Often described as “Houston’s heart,” Allen’s Landing is the spot where in 1836 that August C. and John K. Allen stepped ashore and claimed Houston as their own. The confluence ... READ

A public art initiative by the Downtown District, Art Blocks, strives to enliven Downtown Houston’s Main Street Square with a series of site-specific semi-permanent and temporary art installations, public programming and ... READ

Chiseled into the Downtown skyline and tucked between three professional sports venues is a destination that will take your Houston experience to the next level. Avenida Houston is the city's ... READ

Completed in 2012, BBVA Compass Stadium is host to Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash soccer games, Texas Southern football games and other special events. READ

A dining and entertainment hub in the heart of the Theater District. AMC Dine-In Houston 8 (formerly Sundance Cinemas), Revention Music Center, Hard Rock Cafe, The Wine Cellar, The Blue Fish Sushi, ... READ

As the beautiful Buffalo Bayou hugs the north-west side of downtown, visitors can enjoy the lush greenery of the greenbelt or admire the spectacular view of Houston’s skyline. The greenbelt ... READ

The Cistern at Buffalo Bayou Park is a former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the City of Houston. After operating for decades, an irreparable leak was discovered and after a ... READ

The Central Library has just completed an amazing transformation with a new kids/teens section, Inversion Coffee Cafe and programming galore-- from book clubs duing lunch hour to toddlers time to ... READ

Surrounded on three sides by great towers of glass, steel, and stone Houston's City Hall building has all the aspirations of grandeur that its neighbors have, but it simply lacks ... READ

Downtown's premier green space, Discovery Green encompasses 12 acres and is surrounded by the George R. Brown Convention Center, hotels and downtown sports arenas. The park was developed by the Houston Downtown ... READ

Houston’s Downtown Aquarium & Restaurant offers family fun, dining, spectacular land and sea creatures and gorgeous views of the downtown Houston. You’ll find a 500,000-gallon underwater adventure complex with more ... READ

Located in Sesquicentennial Park, the garden features an eight-foot bronze sculpture of  former president George H.W. Bush by artist Chas Fagan of Charlotte, North Carolina and a semicircular wall of ... READ