• Explore the 19 world-class museums, galleries, and cultural centers in the Houston Museum District, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Zoo, and Hermann Park.

• Visit Houston's Downtown Aquarium, a sprawling spot for sea life that features touch pools, shark tanks, and dutifully reproduced aquatic ecosystems.

• Explore Historic Market Square Park. Originally known as Congress Square, this historic district has seen the construction and dismantling of four city halls.