The Best of Houston Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Departure Point

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Duration
1 hour - 3 hours

Languages Available

• Audio guide - English

Points of Interest

Stop At: Buffalo Bayou Park
3600 Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive, , Houston, Texas
Next, we'll arrive at the Buffalo Bayou Park, where we'll get a chance to see the enormous cisterns the once quenched the thirst of the entire city! We'll also learn how the city transformed and found new uses for these cisterns once they weren't needed for drinking water any longer. NOTE: This 39+ mile-long tour covers the essentials of Houston in 2-3 hours. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sam Houston Park
1100 Bagby St, , Houston, Texas
Our drive takes us past Sam Houston Park next, where a row of preserved historic homes display how Houstonians from all walks of life lived, from freed slaves building new lives for themselves to affluent merchants.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Houston City Hall
901 Bagby Street, Houston, TX 77002
We'll park at City Hall and hear about the challenges of building it during the Great Depression. We'll also get a good look at the statues of Houston's founders which stand before the hall, and learn about how those statues had to wait over 80 years to be built!
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Pennzoil Place
Houston, TX 77002
We'll keep driving until we see Pennzoil Place, a pair of huge black towers looming over Houston. Here, we'll pick up some facts about the imposing buildings and the innovative architect behind them.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Market Square Park
301 Milam Street, Houston, TX 77002
Our route takes us next through Houston's Historic District, chock full of gorgeous old buildings. We'll also hear about the multiple fires which swept across the old City Hall, and the celebrities like Johnny Carson who have partied in this very district!
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: JPMorgan Chase Tower
600 Travis St, , Houston, Texas
The next sight we'll see is the Chase Tower, the tallest building in all of Texas. Here, we'll uncover some secrets of its construction, like how the original design was hazardous to air traffic and it sports a helipad that's never been used!
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Christ Church Cathedral
1117 Texas St, , Houston, Texas
Next, we'll park at the Christ Church Cathedral, Houston’s very first religious congregation which dates back to 1859. We'll also hear about the generous stranger who's responsible for a steer's head being part of the church seal.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Daikin Park
501 Crawford St, Houston, Texas
Our route then passes Minute Maid Park, the famous baseball stadium designed to imitate the Golden Age of baseball.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Emancipation Park
3018 Emancipation Avenue, Houston, TX 77004
Next, we'll see Emancipation Park, a lovely recreational space with a rich history. We'll hear about emancipation, Juneteenth in Texas, and how this park became an epicenter for the Black community in Houston. Then, we'll get the real facts on some of Houston's most notorious urban legends.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Houston Museum District
4912 Main Street, , Houston, Texas
As we drive, we'll enter Houston's Museum District, home to fascinating museums covering everything from Black history to natural science to fine arts and beyond. If you want a really deep dive into the city of Houston, this is the place to be.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Hermann Park
6001 Fannin St, , Houston, Texas
Next, we'll pass Hermann Park, home to plenty of attractions for the little ones, including an entire zoo featuring cheetahs, chimps, and more!
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Rice University
6100 Main St, Houston, Texas
Our route brings us through the Rice University campus next, where we'll get some insight into the founder and hear about a baffling--and very ambitious--senior prank conducted by an alum known only as "The Mastermind."
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: William Marsh Rice Statue
Houston, TX 77005
Next, we'll see the subject of the prank itself: the William Marsh Rice Statue, and learn about how the pranksters banded together to protect one of their own from repercussions.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: San Jacinto Street
San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX
As we continue through the Rice campus, we'll see the strange, pyramid-shaped building known as Skyspace. Here, we'll get a quick rundown of what this odd building is for, and how you can experience its beautiful sky viewings for yourself.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Discovery Green
1500 McKinney St, , Houston, Texas
We'll keep driving past MacGregor Park and listen to the story of how he revolutionized Houston's transit system by replacing the donkeys it relied on for far too long.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Houston Graffiti Building
2011 Leeland St, Houston, Texas
At the end of the boulevard, look to the right. You should be able to spot the bronze statue of Dr. King. For a full picture of his life and achievements, check out the African American Culture Museum in Midtown.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St, Lester And Sue Smith Campus, Houston, Texas
As we drive, we'll end up on the Old Spanish Trail. Once upon a time, it spanned the entirety of the country! This trail stretched over 2,750 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. Next, we'll look down get the inside scoop on the importance of oil and gas in Texas's development, and look up at the stars to hear about NASA, the infamous Apollo 13 mission, and world-famous astronomer Carl Sagan.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Houston Museum of Natural Science
5555 Hermann Park Dr, , Houston, Texas
The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, near the city of Houston. The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, Texas
Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre public urban park in Downtown Houston, Texas, bounded by La Branch Street to the west, McKinney Street to the north, Avenida de las Americas to the east, and Lamar Street to the south.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Children's Museum Houston
1500 Binz St, , Houston, Texas
Grouping of industrial structures featuring rotating displays of colorful street art & murals.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Health Museum
1515 Hermann Dr, , Houston, Texas
The Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District, in the U.S. state of Texas. The Holocaust memorial museum is the fourth largest in the U.S., and opened in 1996. A major commitment of the Holocaust Museum Houston is education.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape
Suzanne Deal Booth Centennial Pavilio, Houston, Texas
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Old Spanish Trail
Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, located in the Houston Museum District, Houston, is one of the largest museums in the United States. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 70,000 works from six continents.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: MacGregor Park
5225 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77021
Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot.
Duration: Not Available

Stop At: MacGregor Park MLK
Houston, TX 77021
Built in 2012, the pyramidal structure accommodates 120 people between two levels. Twilight Epiphany is acoustically engineered to host musical performances and to act as a laboratory for Shepherd School of Music students. Constructed of grass, concrete, stone and composite steel, the structure is equipped with an LED light sequence that projects onto the ceiling and through an aperture in the 72-foot square knife-edge roof during sunrise and at sunset. Turrell's composition of light complements the natural light present at twilight, and transforms the Skyspace into a locale for experiencing beauty and reflecting on the surrounding campus and the natural world.
Duration: Not Available

Additional Information

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
• How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
• Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
• Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
• Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
• Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Inclusions

• Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!

Exclusions

• Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

Redemption Instructions
Set your tour up NOW ahead of your trip, while in wifi/cell signal. Do not wait until your travel date, your tour is VALID FOR ONE YEAR.

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Your tour is VALID FOR ONE YEAR. The tour is not tied to your travel date and is valid any day, any time for multiple visits for one year from your purchase date.

3. Audio Tour Tips

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Important Note: Your purchase is for the audio tour ONLY. It does not include entrance tickets to parks or attractions.

CarPlay and Android Auto are not yet supported. Connect your phone via Bluetooth, USB, or Aux for audio. Use the phone speakers if needed.

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Voucher Info
Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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