Things to see in Houston
Houston is a city in United States of America, with an urban population of about 4.5 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 15 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Art
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 5,000 years of history with nearly 80,000 works from six continents.
2Lakewood Church Place of worship
Lakewood Church is an evangelical Pentecostal and Word of Faith megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It was formerly a Baptist church from 1959 until 1961, and a non-denominational Christian church from 1961 to 1979.
3Rothko Chapel Art
The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil. The interior serves not only as a chapel, but also serves as the display framework for a major work of modern art: on its walls are fourteen paintings by Mark Rothko in varying hues of black.
4Houston Zoo Park
The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo opened in 1922 as a park attraction housing 40 animals.
5Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Art
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a not-for-profit institution in the Museum District, Houston, Texas, founded in 1948,
6Houston Museum of Natural Science Museum
The Houston Museum of Natural Science (abbreviated as HMNS) is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States.
7Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Place of worship
The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Houston, Texas, in the United States that serves the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
8Menil Collection Art
The Menil Collection, located in Houston, Texas, refers to the museum that houses the art collection of founders John de Menil and Dominique de Menil, or to the collection of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and rare books it houses.
9Discovery Green Park
Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre (47,700 m2) public urban park in Downtown Houston, Texas, bounded by La Branch Street to the west, McKinney Street to the north, Avenida de las Americas to the east, and Lamar Street to the south.
10Holocaust Museum Houston Museum
The Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District, in Texas. It is the fourth largest holocaust museum in the U.S. It was opened in 1996.
11Hermann Park Park
Hermann Park is a 445-acre (180-hectare) urban park in Houston, Texas, situated at the southern end of the Museum District.
12Wortham Theater Center Arts & culture
The Wortham Theater Center is a performing arts center located in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The Wortham Theater Center, designed by Eugene Aubry of Morris Architects, was built out of private funds totaling over $66 Million.
13Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Place of worship
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church is a Catholic church located in the Second Ward in the East End, Houston, Texas. It is part of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
14Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Arts & culture
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a theater in Houston, Texas, United States. Opened to the public in 2002, the theater is located downtown on the edge of the Houston Theater District.
15Tranquillity Park Park
Tranquillity Park is a municipal park in Houston, Texas.
16Glenwood Cemetery History
Glenwood Cemetery is located in Houston, Texas, United States. Developed in 1871, the first professionally designed cemetery in the city accepted its first burial in 1872.
17Allen Center Landmark
The Allen Center is a mixed-use skyscraper complex in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It consists of three buildings, One Allen Center (500 Dallas Street), Two Allen Center (1200 Smith Street), Three Allen Center (333 Clay Street).
18ArtCar Museum Art
The Art Car Museum is a private museum of contemporary art located in Houston, Texas, United States. The museum, nicknamed the "Garage Mahal," opened in February, 1998.
19Monument au Fantôme History
Monument au Fantôme is an outdoor sculpture by French sculptor Jean Dubuffet, in 1977. It was originally inaugurated at the plaza of 1100 Louisiana.
20The Galleria Shopping
The Galleria is an upscale mixed-use urban development and shopping mall located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas, United States. The development consists of a retail complex, the Galleria Office Towers complex, two Westin hotels, and a private health club.
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