Everything is bigger in Texas and Houston is no exception. Houston is a multicultural city that has a lot more to it than meets the eye. Located on the Gulf of Mexico in the heart of Texas, Houston has an active port district. There are many Houston hotels in a variety of classes and price points to appeal to a variety of visitors. From rodeos to ballet, there really is something for everyone in Houston, TX.
Nicknamed Space city, one of the biggest attractions to Houston is NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Created in the 1960's it is home to the command center for much of the U.S.'s space exploration. Visitors to Houston can get a behind the scenes tour of the Space Center and learn all about Space Exploration.
What most visitors are delightfully surprised to learn is that Houston has an active arts district. More than 7 million visitors visit the Houston Museum District every year. Visitors rave about the Museum of Fine Arts and the Houston Zoo to name a few. The Theater District in downtown Houston is made up of six performance halls where, 9 different performing arts groups perform. See the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Ballet, The Houston Symphony Orchestra or any number of live theater groups.
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