HOUSTON AREA INFORMATION

The fourth largest city in the U.S., Houston is known as the home to The Texas Medical Center, the Lyndon Johnson Space Center, many museums, professional sports, and the arts. The following are web sites that you may find useful:

Houston Visitor's Bureau: http://www.visithoustontexas.com/visitors/

Houston airports information: http://www.fly2houston.com/

Rice University: http://www.rice.edu

Texas Medical Center: http://www.tmc.edu/

The Port of Houston (the third largest port in the U.S.): http://www.portofhouston.com/geninfo/overview1.html

Space Center Houston (NASA tours): http://www.spacecenter.org

Galleria: http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=805

Galveston: http://www.galveston.com/

Greater Houston Partnership: http://www.houston.org/

The Official Guide to Houston: http://www.houston-guide.com/

Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://www.houston-spacecity.com/

Interactive Map of Downtown: http://www.marketscenter.net/ext/houstondowntown/.
 

Nearby Hotels:

Hilton Houston Plaza/Medical Center: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=HOUMCHF

Hotel Zaza http://www.hotelzaza.com/houston