Top 10 most beautiful places in Houston, United States

By We Find You Go - 2016-05-14

With a land area stretching 1553 square kilometers, Houston turns out to be the largest city of the Southern part of the United States with several captivating places which attract people from all around the world. This ‘Space city’ located in Texas is rich in diverse population belonging to different backgrounds and creeds. The museum district alone attracts more than 7 million visitors every year. Starting from all fascinating institutions, centers, and museums located in this huge city; Houston is particularly substantial for its culture, sports, entertainment, media, fashion, business, science and education. Following is a selective list of most significant places one must visit when heading for Houston.

10) Space Center Houston

One of the top most attractions, Space Center Houston is an educational foundation with an enormous space museum which invites over 1 million visitors annually. People love its artifacts and hardware including the Gemini 5 capsule, Saturn V, Apollo 17 and the Lunar Rover. It has special level 9 tours for visitors to visit some great buildings and distinct areas such as the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. Another interesting hallmark of this place is the live streaming titled as ‘living in space’ which presents the daily life on the International space station. A person having interest in Astronomy shall never miss this awesome place to visit.

9) Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

Situated in the heart of museum district in Houston comes in one of the largest museum’s in States. The museum of fine arts has a great architectural history as a contribution of famous designers and architects. There are two main gallery buildings with astonishingly big art collection including American, European, French, African, Latin American, Asian, and Islamic Art to add up to the diversity of collection it encompasses. One can also amuse oneself through its visitor’s center, sculpture garden, café and a gift shop.

8) The Galleria Houston

As a fine and dynamic shopping center, The Galleria is a perfect place for all shopaholic people out there to visit and buy some great branded stuff. For a huge collection of items, this shopping panache place has people with different tastes by which they get satisfied up to the mark for all the shopping they do here at this popular domain. Apart from all the terrific brands like Macy’s, Gucci, Chanel, Prada, Tiffany & Co., it also offers its visitors some cool places to dine in such as The Cheesecake Factory, Kona Grill and the Rainforest Café.

7) Minute Maid Park Houston

Harboring a retractable roof, this stadium landscapes a fine natural grass based sports field with its name which comes from a soft drink brand known as the Minute Maid. It has a great capacity for around 42,000 visitors who enjoy various sports based events organized throughout the year including rugby, soccer and the professional baseball. It is easy to reach this place through public transportation including bus and the light rail conveyance services.

6) Downtown Aquarium

Of many redeveloped landmarks, the Downtown Aquarium is one located on a six acre site. This winning place is divided into six major themed areas including Shipwreck, Rainforest, Sunken temple, Discovery rig, Gulf of Mexico and the Louisiana Swamp. This gigantic place usually contains over 200 kinds of species of aquatic life from all over the world. All the interactive displays attract many visitors to this aquarium wonderland. It also has a ballroom, exhibits, restaurants, bars, and shopping places for full-fledged entertainment.

5) The Houston Museum of Natural Science

This science museum is situated on the northern limits of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas and it mainly focuses on science and education through great exhibitions, advanced 3D technology, butterfly zoo, and the digital-sky star-field projector. It has some best telescopes for astronomy and permanent exhibits for minerals, wildlife, malacology, chemistry, paleontology and energy. Apart from all those researchers having love for scientific history, local people enjoy a variety of scientific stuff from daily lives.

4) Houston Symphony

The Houston Symphony inspires many people through some outstanding music which is performed by amazing orchestra. They immensely help in enriching the lives of the diverse citizenry of the city of Houston. Some notable musicians have given their performance at this place including James Auston, Mark Hughes, Hal Robinson and Laila Storch. With rich historical background of musical excellence, this organization has a fully packed season with various concerts attended by 350,000 people annually.

3) JP Morgan Chase Tower

The tallest building in Houston, JP Morgan Chase Tower offers a huge variety of lobby level amenities and tunnel level amenities including Starbucks, Putty’s pizza, Gigi’s cupcakes, Paradise gifts, eT, Alonti and Ninfa’s express. It has a sky lobby based on 60th floor as an observation desk. The express elevator provides an awe-inspiring panoramic view of the city.

2) The Music Box Theater

The music box is an admired theater in Houston which unbelievably houses the string of hits regarding plays and musical production. With a great capacity for 860 people, this theater is a home for entertainment with valuable and notable productions such as Superior Donuts, Pippin, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and State Fair. It is a perfect place to be at for all those who affiliate well with arts and performance.

1) Houston Toyota Center

When it comes to entertainment and sports, the Houston Toyota Center fulfils both the quest for fun and enjoyment. There are several concerts, touring shows, games and other live entertainment shows hosted at this place which stretches to six blocks. Many renowned singers and artists have performed at this amazing sphere in the past, a few of them including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, and Britney Spears.