THE HEARTBEAT of the Ballpark District is of course the amazing Minute Maid Park. Located in Downtown's old Union Station, Minute Maid Park, home of World Series Champions the Houston Astros, features a vintage, full-sized locomotive that runs along  the left-field wall, retractable roof and a truly classic atmosphere complete with red brick masonry and natural grass. Surrounding the ballpark is an array of iconic restaurants and old warehouse buildings that have been converted to lofts and unique office space, as well as new residential properties chock full of amenities.

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Best Bites Tours

Premier walking food tours that explore Houston’s diversity and culture one bite at a time. Working exclusively with local restaurants, bars and specialty shops to give you a taste of ...
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Ballpark Cafe at The Westin Houston Downtown

A baseball-themed café located in the lobby of The Westin Houston Downtown. Enjoy the All-American cuisine and a nostalgic atmosphere for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Just across the street from ...
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Astros Tour: African-American History

Discover the stories of important African-American baseball moments like Jackie Robinson’s early days, Satchel Paige’s later one and the founding of National League by a Texan. Slide into history with ...

Best Bites Tours

Premier walking food tours that explore Houston’s diversity and culture one bite at a time. Working exclusively with local restaurants, bars and specialty shops to give you a taste of Houston’s diverse food offerings and hand-crafted cocktails. Be sure to try out one of their two signature Downtown walking tours or create a custom tour for your group’s special occasion.
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We Are Downtown

Upscale Italian Fare Meets Downtown

Summer is in full swing, you’re rolling with your squad Downtown, and as you’re taking a stroll through the Ballpark District, you find yourself in front of two unfamiliar, black-trimmed ...
The Houston Dash

Until recently, Houston was sorely lacking in women’s professional sports teams. But the elite athletes on the roster of the Houston Dash are making up for it in strides … ...
Avenida Houston

When the newly refurbished George R. Brown Convention Center wrapped up its multimillion-dollar renovations, it forever changed Downtown’s Convention District. Not only did the construction physically change the building space ...
These Bits Were Made for Walkin'

Ask any local about the best part of living in Houston, and answers invariably include the city’s incredible diversity, the world-class cultural offerings, the much-talked about ever-evolving restaurant landscape, unrivaled ...
Learn Central: A Diversity of Choice

When Laura Schaefer, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University and her husband, Andrew, a professor of computational and applied mathematics at Rice, moved to Houston from ...
Not Your Grandma's Theater Space

It’s Monday night, pouring rain, the water banging against the glass windows of the Rec Room, like a mad raven in a Poe poem. It’s the kind of weather that ...
Masters of the YUMiverse

The Tcholakian family name has been intertwined with Phoenicia Specialty Foods for over 30 years, but only in the last five has their international empire directly reached a Downtown audience. ...
What’s next, Downtown?

Infamously zoning-averse and unsentimental about its past, Houston’s reputation has long been one of urban sprawl, strip malls and car culture. But profound changes have taken place in recent years, ...
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