors enjoy shopping for unique gifts at the museum's Amazing Body Store .
The George and Barbara Bush Grand Hall, DeBakey Learning Centers and McGovern Theater are available for after hours rentals for special events and parties. The museum is one of less than ten institutions across the country focused on quality health education for both the general public and structured school groups. Though it can trace its history to 1962, the museum opened in the John P. McGovern Building in 1996, and more than 650,000 members and guests have since visited. 1998 saw the addition of bilingual programming to better serve the museum's Spanish-speaking guests. MHMS currently serves more than 150,000 visitors annually, including more than 50,000 school children in organized field trips, ranking it as the third most visited health museum in the country and one of the top public attractions in Houston.