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Downtown is the heart of Houston’s urban core. It's eclectic  blend of 1800’s-era architecture, tree-lined streets and monolithic buildings,  fuses culture and commerce to give Downtown Houston it's savvy look. 

It's where you can find the Harris County courts complex, professional offices and the University of Houston-Downtown.

Office buildings stretch high into the air near condos and lofts that lure Houstonians tired of long commutes. It's also home to those who understand the appeal of walking a few blocks to work or being near the Theater District or Toyota Center, where you can spontaneously catch a concert or game.

Residents of the area spend more time using their preferred mode of transportation, walking.  Tunnels stretch out below the city, with neatly etched hike and bike trails running alongside Buffalo Bayou.

 It was water that gave birth to this urban mecca and fittingly today, fountains shoot into the air on the street, while fish swim and tigers pace at the Downtown Aquarium.

It's unofficial nickname is,  the "Bayou City" because of four bayous that run through the city.

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        Space City, Texas

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Houston's official nickname is "Space City".  Since  1961, it's been home to NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, where Mission Control is located.

  The Johnson Space Center (JSC) named in honor of the late President, is responsible for the design, development, and operation of human space flight. JSC has been know as the world leader in human space flight for over three decades.

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 Houston is the nation's  fourth most populous city (trailing only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago), and the largest one in the southern U.S. and Texas.
Houston is home to 1.9 million Texans.
The metro-Houston area's population is number 10 among the U.S. metropolitan statistical areas totaling 4.8 million residents.
Houston is represented by  professional teams in all of the major sports leagues.
NFL: Texans

MLB: Astros

NBA: Rockets

NHL: Aeros

MLS: Dynamos
Houston's two major airports are:

Bush Intercontinental (North) and William P. Hobby(South).

Houstonians seem to love to eat out more than residents of any other city. It's probably related to the fact that there are more than 11,000 places to get your eat on in Houston.

Houstons Museum District

       

The  Museum District is one of the largest network of museums in the country. You'll find a wide a range of  galleries, art and cultural institutions, including Houston's major museums within walking distance of one another.

The city has more than 500 cultural, visual and performing arts organizations. Lots of them regularly feature multicultural and minority arts programs and exhibits . Approximately 4 million people visit the Museum District every year.Houston has enough  museums to inspire everyone in the family. Here are a some I recommend!

The Buffalo Soldier Museum

The Childerens Museum

Contemporary Museum

Freeman Weather Museum

Holocaust Museum

Houston Fire Museum

Printing History Museum

Houston Theater District

Wortham Center

Wortham Center is home to the Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera.  The facility features two theaters, the Alice and George Brown Theater and the Roy and Lillie Cullen Theater.

The jewel box-like theaters,  soaring six-story Grand Foyer, and delicately scaled Green Room and the Founders Salon allows this array of public spaces to create both monumental and intimate feelings.

Since opening in 1987, more than 5 million people have been entertained inside the walls of Wortham Center.

It has also served as the backdrop for hundreds of social galas, civic meetings, corporate and group events, and even weddings, underscoring its versatile role as a community center as well as a performing arts venue.

It's a place where Houstonians have experienced memorable times, special people and important events. 

 Located downtown, there sits 17-blocks and eight world class performing arts organizations providing seating for more than 12,000 theater goers.

Two of Houston's Most Popular venues are Jones HAl and the Wortham Center.

Jones Hall is home to Houston Symphony and the Society for the Performing Arts.

The Hall's  stunning marble facade and curving travertine exterior dominate an entire city block. You'll marvel at the eight-story columns, and it's brilliantly lit grand entrance.

In 1967, Jones Hall won the American Institute of Architects' Honor Award. More than 400,000 visitors attend over 250 events in the magnificent  performance hall  annually. 

Being situated between Downtown Houston and The Houston Museum District has given this urban mecca its definitive name. The areas consist of groups of upscale apartment complexes, low-rise commercial buildings, and older houses. Local churches and the Houston Community College System are mainstays of the neighborhood.

Midtown is also home to Little Saigon, a neighborhood of Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans, which pioneered the redevelopment of parts of Midtown Houston in the 1970s.  Travis and Milam Streets are lined with restaurants and shops that mirror the image of the 1970s era Saigon.  When you visit this part of  Midtown, take a look at the street signs you'll notice some are in both English and Vietnamese. 

The area's transit authority headquarters and it's METRORail Red Line electric trains are distinctive features of Midtown. The trains run directly through Midtown along Main Street, with three main stops  in the area.

  Houston's intercity bus station operated by Greyhound Lines and several other bus lines that serve Mexico and Central America are all located smack dab in the middle of Midtown. The Greyhound Terminal has even been voted by locals as "best place to people watch."