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Houston Hotspots
The Theater District, is a 17-block area in the heart of downtown. It's home to Houston's eight world-class performing arts organizations, the 130,000 square-foot Bayou Place entertainment complex, plus a diverse group of restaurants, movies, plazas and parks. Houston is one of only five cities in the United States with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines - opera, ballet, music and theater.
Spend a day in the Museum District and be inspired. Less than 10 minutes from downtown, in a neighborhood of stately homes and lush lawns, you can explore fascinating museums dedicated to presenting the finest exhibits in their fields. Attractions include The Museum of Fine Arts, The Houston Holocaust museum, The Children's Museum of Houston, Rothko Chapel, The Contemporary Arts Museum, plus many more.
Houston Heights is a diverse small town community in the heart of Houston. It was developed in 1891 as the first master-planned community in Texas and was a marvel of its time. To this day, streetcars filled with tourists come to see this area where grand Victorian mansions and quaint homes coexist in harmony.
NBA and WNBA basketball...hockey...touring acts...college sports...the circus...ice shows...community events...it's all happening at the dazzling new Toyota Center- Houston's ultimate entertainment venue. The center-hung video boards boast nearly twice the resolution of any other arena in the world, and the arena's house reduction curtaining system is designed to create intimate settings for shows ranging from half-house theater productions to full-blown headline acts.
With its stunning architecture, exceptional store mix and distinctive style of entertainment, The Galleria has established itself as the #1 shopping and tourist destination.
Set beneath spectacular glass atriums, The Galleria features more than 350 fine stores and restaurants, an impressive ice rink and two Westin hotels. With the expansion that opened in March 2003, The Galleria became the fifth largest mall in the nation highlighted by nine types of stone, suspended glass balconies, three types of wood, glass skylights, and plush leather seating.
Live, work and play in an urban center that is fast becoming one of the most attractive in America. Catch a free trolley to the office. Walk to the movies from a hotel or your apartment, loft or condo. Live in a setting of world-renowned architecture. Stroll streets in the Historic District with its old buildings, public art, water features, fountains and head-in parking. Attend the opera, ballet, theater or symphony after a gourmet meal or an aperitif. Canoe Buffalo Bayou. Enjoy its hike and bike trails. The possibilities downtown are endless.
501 Crawford Street on the northeast end of downtown Houston.
A jewel in the crown of the majestic downtown Houston skyline, Minute Maid Park has become a welcome home for the Houston Astros and has ushered in a new era of Major League sports in the city. The downtown ballpark continues the proud tradition of visionary innovation in stadium construction, beginning with the club's previous home - the Astrodome. Minute Maid Park's retractable roof technology brought open-air baseball to Houston for the first time in 35 years, and the natural grass surface and classic architecture provided Minute Maid Park the atmosphere of the great ballparks of baseball's Golden age.
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