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Explore the central neighborhood of Houston, where you can enjoy pro sports, theater, parks, food and nightlife. Downtown Houston offers a variety of attractions, events and experiences for everyone.
Discover the culture, nature, sports and art of Downtown Houston, a vibrant neighborhood with easy access via MetroRAIL. Explore the Theater District, Discovery Green, Market Square Park, Sam Houston Park, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park, PNC Stadium and more.
- Double Decker Bus Tour
- Downtown Houston Tunnel System
- Heritage Society Museum
- The Church of Beer
- Discovery Green
- Hobby Center For Performing Arts
- Houston Police Museum
- Bayou Place
- Houston Graffiti & Street Art by Segway
- Toyota Center
Climb up the stairs to the top deck of an open-topped double-decker London bus and ride around Downtown plus the rest of Houston to see all the major sights. The hop-on-hop-off service has three pick up points in Downtown Houston. One at Market Square Park, another at Houston City Hall Visitor Center and one on Bagby Street in DT’s Theater district...
Once you’ve seen DT Houston at street level, head down into the Downtown Houston Tunnel System and explore what lies twenty feet beneath. It’s a surreal subterranean world which interlinks over ninety blocks. Wander through the six-mile-long labyrinth of brightly illuminated walkways full of retail outlets and food courts with cafes and restaurants...
The Heritage Society Museum is in the Sam Houston Park off Lamar Street in Downtown Houston. More of a village within the city than a museum, here the exhibits are a collection of historic buildings which stand within ten acres of landscaped grounds. Dwarfed by the skyscrapers surrounding them, the restored premises include the oldest building stil...
The St Arnold brewery company, named after a European saint, is the oldest craft beer brewery in the state of Texas and where better to sample their products than in Downtown Houston in an unusual and church-ified atmosphere. Take a tour of the brewery premises then enter through the huge double doors of the restaurant pavilion. The interior is dec...
Discovery Green, a twelve-acre public park in Downtown Houston is as much a social hub as it is a park. The park has a one-acre lake, fountain and two promenades, one lined with oak trees and the other offering three-hundred and sixty-degree views of DT Houston. The park holds weekly festivals and events ranging from dance to film presentations to ...
The Hobby Center For Performing Arts is an ultra-modern, theater on Bagby Street in Downtown Houston. Split into two separate auditoriums, the Sarofim Hall and the Zilkha Hall; the theater has a total seating capacity for over three thousand. The Hobby Center’s major showpieces are the sixty-foot glass windows, with incredible DT Houston views, in ...
The Houston Police Museum on Downtown’s Travis Street is in the lobby of the Houston Police headquarters. The Houston Police memorabilia, collected over several decades, includes a helicopter suspended from the ceiling, a vintage auto shot through with bullet holes and antique highway patrol motorcycles. There is also a memorial wall dedicated to H...
Fulfill all your dining and entertainment needs under one roof at the Bayou Place complex in the Theater district of Downtown Houston. Take in a movie with dinner at the AMC Dine-In, a classic burger at the Hard Rock Cafe or sushi at the Blue Fish. Follow with a concert or show at the Revention Center or the Ballroom, then relax on the outdoor pati...
Ride a Segway around the streets of Downtown Houston and discover over two hundred individual murals created by the best aerosol artists in Texas. Start out in Graffiti Park on Leeland Street, a parking lot surrounded by buildings daubed with gigantic, colorful artworks. There you’ll master maneuvering the Segway, before taking to the cycle lanes a...
The Toyota Center is an indoor sport and event venue in Downtown Houston and the home base of the Houston Rockets basketball team who draw crowds large enough to fill the twenty thousand seat arena to capacity. The center often hosts big-name music concerts by groups like the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, and Justin Beiber. There are various dinin...
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- Admire the Art Blocks. Art Blocks is a temporary public art initiative created and managed by the Houston Downtown Management District, and there are several eye-catching installations by internationally recognized artists like Patrick Renner, Jessica Stockholder, Havel Ruck Projects, and others.
- Check Out the Quirky Beer Can House. Address. 222 Malone St, Houston, TX 77007-8117, USA. Phone +1 713-926-6368. After local John Milkovisch retired in the 1960s, he put his undying love of beer to good use: He covered the exterior of his house with over 50,000 beer cans.
- Get Out in Nature at Buffalo Bayou Park. Address. Shepherd Drive to Sabine Street between Allen Parkway and, Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77019, USA.
- Have a Drink at La Carafe. Address. 813 Congress St, Houston, TX 77002-1708, USA. Phone +1 713-229-9399. Housed in the oldest commercial building in Houston (built during the Civil War era!)
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Mar 28, 2024 · Quick Summary of the Best Things to Do in Downtown Houston. Houston’s downtown district offers a vibrant mix of cultural attractions, historical sites, and hidden gems. Immerse yourself in art at the Menil Collection, showcasing 20th-century masterpieces by renowned artists.
Website. downtownhouston .org. Downtown is the largest central business district in the city of Houston and the largest in the state of Texas, located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interstate 10, Interstate 45, and Interstate 69.
