| Houston was named for Samuel Houston | | | | NASA Johnson Space Center. The oldest |
| (1793-1863), the politician and general who was at | | | | commercial structure in Houston is the Kennedy |
| the forefront of Texas' fight for independence | | | | Bakery located at 813 Congress Ave. |
| from Mexico. | | | | Houston Museum of Natural Science |
| He later became President of the Republic of | | | | It's hard to know where to start first at this |
| Texas; when Texas became part of the Union, | | | | museum but a truly unique experience can be |
| Houston served as a Senator and later Governor | | | | found at the Cockrell Butterfly Center. |
| of Texas. | | | | The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo takes |
| Now the largest City in Texas with a population of | | | | place in The Astrohall which is one of the largest |
| over 1,500,000, Houston has much to offer both | | | | exhibition centers. Houston is a booming industrial |
| visitor and resident including more than twenty | | | | city, ranging from oil and natural gas to paper |
| Universities and Colleges such as the distinguished | | | | products and steel. Whether you're strolling |
| University of Houston, the University of | | | | through downtown, catching a rodeo or exploring |
| Texas-Houston Health and Science Center, Texas | | | | one of its many top-notch museums, you'll love |
| Southern University and Rice University. | | | | the diversity that Houston has to offer. The locals |
| It's also a world center of oil, natural gas, iron and | | | | help make the Houston Livestock Show and |
| steel, paper products, electrical and electronic | | | | Rodeo an amazing success. It is the perfect place |
| machinery. Houston also offers the visitor a | | | | to cool off from the Houston sun with fantastic |
| diverse cultural environment: | | | | water rides that'll get you soaked. |
| Museum of Fine Arts | | | | Houston is filled with parks for you to explore. |
| The museum was established in 1987 by John and | | | | Located along the banks for the Buffalo Bayou, |
| Dominique de Menil as a showpiece for their fine | | | | you'll find seven stainless steel structures, which |
| art collection, an eclectic mix including tribal | | | | represent the foundations Houston was built on. |
| cultures and the Byzantine era, Warhol and | | | | You'll find the Kennedy Bakery, the oldest |
| Matisse. menil.org | | | | commercial structure in Houston, as well as the |
| Holocaust Museum | | | | Rice Hotel, where President John F. Houston is also |
| A recent construction, the Holocaust Museum | | | | home to many fascinating museums. Ranging |
| presents a stirring visual and audio account of the | | | | from the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum to the |
| Jewish Holocaust. Houstongrandopera.org | | | | American Cowboy Museum, the Art Car Museum |
| Houston Ballet | | | | to the National Museum of Funeral History, you'll |
| The Houston Ballet, an internationally renowned | | | | have a huge selection to choose from. |
| company, offers over 100 performances a year, | | | | Houston has an amazing array of choices for |
| most notably its annual performance of the | | | | entertainment. Houston is also well known for its |
| "Nutcracker". | | | | amazing dining options. Whatever your tastes and |
| Space Center Houston | | | | budget, Houston has got you covered. |
| The Space Center is the visitors' center for the | | | | |