500 McKinney
Julia Ideson Library
The restored building opened to the public in December 2011. In addition to being the permanent home of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center and staff members of the Houston Public ... READ
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
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
Completed in 2012, BBVA Stadium is host to Houston Dynamo and Houston Dash soccer games, Texas Southern football games and other special events. 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
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