Houston info

Links

Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Attractions and visitor’s guide

“Green Houston” links

Google map centered on Brown Convention Center

Galveston tourism Web site (privately owned)

Johnson Space Center

Houston Geological Society

HGS list of sites of geological interest

Facts

• Houston rates first among the nation’s 10 most populous cities in total acreage of parkland and second behind only San Diego, USA, in park acreage per capita, according to a 2007 study by The Trust for Public Land. Houston has 56 405 acres of total park space, with 27.2 acres per 1000 residents. The national average is 18.8 acres per 1000 residents.
• More than 165 public and private golf courses are located in the Greater Houston area.
• The George R. Brown Convention Center has 1.2 million square feet of total meeting space.
• Located 23 miles south of Houston, NASA/Johnson Space Center (named for Lyndon B. Johnson) is the training facility for all of America’s astronauts. “Houston” was the first word spoken from the moon (“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”).
• Houston has had only 14 measurable snowfalls since 1939.
• The average high temperature in Houston in October is 82°F (28°C).