Holiday in Houston

What makes Houston special as a destination?

Houston is the fourth largest city in the USA with over 2.3 million inhabitants and the largest city in Texas. The metropolis on the Gulf of Mexico is especially known as a center for space exploration and the oil industry — the famous "Houston, we have a problem" went around the world in 1970. The Space Center Houston is the official visitor center of NASA and the gateway to the Johnson Space Center, where manned spaceflight has been planned and controlled since the 1960s. Visitors can see real spacecraft, the original Mission Control Room from the Apollo era, and a Saturn V rocket — the largest rocket ever built. A tram tour takes you through the active NASA facilities. The Museum District, with 19 museums in a compact area, is one of the most significant cultural districts in the USA: The Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH) houses over 70,000 works, the Houston Museum of Natural Science showcases an impressive dinosaur collection, and the Children's Museum of Houston is among the best children's museums in America. Many museums are free on Thursdays. Houston is the most diverse city in the USA — even more diverse than New York City. This diversity is reflected in a sensational restaurant scene: Vietnamese, Mexican, Texan, Indian, and Ethiopian cuisines merge into a unique culinary landscape. The Tex-Mex cuisine has some of its strongest expressions here. Hermann Park, with the Houston Zoo and the Miller Outdoor Theatre, offers green recreation in the heart of the city. Buffalo Bayou Park along the river of the same name is Houston's green lung with biking and hiking trails.