Les meilleurs événements de la ville Houston. Visite audio-guidée du meilleur de Houston en conduite autoguidée commander (réserver en ligne) tickets.afisha.life. 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

1

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.

2

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.

3

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!

4

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.

5

Minute Maid Park

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

6

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.

7

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!

8

Rice University Campus

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."

9

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.

10

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.

11

Houston Graffiti Building

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

12

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.

13

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.

14

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.

15

Children's Museum Houston

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

16

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.

17

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.

18

Space Center Houston

Finally, we'll arrive at the sprawling, 1,600-acre Johnson Space Center, where astronauts train before being sent into space. We'll hear about the missions that launch from this site and even get an opportunity to look around the facility! This is where our tour officially ends.

19

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.

20

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.

21

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!

22

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.

23

Minute Maid Park

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

24

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.

25

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!

26

Rice University Campus

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."

27

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.

28

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.

29

Houston Graffiti Building

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

30

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.

31

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.

32

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.

33

Children's Museum Houston

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

34

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.

35

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.

36

Space Center Houston

Finally, we'll arrive at the sprawling, 1,600-acre Johnson Space Center, where astronauts train before being sent into space. We'll hear about the missions that launch from this site and even get an opportunity to look around the facility! This is where our tour officially ends.

37

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.

38

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.

39

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!

40

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.

41

Minute Maid Park

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

42

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.

43

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!

44

Rice University Campus

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."

45

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.

46

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.

47

Houston Graffiti Building

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

48

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.

49

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.

50

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.

51

Children's Museum Houston

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

52

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.

53

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.

54

Space Center Houston

Finally, we'll arrive at the sprawling, 1,600-acre Johnson Space Center, where astronauts train before being sent into space. We'll hear about the missions that launch from this site and even get an opportunity to look around the facility! This is where our tour officially ends.

55

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.

56

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.

57

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!

58

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.

59

Minute Maid Park

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

60

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.

61

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!

62

Rice University Campus

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."

63

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.

64

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.

65

Houston Graffiti Building

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

66

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.

67

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.

68

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.

69

Children's Museum Houston

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

70

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.

71

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.

72

Space Center Houston

Finally, we'll arrive at the sprawling, 1,600-acre Johnson Space Center, where astronauts train before being sent into space. We'll hear about the missions that launch from this site and even get an opportunity to look around the facility! This is where our tour officially ends.

73

Parc Buffalo Bayou

Ensuite, nous arriverons au parc Buffalo Bayou, où nous aurons l'occasion de voir les énormes citernes qui désaltéraient autrefois la ville entière ! Nous apprendrons également comment la ville s'est transformée et a trouvé de nouvelles utilisations pour ces citernes une fois qu'elles n'étaient plus nécessaires pour l'eau potable.

74

Parc Sam Houston

Notre route nous emmène ensuite devant Sam Houston Park, où une rangée de maisons historiques préservées montre comment les Houstoniens de tous horizons vivaient, des esclaves libérés se construisant une nouvelle vie aux marchands aisés.

75

Tour JPMorgan Chase

La prochaine vue que nous verrons est la Chase Tower, le plus haut bâtiment de tout le Texas. Ici, nous découvrirons quelques secrets de sa construction, comme le fait que la conception originale était dangereuse pour le trafic aérien et qu'elle arbore un héliport qui n'a jamais été utilisé !

76

Cathédrale Christ Church

Ensuite, nous nous garerons à la cathédrale Christ Church, la toute première congrégation religieuse de Houston qui remonte à 1859. Nous entendrons également parler du généreux étranger qui est responsable de la tête d'un bœuf faisant partie du sceau de l'église.

77

Parc Minute Maid

Notre route passe ensuite par Minute Maid Park, le célèbre stade de baseball conçu pour imiter l'âge d'or du baseball.

78

Quartier des musées de Houston

Pendant que nous conduisons, nous entrerons dans le quartier des musées de Houston, qui abrite de fascinants musées couvrant tout, de l'histoire des Noirs aux sciences naturelles en passant par les beaux-arts et au-delà. Si vous voulez une plongée vraiment profonde dans la ville de Houston, c'est l'endroit qu'il vous faut.

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Parc Hermann

Ensuite, nous passerons par le parc Hermann, qui abrite de nombreuses attractions pour les plus petits, dont un zoo entier avec des guépards, des chimpanzés et bien plus encore !

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Campus de l'Université de riz

Notre itinéraire nous amène ensuite à travers le campus de l'Université Rice, où nous aurons un aperçu du fondateur et entendrons parler d'une farce déconcertante – et très ambitieuse – dirigée par un ancien connu uniquement sous le nom de "The Mastermind".

81

Skyscape Twilight Epiphany de James Turrell

En continuant sur le campus de Rice, nous verrons l'étrange bâtiment en forme de pyramide connu sous le nom de Skyspace. Ici, nous aurons un aperçu rapide de ce à quoi sert cet étrange bâtiment et comment vous pouvez découvrir par vous-même ses magnifiques vues du ciel.

82

Vert découverte

Discovery Green est un parc urbain public de 11,78 acres situé dans le centre-ville de Houston, au Texas, délimité par La Branch Street à l'ouest, McKinney Street au nord, Avenida de las Americas à l'est et Lamar Street au sud.

83

Bâtiment de graffitis de Houston

Ensemble de structures industrielles avec expositions tournantes d'art urbain coloré et de peintures murales.

84

Musée de l'Holocauste Houston

Le musée de l'Holocauste de Houston est situé dans le quartier des musées de Houston, dans l'État américain du Texas. Le musée commémoratif de l'Holocauste est le quatrième plus grand aux États-Unis et a ouvert ses portes en 1996. L'un des principaux engagements du musée de l'Holocauste de Houston est l'éducation.

85

Le musée des sciences naturelles de Houston

Le Houston Museum of Natural Science est un musée d'histoire naturelle situé à la frontière nord du parc Hermann.

86

Musée des beaux-arts, Houston

Le Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, situé dans le Houston Museum District, Houston, est l'un des plus grands musées des États-Unis. La collection permanente du musée couvre plus de 6 000 ans d'histoire avec environ 70 000 œuvres provenant des six continents.

87

Musée des enfants de Houston

Musée familial animé avec une multitude d'activités interactives telles qu'un Bubble Lab et un Tot Spot.

88

Skyscape Twilight Epiphany de James Turrell

Construite en 2012, la structure pyramidale accueille 120 personnes sur deux niveaux. Twilight Epiphany est conçu acoustiquement pour accueillir des performances musicales et servir de laboratoire pour les étudiants de la Shepherd School of Music. Construite d'herbe, de béton, de pierre et d'acier composite, la structure est équipée d'une séquence de lumière LED qui se projette sur le plafond et à travers une ouverture dans le toit carré de 72 pieds au lever et au coucher du soleil. La composition de la lumière de Turrell complète la lumière naturelle présente au crépuscule et transforme le Skyspace en un lieu propice à l'expérience de la beauté et à la réflexion sur le campus environnant et le monde naturel.

89

Le Musée de la Santé

Le John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, ou The Health Museum en abrégé, est un musée situé dans le quartier des musées de Houston, au Texas. Le musée est une institution membre du Texas Medical Center.

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Centre spatial de Houston

Enfin, nous arriverons au centre spatial Johnson tentaculaire de 1 600 acres, où les astronautes s'entraînent avant d'être envoyés dans l'espace. Nous entendrons parler des missions lancées à partir de ce site et nous aurons même l'occasion de visiter l'installation ! C'est là que notre tournée se termine officiellement.

91

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.

92

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.

93

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!

94

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.

95

Daikin Park

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

96

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.

97

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!

98

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."

99

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.

100

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.

101

Houston Graffiti Building

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

102

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.

103

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.

104

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.

105

Children's Museum Houston

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

106

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.

107

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.

108

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.

109

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.

110

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!

111

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.

112

Daikin Park

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

113

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.

114

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!

115

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."

116

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.

117

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.

118

Houston Graffiti Building

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

119

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.

120

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.

121

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.

122

Children's Museum Houston

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

123

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.

124

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.

125

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.

126

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.

127

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!

128

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.

129

Daikin Park

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

130

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.

131

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!

132

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."

133

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.

134

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.

135

Houston Graffiti Building

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

136

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.

137

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.

138

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.

139

Children's Museum Houston

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

140

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.

141

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.

142

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.

143

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.

144

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!

145

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.

146

Daikin Park

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

147

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.

148

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!

149

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."

150

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.

151

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.

152

Houston Graffiti Building

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

153

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.

154

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.

155

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.

156

Children's Museum Houston

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

157

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.

158

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.

159

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.

160

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.

161

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!

162

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.

163

Daikin Park

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

164

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.

165

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!

166

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."

167

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.

168

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.

169

Houston Graffiti Building

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

170

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.

171

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.

172

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.

173

Children's Museum Houston

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

174

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.

175

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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