Heading to Space City for Super Bowl LI?

You’re not alone, according to Visit Houston (visithoustontexas.com), which estimates that 1 million people will be in town for the Feb. 5 game and festivities. Here’s how to get around, plus places to go and things to do before and after the big game.

First off, secure parking, advises Visit Houston, which is affiliated with the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Though there are over 62,000 parking spots for peak events, they are in high demand and traffic will be tight,” it says in a news release.

Better still, leave the car at the hotel and use the Metro, the cheapest and most efficient way to travel to and from downtown. There will also be 50 buses “to make sure everyone has a safe and reliable ride.” Also, consider using alternative transportation such as ride-hailing services like Uber, pedicabs, taxis or even Houston’s B-cycle stations, where you can rent bicycles. Related content Campaign launched for a national holiday on the Monday after the Super Bowl + Poll January 27, 2017

As for dining, there are more than 10,000 restaurants and bars downtown and in the surrounding area where you can enjoy post-game bites and brews. Many of them are listed at visithoustontexas.com/restaurants.

Indeed, visithoustontexas.com has a wealth of information about activities during the week leading up to the big game. The “Guide to Super Bowl LI” section includes Super Bowl Live (“A multi-block interactive festival celebrating the NFL”), 10 Days of Events (“Tons of things happening in Houston”), What to do Downtown During the Super Bowl (“Downtown Houston is busting with excitement”), Maps and Transportation, and Top Sports Bars.

Houston CityPASS (citypass.com/houston) offers discounted tickets to five of the seven leading Houston attractions and museums. They include Space Center Houston (spacecenter.org), a nonprofit education foundation that serves as the official visitor center for NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Currently, there’s a new interactive “Mission Mars” exhibit, where visitors can experience “a virtual Martian sunset, climb into a simulated Orion capsule and feel the texture of rock cliffs inspired by the red planet.”

Then there is the Houston Museum of Natural Science (hmns.org). Its current “Mummies of the World” exhibit features mummies and artifacts from Europe, South America and Egypt dating back 4,500 years. The museum also hosts the Morian Hall of Paleontology, with its dinosaur displays, and the Farish Hall of Texas Wildlife.

And speaking of wildlife, there is the Houston Zoo (houstonzoo.org), the 10th-most-visited zoo in the country, with its classic aviary, Kipp Aquarium, major animal exhibits and daily schedules of feedings and interactions with keepers.

Downtown Aquarium (aquariumrestaurants.com/downtownaquariumhouston) includes a full-service restaurant, aquatic and geographic exhibits, shopping and a variety of amusements.

The Children’s Museum of Houston (cmhouston.org) offers a variety of exhibits, including an EcoStation where visitors can explore the natural world; a look at the Gullah culture of West Africa; and How Does It Work, where science is explained with hands-on activities.

The Museum of Fine Arts (mfah.org) features a number of strong collections, including 19th-century paintings by Frederic Remington and others that capture the American West as it was being discovered. The museum’s Cullen Sculpture Garden displays works by Louise Bourgeois and Auguste Rodin.

For adults only, no doubt, the Rothko Chapel (rothkochapel.org), with its collection of 14 works by the American abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, is worth a pilgrimage.

And if you want to get out of town for the day, consider the Kemah Boardwalk (kemahboardwalk.com) on the coast of Galveston Bay, 20 miles from downtown Houston and about halfway to Galveston, with its rides and amusements, waterfront restaurants, stores and seaside shows every day.