Ports of Call - USA - Texas - Houston
Home to an energetic cultural arts scene, the fourth largest shopping center in the country, the oldest African-American theater in the Southwest and the brains behind United States space exploration, cruise passengers find Houston is as diverse a city as they come.Downtown Houston has become one of the most vibrant areas in the city. The Main Event! in downtown Houston is an open-air celebration on Main Street. The Downtown Aquarium and Bayou Place are also popular entertainment destinations.
Visitors get their culture fix in Houston's 17-block Theater District, just blocks from the METRORail.
Whether you're experiencing a space shuttle landing at Space Center Houston or splashing around in Six Flags SplashTown, Houston's attractions are full of adventure.
You can explore the world's oceans from inside Moody Gardens' Aquarium Pyramid, then appreciate science and nature in the Rainforest and Discovery Pyramids; place bets on horses at the Sam Houston Race Park or greyhounds at the Gulf Greyhound Park.
For history buffs, visit the San Jacinto Battleground Complex or the Lone Star Flight Museum. The Museum District is within walking distance of Hermann Park – home of the Houston Zoo, Japanese Tea Gardens and Miller Outdoor Theatre.
Downtown Houston offers more than 5,000 hotel rooms, bringing the total number of hotel rooms in the Great Houston area to more than 60,000.
Photo: Kemah Boardwalk on Galveston Bay. Photo courtesy Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
Main attractions in Houston include:
Johnson Space Center (Space Center Houston)
Bayou Place
Heritage Society's Sam Houston Park
Traders Village,
Mercer Arboretum
Six Flags Astroworld/Waterworld
San Jacinto Battleground
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Moody Gardens
Lone Star Flight Museum.
Museum District
Houston Zoo
Japanese Tea Gardens
Miller Outdoor Theatre.
American Cowboy Museum
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Children's Museum of Houston
Downtown Aquarium
Gulf Greyhound Park
Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston Maritime Museum
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark
Weather Museum
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