The Orange Show★5.0

How to Get There

From Houston: Take I-45 or I-69 toward the East End, follow local streets to Munger Street near Gulf Terminal Drive, and continue to 2401 Munger Street.

Overview

The Orange Show is a whimsical folk-art monument that Houston mail carrier Jeff McKissack built by hand on a small lot near his home, in honor of his favorite fruit. Now run as the nonprofit Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, it's a maze of ramps, mosaics, and found-object sculpture that captures a distinctly offbeat slice of late-20th-century Houston culture, and makes for one of the city's most memorable quick stops.

Things to Do

Explore the Orange Show Monument
Wander through McKissack's hand-built maze of ramps, mosaics, and found-object art assembled over decades on the original site.

Catch a Program or Event
The Center hosts hands-on workshops, music, storytelling, and performance throughout the year, including the Eyeopener Tour and Houston's popular Art Car Parade.

Visit the Beer Can House
The foundation also runs the Beer Can House, another Houston folk-art icon, as part of its growing roster of visionary sites.

Stop by Smither Park
Next to the Orange Show Monument, the foundation built Smither Park, Houston's first folk-art-inspired green space.

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