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Houston TX Tourism and Sightseeing
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Where is Houston Texas?
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Houston Texas Tourism At a GlanceBest Time to Visit Houston Texas
In mid-February, you'll be treated to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the largest event of this kind in the world. The famed Bayou Bend Gardens are best viewed in the spring. In late April, the Houston International Festival spans 20 city blocks and includes over 1,800 performers from around the globe. If your visit isn't event-based, fall through spring is the best time to see Houston comfortably. Click Here to find hotels in Houston. If you need additional visitor information for Houston, Click Here. Average Houston Weather
January is the coolest month with average highs in the low 60s and average lows in the 20s. Spring warms up quickly, topping out in the 70s. June, July, and August are sweltering with daytime highs usually in the 90s. May is the rainiest month, receiving an annual average of over five inches. Downtown Houston has a huge underground pedestrian tunnel system so you can escape the heat while shopping. Transportation
The George Bush-Houston Intercontinental Airport is about an hour away from downtown. This shoots the cost way up to roughly $30 for a ride into downtown Houston. The WB Hobby Airport is closer and fares to downtown cost close to $20. On weekdays, a city-run express bus serves both airports to downtown. You can reach the city bus service for information about express and regular routes at (713)635-4000. Shuttles to several locations serve the airports; you can find out about them at (713) 523-8888. Amtrak also serves Houston. You will enjoy your stay much more if you rent a car upon arrival. Most major rental firms have airport outlets. In-Season Costs
Houston is an important business destination, so there is no particular season. Downtown hotels and those near the Galleria tend to be somewhat expensive. Expect to pay around $120 per room for a moderate double. Houston has a huge collection of locally owned and operated restaurants in the expensive range. If you are a budget traveler, you'll find it easy to have a meal for fewer than $7. For a blow-out dinner at the other end of the spectrum, Houston is well served with a range of seafood, steak, and European cuisine extravaganzas. Texas Tourism - Houston Attractions, Activities and Day Trips
Houston is close enough to the Gulf Coast for a day trip; visit the Padre Island National Seashore for some unspoiled stretches of beach. It's also possible to visit Mexican border towns. The closest towns are not particularly scenic but they are good inexpensive shopping destinations.
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Things to do in Houston TX, Sightseeing and Houston TX Tourism
Houston TX Tourism - Planning a Houston TX Vacation
Below is a list of Houston TX tourist attractions, activities, events, hotels, restaurants and visitor information entries to help you plan a Houston TX Vacation! Find detailed information on the Houston TX tourism entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific Houston TX travel category on the left hand menu.
Explore All Of Texas's Regions
You can find Texas tourist attractions and activities in all of Texas's regions: Amarillo, Arlington, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Ft Worth, Galveston, Houston, Irving, Killeen, Laredo, Lubbock, Odessa, Plano, San Antonio, South Padre Island, Waco and Other.
Fun Things to do during your Houston TX Vacation - Top Houston TX Tourist Attractions and Activities
Some of the most popular Houston TX tourist attractions that list on our site include Mountasia Family Fun Center , Gulf Greyhound Park and Bayou Wildlife Park.
Fun activities in Houston TX include Trail Rides on Horseback, Alvin All American Festival 5th Classic Car & Bike Show and Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS).
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Featured Texas Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our Texas featured listings - Darius Rucker at Selena Auditorium, Willie Nelson at Grand Opera House, Megadeth at Sunken Gardens, Kelly Clarkson at Ford Park, Willie Nelson at Willie's Place Theater, Cross Canadian Ragweed at Billy Bob's, Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium, Ron White at Julie Rogers Theatre, Monster Jam at Alamodome, Monster Jam at Dodge Arena, Monster Jam at Reliant Stadium and NBA All Star Game at Dallas Cowboys New Stadium.
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Alvin There's no place like home
Fall into the arms of the Babe on the Bayou
Category: Alvin Recreation near Houston, Texas
Description of this Houston area Activity: An excitement permeates Alvin!
The Babe on the bayou is preparing for her most honored guests! Tourists who love to visit her time and time again.
But where in the world is Alvin,Texas? It’s an all American hometown, just south of Houston, off Nolan Ryan Parkway, quietly nestled in the endless miles of prairie-like frontier of Brazoria County. Visitors enjoy outdoor, fresh fruit and vegetable Markets, 55,000+ sq ft of antique shopping, Joes BBQ,(where Nolan Ryan loves to eat) Exotic Wildlife parks, grocery stores operating since the 1800’s, bass fishing, birding, nature trails, golf, camping, scuba diving, and even skydiving. Richly endowed with cultural and historical landmarks, legends and lore, Alvin and her twin-sister county towns, Angleton, Brazosport, West Columbia, Brazoria and Pearland are precisely where the Lone Star State TRULY began.
Gaining victory over great and perilous times throughout her history, the Babe on the bayou has tenacious, undaunted spirit. Claimed as the "queen of the coast" in 1915, the babe of the bayou has grown from a cow prairie town in her early teens and roaring twenties, to a rice and oil center in the depression of the thirties to Gulf Coast acclaim in the forties & fifties, to a petrochemical kingdom in the turbulent sixties & seventies to excellent economic base and well-being in the 21st century. The Babe on the bayou, Alvin, Texas welcomes you, dear reader, to come and enjoy her, history, attractions, and simple ways of life.
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Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS)
Non-profit Musical Theatre Producer
Category: Houston Theatre in Texas
Description of this Houston Activity: Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS), one of America’s largest producers of non-profit musical theatre, was founded in 1968 by Frank M. Young. Theatre Under The Stars was the first theatrical organization in
Houston to perform free to the public at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park, and has since performed there each summer, giving Houston 46 lavish musicals such as South Pacific and The Who’s Tommy. Since its founding, TUTS has produced more than 275 major musicals including many local, national and world premieres and is currently represented on Broadway with Beauty and the Beast. TUTS is also noted for mounting many International tours, including Debbie Reynolds in The Unsinkable Molly Brown and the Tony Award-winning Carousel. As a way to continue the tradition of musical theatre, TUTS’ Humphreys School of Musical Theatre provides instruction and stage experience for more than 1,700 students annually. Now housed in the new Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, TUTS also annually presents the Tommy Tune Awards, honoring the best and brightest in Houston’s high school musical theatre programs.
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Tomball German Heritage Festival
German Festival
Category: All Locations Recreation near Houston, Texas
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Description of this Houston area Activity: Music Street Festival celebrating german heritage in old downtown tomball texas for 3 days. March 27,28,29, 2009. Arts crafts, 120 street vendors, 3 stages live entertainment, carival, fireworks, childrens area, fun for whole family, like oktoberfest in march. Alpenfest, Walburg Boys, Round Top Brass Band, Tuba Meisters, Chris Rybak, and much more. No addmission or parking fees.
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Houston Symphony
Houston's world-class orchestra
Category: Houston Concert in Texas
Description of this Houston Attraction: Founded in 1913 by Miss Ima Hogg, the Houston Symphony is one of the oldest performing arts organizations in Texas. In the decades since its founding, the Houston Symphony has grown into one of the country's major orchestras with a full complement of concert, recording and touring activities.
Each year the Houston Symphony performs approximately 170 concerts for more than 350,000 Houstonians. The season includes classical concerts; the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops at JOnes Hall series; the Weatherford Family Concerts series; holiday concerts; the Chevron Fiesta Sinfonica Familiar and the Houston Chronicle Dollar Concert; a summer series at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and free performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Education and outreach are vital to this orchestra: 40,000 students from public, private, parochial and home schools attend Discoverer and Lollipop concerts and every summer the orchestra tours the region with 15 free Sounds Like Fun! concerts reaching 13,000 Houstonians. The Houston Symphony Community Connections program takes musicians into the community individually or in ensembles to perform more than 200 events, reaching approximately 15,000 people, each season.
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Houston Zoo
The Zoo's 55 acres are home to more than 4,500 animals
Category: Houston Zoo in Texas
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Description of this Houston Attraction: Founded in 1922, the Houston Zoo is an exciting recreational destination and a unique educational resource serving 1.5 million guests annually. Set in a lush 55-acre landscape, the Zoo is home to more than 4,500 exotic animals representing more than 800 species. The Zoo's exhibits include Asian elephants, African lions, tigers, giraffes, okapi (forest giraffe),and spectacled bears. Stand out exhibits include the award winning Natural Encounters Building, the McGovern Children’s Zoo, Wortham World of Primates which features more than 70 great apes and monkeys, the Tropical Bird House with more than 80 birds in its free-flight rainforest aviary, and the Reptile House which is home to one of the most complete collections of venomous snakes in North America. Check the Plan Your Day kiosk when you arrive for the daily schedule of more than 20 interactive keeper chats and presentations.
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The Houston Museum of Natural Science
Explore, Discover, Play!
Category: Houston Museum in Texas
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Description of this Houston Attraction: Founded in 1909, the purpose of the Houston Museum of Natural Science has always been to "enhance in individuals the knowledge and delight in natural science and related subjects..." To this very day, this purpose is carried out in every project, program and exhibition associated with the museum.
As one of the most heavily attended museums in the United States, and one of the most attended venues in Houston, the Museum is in the distinguished company of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History, both in New York City.
The Museum is a five-venue complex housing the Burke Baker Dome Theatre, Wortham IMAX ® Theatre, Cockrell Butterfly Center and four floors of natural science halls and exhibits. Over a dozen permanent exhibit areas cover subjects on astronomy, space science, Native Americans, paleontology, energy, chemistry, gems and minerals, seashells, and Texas wildlife. Rotating special exhibits are a constant occurrence. There is also the huge Fondren Discovery Place on the first floor that is filled with hands-on exhibits that will delight children and adults of all ages.
The Museum is also a major science learning center with over a half million school children visiting annually. Just one of many unique educational opportunities available to these students and others is the Challenger Learning Center, modeled after NASA and the first in a national network, which allows students to experience the teamwork necessary to complete a variety of space tasks. The Museum has a second Challenger Learning Center at its George Observatory, located 55 miles south of Houston in Brazos Bend State Park.
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Tomball German Heritage Festival
German Festival
Category: Tomball Music near Houston, Texas
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Description of this Houston area Attraction: Music Street Festival celebrating german heritage in old downtown tomball texas for 3 days. March 27,28,29, 2009. Arts crafts, 120 street vendors, 3 stages live entertainment, carival, fireworks, childrens area, fun for whole family, like oktoberfest in march. Alpenfest, Walburg Boys, Round Top Brass Band, Tuba Meisters, Chris Rybak, and much more. One of the best music street festivals in Texas. No addmission or parking fees.
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