The Best of Houston Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour in Houston booking from $16.99

The Best of Houston Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Overview

Find out what makes Houston the most vibrant city in Texas with this self-guided Houston driving tour! As you explore, you’ll see everything that makes Houston unique, from historic districts to stunning parks and the famous Space Center! Revisit historic battles on the Bayou. Stop by Emancipation Park, a centerpiece of Black history in the city. Admire Houston's tallest skyscrapers and uncover the heart of this truly Texan city!

Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!

After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

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City: Houston

Sat 31 May

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What's Included

Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone

Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!

Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!

Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!

Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.

Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!

Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

What To Expect

Buffalo Bayou Park

Next, we'll arrive at the Buffalo Bayou Park, where we'll get a chance to see the enormous cisterns the once quenched the thirst of the entire city! We'll also learn how the city transformed and found new uses for these cisterns once they weren't needed for drinking water any longer. NOTE: This 39+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Houston in 2-3 hours. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Sam Houston Park

Our drive takes us past Sam Houston Park next, where a row of preserved historic homes display how Houstonians from all walks of life lived, from freed slaves building new lives for themselves to affluent merchants.

JPMorgan Chase Tower

The next sight we'll see is the Chase Tower, the tallest building in all of Texas. Here, we'll uncover some secrets of its construction, like how the original design was hazardous to air traffic and it sports a helipad that's never been used!

Christ Church Cathedral

Next, we'll park at the Christ Church Cathedral, Houston’s very first religious congregation which dates back to 1859. We'll also hear about the generous stranger who's responsible for a steer's head being part of the church seal.

Daikin Park

Our route then passes Minute Maid Park, the famous baseball stadium designed to imitate the Golden Age of baseball.

Houston Museum District

As we drive, we'll enter Houston's Museum District, home to fascinating museums covering everything from Black history to natural science to fine arts and beyond. If you want a really deep dive into the city of Houston, this is the place to be.

Hermann Park

Next, we'll pass Hermann Park, home to plenty of attractions for the little ones, including an entire zoo featuring cheetahs, chimps, and more!

Rice University

Our route brings us through the Rice University campus next, where we'll get some insight into the founder and hear about a baffling--and very ambitious--senior prank conducted by an alum known only as "The Mastermind."

James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape

As we continue through the Rice campus, we'll see the strange, pyramid-shaped building known as Skyspace. Here, we'll get a quick rundown of what this odd building is for, and how you can experience its beautiful sky viewings for yourself.

Discovery Green

Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre public urban park in Downtown Houston, Texas, bounded by La Branch Street to the west, McKinney Street to the north, Avenida de las Americas to the east, and Lamar Street to the south.

Houston Graffiti Building

Grouping of industrial structures featuring rotating displays of colorful street art & murals.

Holocaust Museum Houston

The Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District, in the U.S. state of Texas. The Holocaust memorial museum is the fourth largest in the U.S., and opened in 1996. A major commitment of the Holocaust Museum Houston is education.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, located in the Houston Museum District, Houston, is one of the largest museums in the United States. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 70,000 works from six continents.

Children's Museum Houston

Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot.

James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape

Built in 2012, the pyramidal structure accommodates 120 people between two levels. Twilight Epiphany is acoustically engineered to host musical performances and to act as a laboratory for Shepherd School of Music students. Constructed of grass, concrete, stone and composite steel, the structure is equipped with an LED light sequence that projects onto the ceiling and through an aperture in the 72-foot square knife-edge roof during sunrise and at sunset. Turrell's composition of light complements the natural light present at twilight, and transforms the Skyspace into a locale for experiencing beauty and reflecting on the surrounding campus and the natural world.

The Health Museum

The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, or The Health Museum in short, is a museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. The museum is a member institution of the Texas Medical Center.

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Reviews (40)

dianejO3068SI

Mar 2025

After reading reviews, I purposely downloaded the trip in the app but it seemed a little bit wonky at first/timing seemed to be off and I was concerned about missing another turn so I kept looking ahead to see what was coming up. Imagine it’s difficult when you’re in a city and have one point of interest after another. Otherwise the information shared was interesting and the price was right. I wanted to see what Houston has to offer without parking and walking so this seemed like the best fit.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Hi Diane, thank you for sharing your experience with my The Best of Houston Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour! I’m glad you found it informative and convenient for exploring without needing to park. It’s wonderful that the tour provided a quick overview of the city. I appreciate your note about timing; it felt off to me. For the best experience, start from the app's set point and follow the route closely. Maintaining the speed limit ensures that the audio stories trigger at the right time. The tour is valid for a year after booking, so feel free to revisit and explore at your own pace. For assistance or feedback, please contact my support team—they’re always happy to help!

LEVI_M

Sep 2024

We had a difficult time keeping track on this app, it kept dropping out and was very confusing to follow. The narration was not very informative and street signs were missing at various turns! Not what we were expecting!

Response from Host

Sep 2024

Levi, I’m sorry to hear the app was difficult to follow. Just a reminder, the app and tour must be downloaded beforehand since it works offline. If you need help, my support team is available—contact details and a tutorial video can be found in the confirmation email, the app, and our FAQ. The tour is valid for a year, so you have plenty of time to listen to the stories at home or on your next visit. Feel free to email my team if you have any more questions!

70bridgetv

Sep 2024

My BF and I visited Houston for a wedding and decided to get in a tour. It took us two days because we had other scheduled events. We enjoyed having the opportunity to do the tour at our own pace. We used AppleMaps to get to the starting point and CarPlay to listen to it. It’s a bit of a drive to the NASA Space center. If you are going to go to visit get your tickets ahead of time; they are free. So schedule the tour and leave time to visit NASA. We were not able to but it would have been interesting to take the tram tour.

Response from Host

Sep 2024

Bridget, I'm thrilled you and your BF enjoyed exploring Houston with my self-guided tour. Using your car stereo worked well for you. Just a note—my tour doesn’t currently support CarPlay. I appreciate your tips about visiting NASA—planning for tickets is a great idea. If you want more adventures, check out my 100+ Self-Guided Driving & Walking Tours. They offer the same flexibility and convenience for discovering new places at your own pace. Enjoy your next journey!

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