Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Houston, United States

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 135 m
Descend 132 m

Explore Houston in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in HoustonIndividual Sights in Houston

Sight 1: Downtown Aquarium

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Downtown Aquarium is a public aquarium and restaurant located in Houston, Texas, United States that was developed from two Houston landmarks: Fire Station No. 1 and the Central Waterworks Building. The aquarium is located on a 6-acre (2.4 ha) site at 410 Bagby Street in downtown Houston. It houses over 200 species of aquatic animals in 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L) of aquariums. The complex includes two restaurants, a bar, and banquet facilities. It offers programs such as Marine Biologist for a Day, Zoologist for a Day, Sea Safari Camp, overnight stays and more. The education department works with school groups and conducts outreach programs.

Wikipedia: Downtown Aquarium (Houston) (EN)

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Sesquicentennial Park

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Sesquicentennial Park

Sesquicentennial Park is an urban park in downtown Houston, Texas. Established in 1989 along the banks of Buffalo Bayou, the 22.5-acre (91,000 m2) park was established in 1986 to commemorate the 150-year anniversary of the founding of the city of Houston and of the Republic of Texas.

Wikipedia: Sesquicentennial Park (EN)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Wortham Theatre Center

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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. The City of Houston owns the building, and the Houston First Corporation operates the facility.

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204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Alley Theatre

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Alley TheatreRick Kimpel from Spring, TX, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Alley Theatre is a Tony Award-winning theatre company in Houston, Texas. It is the oldest professional theatre company in Texas and the third oldest resident theatre in the United States. Alley Theatre productions have played on Broadway at Lincoln Center, toured more than 40 American cities, and played internationally in Berlin, Paris, and St. Petersburg.

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188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Bayou Music Center

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The Bayou Music Center is an indoor theater owned by Live Nation and located in Houston, Texas, United States. The theater is located at the Bayou Place entertainment complex in Downtown Houston.

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340 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Tranquillity Park

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Tranquillity Park is a municipal park in Houston, Texas.

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503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Sam Houston Park

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Sam Houston Park is an urban park located in downtown Houston, Texas, United States, dedicated to the buildings and culture of Houston's past. The park, which was the first to be established in the city, was developed on land purchased by former Mayor Sam Brashear in 1900.

Wikipedia: Sam Houston Park (EN)

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Scanlan Fountain

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Scanlan Fountain is an 1891 cast iron fountain, installed in Houston's Sam Houston Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The fountain was installed in the park in 1972. It was cast by J. L. Mott Iron Works c. 1880 and held by a private individual before being donated to the city by the family of the owner.

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678 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Eleanor Tinsley Park

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Eleanor Tinsley Park is a section of Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, Texas. It was designated on April 20, 1998 in honor of Eleanor Tinsley, who served as a member of the Houston City Council At-Large for 16 years.

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707 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Houston Police Officers' Memorial

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Houston Police Officers' Memorial

The Houston Police Officers Memorial is a piece of public art erected in Houston, Texas, in 1991, to recognize the sacrifices made by city police officers and to honor those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The monument is a large-scale granite sculpture by artist Jesús Bautista Moroles.

Wikipedia: Houston Police Officer's Memorial (EN)

1061 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 11: Tolerance

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Tolerance is an outdoor 2011 aluminum sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, installed along Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas, in the United States. It consists of seven separate wire frame human figures on granite pedestals.

Wikipedia: Tolerance (sculpture) (EN)

1774 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 12: Temple Beth Israel

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Temple Beth Israel

Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The congregation, founded in 1854, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas; and it operates the Shlenker School.

Wikipedia: Congregation Beth Israel (Houston) (EN)

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