Houston - The Heart of Texas

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Photo Credits: Some photos courtesy of the City of Houston

Welcome!
If you are looking for a fun time for you and your family, look no further.
Houston is your city!

Houston has diverse culture with over ninety languages spoken. You will feel at home in Houston. It has everything you may need or want, from entertainment to education, best tasting food to five star hotels.

Houston, a place that once was a swamp, but in time turned into the fourth largest, beautiful city in America. Founded in 1837 by two brothers from New York who hoped it would become the capital of the new Republic of Texas, the city has many attractions for your enjoyment and entertainment, young and old, and is the proud home of the Houston Astros, the Texans, the Rockets and many Houston born celebrities.

Downtown Entertainment District in Houston’s historic center brings Houstonians of all ages and interests—and visitors from around the world—together for the best entertainment the city has to offer. Special events? Try the main event—every weekend. Live music? Hear it here. High-energy dance clubs? We’ve got the beat. Global cuisine? Eat up. And when you’re ready to call it a night, you’ll also find the city’s most stylish hotels.

Houston's skyline remains an unforgettable monument to an earlier age of certainty when oil was found in 1901. Observation floors at the Chase Tower, 600 Travis St, and the Texaco Plaza offer views of the endless plateau over which the city sprawls. At night it is so pretty with lights all around, and the skyline is beautiful.

Nestling below the skyscrapers, Sam Houston Park contains restored structures such as a church and shop, historic and old gazebos while Market Square features some of the original buildings at the heart of the early city. Houston has a city under a city with nearly seven miles of air-conditioned underground tunnels with restaurants and shops.

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