Stadstours door Houston

On Monday through Friday, if you like, we will take about a 3 block walk into the underground tunnels of downtown Houston. We have over 7.5 miles/12.1 kilometers of underground tunnels that house over 500 businesses and thousands of employees. The tunnels are air conditioned and heated as needed. It...

The Rice Institute, later Rice University was found in 1912. It is the most respected and highest ranked university in the Deep South. On September 12, 1962, President Kennedy gave his famous speech explaining why we were planning to go to the moon at the Rice football stadium. That same...

Houston has over 35 museums in multiple areas of the city. We will pass through the major Museum District to see:

1. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH).
2. Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden.
3. The Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston (CAMH).
4. The Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH).
5. The Asia Society...

Hermann Park is the most popular park in Houston and a major attraction. Inside it are:

1. The John P. McGovern Centennial Gardens.
2. The Japanese Gardens.
3. The HMNS.
4. The most famous statue in Houston, that of General Sam Houston.
5. A replica of the Washington Monument and reflecting pool.
6. Miller Outdoor Theatre...

Houston has the largest medical center in the world with over 20 different hospitals, research institutions, and colleges of medicine. Some of the sites we will see include:

1. Ben Taub Hospital.
2. Memorial Hermann Hospital.
3. Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH).
4. Baylor College of Medicine (BCM).
5. Prairie View A&M College of Nursing.
6. Kindred...

This is the most photographed area in Houston. Lots of young ladies like to have quinceanera and bridal photos taken here. The water wall is a 64 foot/21 meter high semi-circle with 11,000 gallons of water pouring off the top every minute. It is very refreshing to cool down and...

This is the 5th largest shopping mall in North American and the 4th largest shopping mall in the US. Before Covid in 2020, it had 375 stores. It has a full-size ice skating rink, food court, assorted high end restaurants and some of the most high fashion and expensive stores...

This mansion was built in 1928 for a woman with a most unique name: Ima Hogg. Miss Ima amassed one of the biggest collections of American art and furnishings dating to the colonial period in the 1600s. We often stop here to give you an opportunity to walk on the...

This novel house is the second most famous house in Houston. It is lined in over 50,000 beer cans. The owner was a dedicated alcoholic. He died of liver cancer. The garage, fences and gate are also lined in beer cans. Many people break out laughing as they take photos...

Memorial Park is the largest park that is wholly in Houston and Harris County. It has 1,466 acres/5.9 kilometers squared. It has a Nature Center and Arboretum, Olympic size swimming pool, an 18-hole golf course, a jogging path, Eastern Glades over swamps, and more. We will drive 3 miles/4.8 kilometers...