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Sisters of Charity Park… Hidden in Downtown Houston

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This week’s park does not have a playground… but it’s the most surprising thing you’ll find in Downtown Houston. Lush gardens, winding paths, tunnels, water and the coolest table you ever saw. It’s Sisters of Charity Park at the St. Joseph Medical Center!

From the street, you can just see a hospital and a gate. If you didn’t know it’s there, you’d never stop to explore. But now that you do, get ready to be impressed.

Sisters of Charity Park Tunnel

After we parked on the street (with $1/hour metered parking), we walked through the gate and thought it was very very pretty… but probably small.

But we were wrong. we kept walking around and around and finding new corners of this park. Full of twists and turns, rocks, water, fountains, bridges, my 3 year old kept running down the paths saying, “What’s next, Mom?”. He was excited at each turn.

Sisters of Charity Park Houston Path

My favorite thing at Sisters of Charity Park was the giant stone table.

Built into the landscape was this beautiful table and bench, making it the coolest picnic spot we have ever seen. (Look for the picture below.)

This park is not public, but open to those that want to visit, and follow the rules… like staying on the paths, staying out of the water, cleaning up your trash… The rules say no cooking and no glass, but nothing about picnics or food.

Sisters of Charity Park Water

I did not see anyone else at Sisters of Charity Park when we visited, but I always like to have pedestrians and storefronts helping to watch over parks. This park is quiet and secluded, so it might be best to bring a friend.

Sisters of Charity Park Art
Sisters of Charity Park Stone Table
Sisters of Charity Park Downtown Houston
Sisters of Charity Park Houston

 

Sisters of Charity Park:

Address: St. Joseph Parkway & La Branch, Houston, Texas

 

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Filed Under: All, Parks, Things to do May 8, 2015

About Jill Jarvis

Jill Jarvis is the owner of JillBJarvis.com, a BigKidSmallCity.com and Things to Do in Houston, with Kids, blog!

She is the mom of 4 and started the website years ago... when she was tired of constantly cleaning up the same mess in the family room.

Another mom showed her that you could just go do fun things in Houston, without hours of planning.

This inspired the blog and changed everything about how she enjoyed life in Houston, with kids!

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