Houston City Sightseeing Tour: Air-Conditioned Historical Exploration
4.8
161 Ratings
Houston
Embark on an air-conditioned city tour of Houston, exploring its rich history, landmarks, and famous neighborhoods. Enjoy informative commentary from knowledgeable guides and receive souvenirs and dining vouchers along the way.
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Downtown Historic District Market Square - Hear it’s history from certified guide as well as updates on current events and available activities.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED.
  • Discovery Green - Hear it’s history, it’s purpose, get updated on current events, activities, what’s available there, procedures, how to return later.

THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED.

  • Buffalo Bayou Park - Hear it’s history, purpose, updates on current events and available activities.
  • Minute Maid Park - Hear history, purpose, updates on current events, how to contact or return.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED.
  • City Hall - Hear history, updates on activities
  • Sam Houston Park - History, updates on activities, what’s available there.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED.
  • Tranquility Park - Hear it’s history, purpose, updates on current activities
  • Bayou Place - Updates on current events, purpose and activities
  • Alley Theatre - Hear it’s history, contact information, how to return.
  • Sesquicentennial Park - Hear its history, purpose, updates
  • George R. Brown Convention Center - Hear it’s history, origin, purpose, updates on current events, how to return.

THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED.

  • Toyota Center - Hear its history, updates on current events, how to return, contact.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR IF DESIRED AS OPPOSED TO HOTEL RETURN.
  • The Houston Museum of Natural Science - Updates, receive brochures about contents, prices, hours of operation.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT IF DESIRED AS IT IS SHOWN LAST ON TOUR.
  • Houston Museum District - District tour points out most of the museums. Receive brochures with contact information, pricing, hours of operation, how to return later.

THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT IF DESIRED AS IT IS SHOWN LAST ON THE TOUR.

  • Hermann Park - Hear it’s history, receive mobile tour of 445 acre park pointing out all areas of interest, updates on current events, whats available there, how to return later.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT IF DESIRED AS IT IS SHOWN LAST ON THE TOUR BEFORE RETURNING TO HOTEL.
  • Houston Zoo - Updates on activities, hours, prices, how to return.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AS IT IS SHOWN LAST ON THE TOUR BEFORE RETURNING TO HOTEL.
  • Waugh Drive Bat Colony - How did they get there? Why are they there? Come along and find out.
  • Annunciation Catholic Church - Hear it’s history, updates, how to return
  • First United Methodist Church - History, updates, how to return later.
  • House of Blues - Updates, how to return,
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED AS OPPOSED TO HOTEL RETURN.
  • Downtown Aquarium - Updates, current events, how to return, prices, whats available there, how to contact, how to return, complimentary appetizer on us.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT IF DESIRED AS OPPOSED TO HOTEL RETURN
  • Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar - How to contact, how to return later.
    *THIS CAN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AT END OF TOUR AS OPPOSED TO HOTEL RETURN.
  • Hobby Center for the Performing Arts - See updates on events, activities, how to contact, how to return later.
    *THIS CN ALSO BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED.
  • Phoenicia Specialty Foods - Hear about hours, contents, receive brochures.
    *THIS CAN BE A DROP OFF POINT AFTER TOUR ENDS IF DESIRED.
  • George R. Brown Convention Center - Convention Center where multiple conventions and other Houston events are held.
  • Hobby Center for the Performing Arts - The Hobby Center of Performing Arts opened in 2002 as a theater located in Houston’s Theater District.
  • George H.W. Bush Monument - An 8foot Bronze Sculpture of former president George H.W. Bush located within Sesquicentennial Park.
  • Wortham Center - The Wortham Center is home to Houston Ballet and grand opera since 1987
  • JPMorgan Chase Tower - The Chase Tower is tallest building in Texas at 75 stories tall.
  • Rice University Campus - The Rice University is one of the top 10 Universities in the country.
What's Included
  • Bottled Water, light snack
  • Curbside pickup from hotels, lofts, and Airbnb’s in select areas
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • 1 free souvenir for every 2 people in your party
What's Not Included
  • $1.-$5 parking fee for drive ups
Additional Information

Houston’s foremost City Sightseeing Tour offers an air-conditioned voyage, ensuring refuge from Houston’s excessive temperature, with a requirement of a minimum of two people in your group.

Tune in to the engaging narratives about Houston’s history, demographics, statistics, captivating stories and interesting facts from our informed guides, while you meander through the tree-shaded paths of the grand River Oaks in our ‘Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous’ tour, all in the soothing relief of air-conditioning. Catch glimpses of Colleges, stadiums, landmarks, parks, the Houston Museum District nestled in Hermann Park, and the Houston Zoo where you have the option to conclude your tour to explore the Zoo or any of the 19 museums there.

Decided on exploring the Museum district?
Proceed to get off at the Museum District which is the final stop in the tour, arriving at approximately 1:45 PM.
It is the traveler’s responsibility to manage their own return to the hotel with this option.

Expect to receive brochures, dining vouchers, coupons from our affiliate merchants, restaurants, and 1 COMPLIMENTARY SOUVENIR for every duo in your group prior to your return to the hotel or any other location encountered during the tour.

  • Group capacity will be 10 travelers maximum
  • Collapsible, non motorized wheelchairs only. Participant must be able to board vehicle without assistance from driver.
  • Not recommended for travelers who cannot go 3 hours without the use of a restroom or cigarette
Location
Downtown Historic District Market Square
301 Milam St,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karen_k
Jun 10, 2024
Wonderful city - Alan was our tour guide and was fabulous. So informative knew everything about this amazing city. He was so accommodating answered our questions without hesitation and a very warm friendly courteous man. Great tour.
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Siboneym201
Jun 2, 2024
Fell In Love with Houston, All Over Again - Our Houstonian Guide made me fall all over again with Houston. My best friend came for the first time and she fell in love, with Houston, after the tour. There were only 4 of us on the tour and our guide was kind and very knowledgeable. He even came to pick us up at another location because we had gotten our pick up time wrong. I would take this tour again. I only wish I could remember our guide's name because I'd take it again but only with him.
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232suzyc
Jun 1, 2024
Lots of great info on Houston - Excellent tour of downtown Houston and beautiful homes. Our guide was very informative. The ride was very comfortable and we all had window seats so we could easily see the sights. I highly recommend this tour
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Andreiach6198oz
May 24, 2024
Don’t miss out! - My friend and I had an amazing experience on this bus tour. Allen was super friendly and knowledgable and he shared so many interesting facts about Houston, including places to see and visit (which we did!). This was such an informative and fun tour and I wish I had done it earlier when we arrived so he had even more time to explore some of the places Allen recommended that we hadn’t hear of or read before. 100% recommend, you won’t regret it.
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Kirchik
May 18, 2024
Great tour - Allen was an excellent guide, passionate about Houston, very useful to have an impression about city you visit for a short time
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Dora
May 10, 2024
Best tour ever! - We were the only ones that had booked the tour for the day so we had quite the personalised experience. Allan was a fabulous tour guide. I wish he was my personal driver! He gave us a descriptive tour of Houston and Texas history in general. Being from Australia we learnt a lot!
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Oscar_m
May 4, 2024
Very complete and informative tour - Great tour guide. Very respectful, communicative and helpful tour guide. We learned a lot about the city, very knowledgeable.
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Janine
Apr 24, 2024
Great tour for anyone new to Houston - Allen was our local guide. We saw so much of Houston in just a couple hours. Allen was so knowledgeable about everything and able to answer any questions we had. Highly recommend.
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Steven_s
May 27, 2024
Tough start - Great tour with guide, Al. However, very difficult to set up. The rep couldn't tell me where to go to meet the tour and couldn't tell me the times that it started or of options and it wasn't listed on the website. The pickup site was in the middle of a bug empty parking lot with no signage and the tour van was not there initially. It was a very difficult start, but good once we got it figured out. Viator need to seriously look at these issues.
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Theresa_m
May 21, 2024
The tour took long considering the 3 hour 30 minute tour. Restrooms were not available. I partially wet my pant. - Needing to use the bathroom and couldn’t. I couldn’t concentrate on the tour. He should have given us a decent place to use the restroom and not a porter John that wasn’t there and a recreation park restroom that was locked. I partially wet my pants. It was horrible. I was bold and went to a restaurant restroom. Others on the trip kept asking about the restroom, especially an older man and 2 young women. He kept ignoring them by saying the next stop. The stop came when he dropped them off at their destination location. We were the last destination and he sure came in to use the restroom in the hotel we were staying at. I was so furious with him, because he wouldn’t stop at a decent place for everyone to relieve themselves.
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