Texas' largest city, Houston is a sprawling metropolis of museums, giant
shopping malls and Mexican-style restaurants. Get ready for blast-off at the hands-on
Space Center Houston and celebrate Texan independence from Mexico at the
sky-piercing San Jacinto Monument.
Background
South-east of Houston you'll find Galveston Bay, a Gulf of Mexico
seaport and key oil transportation hub. If you follow the Buffalo Bayou river
west from the bay you'll reach Downtown Houston. The city
was founded in 1836 along the Buffalo Bayou and named after the general who won
Texas' independence from Mexico. Visit Houston's renowned
performing arts venues in Downtown or head southwest for the Museum
District. You'll find the Space Center Houston in the
city's south-east.
First-time visit
Appreciate Texan free spirit at the 570-foot-high San Jacinto Monument column
on the site where General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army and won independence
for Texas. Work your way from this 19th-century site to the futuristic Space
Center Houston for interactive anti-gravity and spacewalking simulators.
Save up for a Texan-style shopping spree in The Galleria shopping mall in
Uptown Houston. In the evening, relax over a cold beer, spicy Mexican
enchilada wraps or fresh seafood in Downtown Houston.
Return visit
Enjoy outdoors Houston on a trip to Hermann Park, where you can go fishing,
play golf on its 18-hole course or see lions and tigers at Houston Zoo. Watch
plays at the free Miller Outdoor Theatre. You can listen to world-class
classical music and opera at Downtown's white marble Jesse H
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts and the bold, colourful Wortham
Center. Or catch some waves with a surfing daytrip to the barrier islands along
the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport transports more than 40 million passengers a
year. Although the airport is large, the five terminals are linked by fast and
efficient services, so whichever terminal you are flying from you can still enjoy
the facilities in the other terminals.
A free underground Inter Terminal Train links all terminals as well as the airport
hotel. There is also an above ground Automated People Mover that links terminals B,
C and E.
Airport parking
There are car parks at all five terminals, including short-stay and long-stay,
business and valet parking with more than 25,000 parking spaces. In addition there
is an economy Parking Cents lot at the corner of Greens Road and John F Kennedy
Boulevard plus a number of off-airport car parks with complimentary shuttles to the
airport.
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