Attractions
For our out of town guests...
The Waterwall
713.850.8841
2800 Post Oak Blvd
Houston, TX 77056
Houston’s most photographed site, this dramatic 64-foot U-shaped fountain has water rushing down its inside and outside walls.
Designed and created in 1985 by the internationally acclaimed architectural team of Philip Johnson and John Burgee, the Water Wall pumps 78,500 gallons of recycled water every three hours and 20 minutes. More than 180 live oaks shade the three-acre area that plays host to families and couples out for a stroll, picnic, or even a game of Frisbee.
Kemah Boardwalk
Overlooking Galveston Bay, the Kemah Boardwalk features themed restaurants, retail shops, and amusements for the whole family.
At the heart of the Kemah Boardwalk are the restaurants. Kemah boasts some of the most recognized names in the restaurant industry: Joe's Crab Shack, Landry's Seafood House, The Cadillac Bar, and The Crab House. Aquarium Restaurant serves guests a great view of our 50,000 gallon aquarium brimming with marine life. The Kemah Boardwalk is also home to The Flying Dutchman, Saltgrass Steakhouse and Babin's Seafood House.
Guests to The Kemah Boardwalk enjoy shopping in specialty shops like Christmas at Kemah, offering year-round with Christmas ornaments, home decor, collectibles, and gifts.
This 35-acre carnival-like atmosphere has a 36-foot carousel, a 65-foot Ferris wheel and rides like the Aviator, the Inverter and the Boardwalk Tower. Don't miss the arcade and Midway games.
Just 20 miles from downtown Houston, The Kemah Boardwalk is the perfect coastal getaway.
Rothko Chapel
This is a really amazing place that I didn't know was in Houston.
The Rothko Chapel functions as chapel, a museum and a forum. It is a place where religion, art and architecture intermingle.
Visit the website to read all about it and see some amazing photos.
Woodlands Waterway & Mall
The Woodlands Mall is home to over 200 of the area's finest stores and restaurants. The mall resides beside The Woodlands Waterway, with Market Street across the street. Also within walking distance is the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Woodlands Pavilion and The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.
It's a really cool place to go and have a nice dinner and browse the shops. You can go on boat rides, etc.
Beer Can House
The Beer Can House is a folk art gallery/workshop consisting of more than 50,000 beer cans.
The story goes that John Milkovisch hated to throw anything away, and after years of drinking, both his attic and garage were bursting with empty beer cans. In 1968, he got the bright idea that the cans would make good house siding, and a folk art legend was born. Milkovisch didn't stop with the house. He blanketed the lawn with concrete blocks inlaid with bits of colorful glass. He drilled holes in the redwood fence, filling the spaces with marbles. With the cans’ pull-tabs, he created clinking curtains that he hung from the front porch and eaves. More beer cans, wire and found objects became mobiles and lawn art. Altogether, Milkovisch spent 18 years decorating.
Art Car Museum
This is way cool.
The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art, with an emphasis on art cars, other fine arts and artists who are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by other cultural institutions.
The museum, or "Garage Mahal," as many people know it, features the most imaginative, elaborate and artfully constructed art cars, low riders and mobile contraptions, as well as art exhibitions by local, regional and national artists. The conceptual origin of the museum was the 1984 Collision Show at Lawndale Art Center, which resulted in Art Car workshops around the city and, eventually, the Art Car Parade.
The museum showroom celebrates the spirit of this post-modern age of car culture, in which individuals have remolded the factory model sameness of their cars to the specifications of their own images and visions.
The Art Car Museum opened in February 1998. It was founded by artist Ann Harithas, a long-time supporter of the Art Car movement, and James Harithas, former director of the Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Car artist David Best created the museum's distinctive scrap-metal and chrome exterior.
Open Wednesday - Sunday, 11:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.
The Galleria
With its stunning architecture, exceptional store mix and distinctive style of entertainment, The Galleria has established itself as the #1 shopping and tourist destination in Houston with over 24 million annual visitors.
Set beneath spectacular glass atriums, The Galleria features more than 375 fine stores and restaurants, an impressive ice rink and two Westin hotels. This world-class shopping complex showcases the best names in retailing including Neiman Marcus, Cartier, Gucci, Macy's, Tiffany & Co., Saks Fifth Avenue, The Sharper Image, Ralph Lauren Collection, Louis Vuitton and Houston's only Nordstrom.
With the expansion that opened in March 2003, The Galleria became the fourth largest mall in the nation highlighted by nine types of stone, suspended glass balconies, three types of wood, glass skylights, and plush leather seating. With three office towers, two hotels, 2.4 million square feet of retail space, and a variety of restaurants, The Galleria is a city within a city. For more information please call 713-966-3500.
Space Center Houston - NASA
Space Center Houston is about as close as you can get to the moon without actually going there. Through a combination of live presentations, film and a large collection of artifacts, visitors to the Houston Space Center learn everything there is to know about the history of human space travel. Exhibits like the Living in Space simulate the challenges presented to astronauts when they attempt to perform everyday tasks like bathing in microgravity, while the tram tour takes visitors behind closed doors to catch a glimpse of the action at the nearby NASA Johnson Space Center. Also on view at the Houston space facility are large collections of artifacts and equipment including spacesuits, flight capsules and moon rocks. True space enthusiasts may enjoy Space Center Houston's Level 9 Tour where they are personally escorted on a exploration of NASA's control and training facilities such as the Space Environment Simulation Lab and the new Mission Control Center.
