A Marmac Guide To Houston And Galveston

While Houston has enjoyed unprecedented growth in its development into an increasingly international business center, coastal Galveston retains the history and charm of its past. Business travelers to both cities and new residents of the area will enjoy the sites, restaurants, accommodations, and other features listed in this new edition. Attractions include AstroWorld, the Astrodome, the Museum of Print History and Graphic Art, NASA Space Center, the Port of Houston, Sam Houston Memorial Park, and more. This volume provides self-guided walking tours to the major attractions and detailed information on dozens of activities. Helpful information on historical districts plus a list of attractions, maps, photos, and charts can help make a visit more enjoyable.

For the businessman, newcomer, or visitor, this guide provides information on population, services, recreation, accommodations, restaurants, and main attractions. Comprehensive information in an easy-to-use format on the area's past, transportation, lodging, dining, nightlife, entertainment, shopping, sights, and more. While Houston holds tight to its traditions, economic development and cultural diversity are rapidly moulding it into the international city of the twenty-first century. And this newly updated fourth edition is the perfect guide with which to explore it. The list of attractions that includes the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Space Center Houston, the Astrodome, Six Flags AstroWorld, the Port of Houston, and the Downtown Pedestrian Tunnel System is essential for anyone seeking something new and fun to do.

An award-winning travel writer, photographer, and editor introduces the sites, restaurants, accommodations, and other features of these two major Texas metropolises to would-be visitors and new residents alike. Original.

With descriptions of over 1,000 B&B's in every price range, this updated guide to America's best B&B's coast to coast includes maps and illustrations.