If a VR trip to Mars wasn't enough, head to Houston's space museum, advises Dylan Mihalco, concierge at Hotel Granduca Houston. At the nonprofit science and space learning center, you can get a taste of what it's like to work in space, have lunch with an astronaut, check out shuttlecraft and get an up-close look at space suits.

And as part of the Super Bowl festivities, through Saturday you can also participate in a Space Robotics Challenge football game that includes robot training camp.

Tickets to the Space Center are $29.95 for adults, $24.95 for kids.