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Things to do in Houston

Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021. While at first glance, the city appears to be a 9-5 central business district surrounded by a sea of suburbs and strip malls, there are many hidden gems to be discovered.

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  1. Williams Tower

    Williams Tower

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  2. Discovery Green

    Discovery Green

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  3. Bayou Bend

    Bayou Bend

    attraction

    Photo: Postoak at English Wikipedia · Public domain · source

  4. Memorial Park

    Memorial Park

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    Photo: Tartessos75 · Public domain · source

  5. River Oaks Country Club

    Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domain · source

  6. National Museum of Funerary History

    Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  7. Buffalo Soldiers National Museum (BSNM)

    Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source

  8. Downtown Aquarium

    Photo: Katie Haugland Bowen · CC BY 2.0 · source

  9. Market Square Park

    Photo: Brian Reading · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. River Oaks Theatre

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  11. Sam Houston Park

    Photo: Raphael Tuck & Sons · Public domain · source

  12. Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum

    Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum

    4011,4015 Yupon Street, 77006, Houston

    Photo: Argos'Dad at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  13. Houston Zoo

    Houston Zoo

    6200 Hermann Park Drive, 77030, Houston

    Photo: en:User:Cburnett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  14. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

    Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

    museum · 6003 Memorial Drive, 77007, Houston

    Photo: Postoak at English Wikipedia · Public domain · source

  15. Blaffer Art Museum

    Blaffer Art Museum

    4188 Elgin Street, 77204, Houston

    Photo: Jhihyinlee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  16. Tranquillity Park

    Tranquillity Park

    400 Rusk Street, 77002, Houston

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  17. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

    Photo: Nick Juhasz, aka Nick22aku at en.wikipedia · Public domain · source

  18. MacGregor Park

    MacGregor Park

    5225 Calhoun Road, 77021, Houston

    Photo: Brian Reading · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  19. McCullough Park

    McCullough Park

    901 East 40½ Street, 77022, Houston

    Photo: 0x0077BE · CC0 · source

  20. McGovern Centennial Gardens

    McGovern Centennial Gardens

    park · 1500 Hermann Drive, 77004, Houston

    Photo: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  21. Japanese Garden

    Photo: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  22. Baldwin Park

    Baldwin Park

    1701 Elgin Street, 77004, Houston

    Photo: WhisperToMe · CC0 · source

  23. Bell Park

    Bell Park

    4800 Montrose Boulevard, 77005, Houston

    Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domain · source

  24. Levy Park

    Levy Park

    3801 Eastside Street, 77098, Houston

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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  1. Linkwood Park

    Linkwood Park

    3669 Norris Drive, 77025, Houston

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Pumpkin Park

    Pumpkin Park

    3600 Locke Lane, 77027, Houston

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  3. Russ Pitman Park

    Russ Pitman Park

    7112 Newcastle Drive, 77401, Bellaire

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Eleanor Tinsley Park

    Eleanor Tinsley Park

    3600 Allen Parkway, 77019, Houston

    Photo: Katie Haugland Bowen · CC BY 2.0 · source

  5. Colonial Park

    Colonial Park

    2103 Byron Street, West University Place

    Photo: WhisperToMe · CC0 · source

  6. Evelyn’s Park

    Evelyn’s Park

    4400 Bellaire Boulevard, 77401, Bellaire

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. Fire Truck Park

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  8. Parkwood Park

    Parkwood Park

    3400 North Parkwood Drive, 77021, Houston

    Photo: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  9. Houston Zoo

    Houston Zoo

    attraction

    Photo: en:User:Cburnett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. Six Flags AstroWorld

    Photo: Johnychen at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  11. Blaffer Art Museum

    Photo: Jhihyinlee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  12. Byzantine Fresco Chapel

    Photo: Argos'Dad at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  13. Lone Star Flight Museum

    Photo: mr_t_77 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  14. McCullough Park

    McCullough Park

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    Photo: 0x0077BE · CC0 · source

  15. McGovern Centennial Gardens

    Photo: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  16. Woodlawn Garden of Memories Cemetery

    Photo: TXAggie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  17. Baldwin Park

    Baldwin Park

    attraction

    Photo: WhisperToMe · CC0 · source

  18. Bell Park

    Bell Park

    attraction

    Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domain · source

  19. Godwin Park

    Godwin Park

    attraction

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  20. Japanese Garden

    Japanese Garden

    attraction

    Photo: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  21. Lee Hager Park

    Lee Hager Park

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    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Levy Park

    Levy Park

    attraction

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  23. Linkwood Park

    Linkwood Park

    attraction

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  24. Pumpkin Park

    Pumpkin Park

    attraction

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  25. Fairmont Park

    Fairmont Park

    attraction

    Photo: Joe Shlabotnik · CC BY 2.0 · source

  26. Quillian Center

    Quillian Center

    attraction

    Photo: EvanCarroll · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  27. Mandell Park

    Mandell Park

    1501 Richmond Avenue, 77006, Houston

    Photo: WhisperToMe · CC0 · source

  28. Alley Theatre

    attraction

  29. Art Car Museum

    attraction

  30. Art Car Parade

    attraction

  31. Astrodome

    attraction

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