Houston
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Overview
Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. The city covers more than 600 square miles (1,600 km²) and is the county seat of Harris County—the third-most populous in the country. As of the 2004 U.S. Census estimate, Houston had a population of more than 2 million. The city is at the heart of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the largest cultural and economic center of the Gulf Coast region and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 5.3 million in 10 counties. Edit this section or read more
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Hotels and lodging
The Four Seasons Hotel Houston is located in downtown Houston, the 4th-largest city in America. Four Seasons Hotel Houston opened in 1982 and became the city’s first AAA Five Diamond hotel in 1996.
Attractions
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- The Houston Butterfly Museum
- The Houston Zoo
- Minute Maid Park
- The Galleria
- NASA Johnson Space Center
- Kemah Boardwalk
- Reliant Park & The Astrodome
Shopping
- The Galleria
- The Rice Village
Maps and transportation
Getting to Houston
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is the main airport for most international and domestic flights, and is the central hub for Continental Airlines. Hobby Airport (HOU), south of downtown and the former major airport, serves smaller domestic flights.
Interstate 10, Interstate 45, Interstate 610, U.S. Highway 59, State Highway Beltway 8, and State Highway 288 are all the main highways in the Houston area. They are all capable of holding thousands of cars per day.
The only rail service into Houston is Amtrak, which has a small station in the downtown area.
Exploring Houston
Practical information and resources
Restaurants
- Goode Co. BBQ
- Goode Co. Taqueria
- Goode Co. Seafood
- Molina's
- Grotto
- Ninfa's
- Treebeards
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Nightlife
Photo gallery
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Everything else
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External resources
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