Architecture Space a Museum District Home Grown Breweries Wine Trails and Boating
Houston
is the largest city in Texas and the US South as well as America's
fourth-largest. A cosmopolitan destination and home to an energetic arts community,
Houston was founded in 1836 near the banks of Buffalo Bayou. The city was named
after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and
commander at the Battle of San Jacinto, 25 miles - 40 km - east of where
the city was established.
The
Port and Railroad, combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced
continual surges in the city's population. In the mid-20th century,
Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest
concentration of healthcare and research institutions, and NASA’s Johnson Space
Center.
Space
Center Houston’s Level 9 tram tour consists of a behind the scenes
tour to Johnson Space Center including the Historical Mission Control Center
and the International Space Station Shuttle mock-up facility where astronauts
receive their training.
Revival
Market is a grocery store with mostly local, organic products—from
meats raised down the road by the proprietor himself and displayed in the
charcuterie case to produce and dairy products from Houston-area farmers.
Architecture
the Bayou City is full of interesting buildings that reveal its past; throughout
Downtown and the city's central core, there is an abundance of significant
architecture that tells the story of this port and railroad town turned
metropolis.
METRORail Light
Rail provides service along 23 miles of Central Houston
The
Downtown Aquarium is an underwater-themed complex features dining
among several giant aquariums, shark tunnel tours, a white tiger exhibit,
generous banquet facilities, a 100-foot Ferris wheel, plus fun and games.
Home
Grown Breweries Texas' oldest craft brewer, Saint Arnold, makes 10 different craft brews and shows off its
operation to thousands of visitors annually. Guests are able to explore the new
biergarten-inspired space, sample brew in the tasting room and get a peek at
the tank farm. Production began at Conroe’s Southern
Star in 2008 and has been ramping up ever since. Karbach Brewing’s Sympathy for the Lager, Rodeo Clown Double IPA
and Weisse Versa Wheat promise to become household names in Texas' growing
craft beer movement and family-owned No
Label craft brewery produces a line of ales and lagers with names like El
Jefe, a German Hefeweizen, and Pale Horse,an American pale ale.
The
Bluebonnet Wine Trail offers spectacular views and award-winning
wines not far from Houston. Cork This! Winery is a
boutique spot specializing in custom made wines and offers half-dozen
selections; experience bottling your own wine with a personally designed custom
label. Bernhardt Winery produces
approximately 6,000 gallons of wine each year with a Tuscan-style tasting room,
which sits atop a beautiful hill overlooking endless hills and valleys. Peach Creek offers five acres of
vineyards, along with a tasting room and large event pavilion. Messina Hof Winery is a 100-acre estate,
of which 42 host the vineyard in Bryan, Texas. Windy Winery produces Texas Wine
from Texas Grapes©, bottling 100 percent of their products on site.
Saddlehorn Winery is set on a 390-acre ranch in Burton, Texas overlooking the
rolling hills of Washington County, birthplace
of Texas.
Experience Urban
Cowboy and Western Heritage at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
The
Houston Museum District is comprised of nineteen institutions and is
one of the top cultural districts in the country, including the:
Asia Society Texas Center features a
dynamic gallery space as well as classrooms, conference facilities, a performance
theater and reception spaces.
Buffalo Soldiers Museum educates the
public about the contributions of African-American soldiers by chronicling
their accomplishments from the Revolutionary War to modern times.
Children's Museum of Houston is
ranked as the No. 1 children's museum in the country.
Contemporary Art Museum is dedicated
to presenting the best and most exciting international, national and regional
art of the last 40 years.
Czech Cultural Center celebrates the
culture of Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia and Silesia.
DiverseWorks is a non-profit art
center dedicated to presenting new visual, performing, and literary art.
Health Museum
features three-dimensional anatomy models and interactive exhibits.
Boating the Bayport Cruise Terminal is located on the Western
shore of Galveston Bay, 30 minutes from downtown Houston. The state-of-the-art
facility is near the Kemah Boardwalk with a 36-foot carousel, a 65-foot Ferris
wheel and rides like Aviator, Boardwalk Tower and the Boardwalk Beast, a boat
ride that takes you four miles into Galveston Bay at speeds up to 40 mph.