Tours of the City
Walking Tours
Houston is not an ideal city to walk around, however, visitors who are interested in the architecture and culture of the city can join one of the monthly Sunday walking tours, which are offered by the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance (tel: (713) 216 5000; website: www.ghpa.org). The tours vary each month, so keen walkers should telephone for details and departure point information. The cost is US$10. Houston Walks (tel: (713) 222 9255) also offers a variety of walking tours in Downtown and the Museum District. Reservations are required.
Alternatively, both Memorial Park and Buffalo Bayou have jogging trails that are ideal for getting some fresh air. The views of the Downtown skyline are spectacular from the Buffalo Bayou.
Bus Tours
Coach USA (tel: (713) 670 3254; website: www.coachusa.com) has a year-round city sightseeing tour, departing Monday to Saturday at 1200 and taking two and a half hours. Tickets cost US$25 and a minimum of ten passengers is required. The tour starts at the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau and passes through Downtown, the Theater District, the Museum District, Hermann Park and Uptown, including the Galleria and River Oaks. Coach USA also operates a five-hour tour to the Space Center Houston (Monday to Saturday departing at 0930). Tickets cost US$45 and a minimum of ten passengers is required.
An intriguing three-and-a-half-hour tour takes place most weeks run by High Spirits (tel: (713) 224 2868; website: www.highspiritstours.com). It takes in Houston’s haunted places, starting at the Downtown Spaghetti Warehouse, one of the most haunted buildings in Texas, and including a cemetery and pub.
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Tours of the City