Houston (U.S.A Texas)
Facts | Shopping | Eating Out | Nightlife | Places of interest
Houston is the nation’s fourth largest city, home to 2 million people and a hub of international businesses. Houston’s leaders are also focusing their attention on making their city not only a great place to live, but a great place to visit as well.
Shopping to your heart’s desire. Houston offers everything! Best mall is the Galleria Mall. 
Weekdays the place is quite and relaxing with over 300 shops, restaurants, and lots more under one roof. If your sugar level is low then head for the very yummy Cheese Cake factory. Everything inside is bad for your cholesterol but its soooooo good.
Taxi $20 one way, Bus number 82 costs $1
Traders Village Open every Saturday and Sunday year round. This supersize flea market offers bargain seekers from everything from Oriental carpets and homemade salsas to garage sale treasures and one-of-a-kind art. With as many as 1,200 dealers operating on the 100-acre site, you are sure to find something.
Contact your hotel Concierge for travel details
Houston's top attraction is the official visitor's center for NASA more>>
You will find plenty to do watching simulations that allow you to experience what it's like to walk in space or land on the moon. Take the tram ride and visit the control room that sent a man to the moon.
Taxi $100+ Return:
Car Hire $40-85
Watch live NBA. See Yao Ming and others in action, check tickets and full listing of upcoming games click here
@ Toyota Center
Houston Zoo housing over 4,500 animals belonging to over 900 species.
Great day out with lots of interesting animals to see. click here
Located in Hermann Park adjacent to the Texas Medical Center and the Museum District.
Tel 713-533-6500
Check out the Metro
Galveston Island park is the first convertible waterpark with an entire area that can be 
opened or closed for indoor / outdoor year-round operation. During the Wasserfest Heated Indoor Season, the Wasserfest area is converted to an indoor waterpark and features a dozen heated attractions.
Car Hire $40-85
The Lone Star Flight Museum, located in Galveston, has more than 40 historicall
y significant aircraft and many hundreds of artifacts related to the history of flight. The museum's collection is rare because most of the aircraft are flyable. Perfect place for those aircraft buffs and the flight deck crew.
Car hire $40-85 ask for map directions
Houston is one of America's great restaurant towns. Grill and meat places are the most popular, however no matter what you're kind of cuisine is, you're sure to find it in Houston. 
There are over 6000 restaurants in the area, with a little something from regional, to international, to fusion. If you journey out to see some of the attractions then stop off at Kemah Boardwalk. Here you will find plenty of places to eat with outside amusement rides for you and your crew to enjoy. Downtown in Houston provides wide choices as well, here is a few with their links.
The Downtown Aquarium, Artista, Benihana Of Tokyo,
Houston has vast selection of local bars, so no matter who you are or how you like to spend your nights out, Houston is supplied with a seemingly limitless list of places to get your own special groove on.
Flying Saucer Draught Emporium. Has the largest beer selection in the city, with 81 on tap and more than 140 in bottles. Richmond Arms authentic English pub atmosphere and grub draws Brits, a place to watch English Premier League and UEFA Champions League football. Sullivan's live music by some of the city best jazz and R & B musicians fueling the full-tilt dance floor action.