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Houston's Official City Tour

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Houston's Official City Tour! From the HCT Visitors Center, explore Houston on a 80-minute Houston sightseeing tour, which travels by double-and single deck unique open top buses around the city including sights such as Convention center, Minute Maid Park, Historic District & Market Square, Downtown Aquarium, Houston Heritage Society Park, Financial District, Midtown and more. Enjoy unobstructed views of breathtaking architecture and live onboard commentary. Experience Houston's most noteworthy attraction and explore Houston like never before! Alternate vehicles may be used according to number of passengers, weather or traffic conditions.

Activity location

• 901 Bagby St, Downtown
• 77002-2526, Houston, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

• 1302 Dallas Street
• 77002, Houston, Texas, United States
• Tue, Apr 23 $40
• Wed, Apr 24 $40
• Thu, Apr 25 $40
• Fri, Apr 26 $40
• Sat, Apr 27 $40
• Sun, Apr 28 $40
• Mon, Apr 29 $40
• Tue, Apr 30 $40
• Wed, May 1 $40
• Thu, May 2 $40
• Fri, May 3 $40
• Sat, May 4 $40
• Sun, May 5 $40
• Mon, May 6 $40
• Tue, May 7 $40
• Activity duration is 1 hour and 20 minutes 1h 20m 1h 20m

What's included, what's not

• What's included What's included Map and orientation
• What's included What's included In-person tour guide is available in the weekends and pre recorded audios are offered every weekdays
• What's excluded What's excluded Gratuities
• What's excluded What's excluded Hotel pickup and drop-off (all passengers have to meet us at the Visitors Center)

Know before you book

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
• Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark

Activity itinerary

Discovery green (pass by), annunciation catholic church (pass by), minute maid park (pass by), main street (pass by), downtown historic district market square (pass by), alley theatre (pass by), jesse h. jones hall for the performing arts (pass by), wortham center (pass by), downtown aquarium (pass by), julia ideson reading room (pass by), tranquility park (pass by), buffalo bayou park (pass by), toyota center (pass by), jpmorgan chase tower (pass by), houston graffiti building, the heritage society (pass by), george h.w. bush monument (pass by), best deals on things to do, top experiences in houston.

• 1302 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002
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The best tour in Houston!

Established in 2012, Houston City Tours LLC is the first hop on -hop off Double-Decker tour bus service introduced in Houston. We are proud members of the Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau and Certified Tourism Ambassador.

Our tour buses depart at 10:00am – 11:30 – & 1:00pm. The Official Houston City Tour will take you around the city seeing all the major attractions. with live commentary and recorded productions. Our guided tours operates daily and stops at many of Houston’s major attractions. It is the best way to view all that the Space City has to offer.

All tours depart from Visitors Center located at 1302 Dallas Street Houston

Parking lot located next to Visitors center corner of Austin st. & Dallas st.

Tour loops are around 80 minutes and operates seven days a week.

City tour departure times are 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 1:00 pm

Yes, only when you cancel 48 hours before departure or tour is not operating. All services are subject to availability.

Yes, you can cancel and postpone your tour for another date at no extra charge. Non-refundable. Rules apply.

Yes, we offer City lights tours at 7:00 pm. only Fridays - Saturdays & Sundays. 

Yes, hop on at Visitors Center 1302 Dallas street Houston Texas

Yes, cash and major credit cards accepted as well as prepaid vouchers.

Yes, when you buy the City & NASA tour, admission tickets are included.

10:am start your day with a guided city tour and travel to Tanger outlets for a 4-hour visit. return time is around 5:pm

Yes, a great options from city lights to brewery and custom city tours.

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• Duration: 1 Hr 20 Mins
• Language: English
• Departure Time : 10:15 AM
• Return Details :  First loop starts at 10:00 am  Start your tour from Houston City Tours Visitor Center @ 1302 Dallas Street, Houston TX  Must come in to check in and receive wrist band before tour starts. .. read more
• Cancellation Policy : This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

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Beautiful urban park located in the heart of the Convention Center district. The Mother church of Catholicism in Houston and declared a historic landmark. Old union train station and now home of the major league team the Houston Astros. Admire the last original buildings of the historic Houston downtown district. See the historic place where the first Houstonians built their original areas for commerce and government. Admire this Art Deco 1939 historic City Hall building in front of Hermann square. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos. Theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America. Amazing theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America, and home of the Houston Symphony. Amazing theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America, and home of the Houston Grand Opera. Filled with seafood restaurants and a sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos. Admire this 1923 Spanish style historic public library. Beautiful urban park to commemorate the Apollo 11 Mission controlled from Houston. Go ever a bridge on the Buffalo bayou river, where in 1836 John and Augustus Allen founded Houston. Home of the professional NBA basketball team the Houston Rockets. This 75-story building is the tallest structure in Texas. Amazing street art and art expressions around this area. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos. 11 historic homes and museums next to the old Sam Houston park. Overlooking the buffalo bayou, see the statue of the United States' 41st President.

• Map and orientation
• In-person tour guide is available in the weekends and pre recorded audios are offered every weekdays
• Hotel pickup and drop-off (all passengers have to meet us at the Visitors Center)

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adults lap

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund

Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark

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Traveler Reviews

The artwork and the friendliness of the staff was incredible. We were well informed. We would definitely recommend this tour!

My favorite part of the tour was seeing all the beautiful garfiti..The team was nice and friendly ❤️

A fantastic City tour! Antonio was very informative and had lots of relevant information. Mixed in with some music and interesting audio clips, this was an awesome tour of Houston, perfect in length (90 mins). Thank you!!!!

Houston is a beautiful city. Fascinated with the various murals. Ben was a great tour guide and gave so much history on he city and state of Texas. The tour was great. Just wished they provide an air conditioned bus as well.

What a fun tour! First off and my favorite part was the tour guide Ben; he was so personable and funny! I learned a lot about the city from him. Our driver Yolanda was also great! The tour I took is not hop-on, hop-off but they do let you hop off at one point before it ends and give you bottled water. You get to see the main city areas and let me tell you, some of these buildings are not only super tall but also beautiful! The one thing to take into consideration is seating and the heat. There are plenty of seats that have cover but there are also some in the back that do not and it gets very very hot so I recommend shorts, a tank top and your hair up in a ponytail because you will sweat! The key is to get there early so that you can take one of the covered seats. I would definitely recommend this tour!

I appreciated learning about the history of Houston. I think more information about why Galveston was so prosperous should have been mentioned. Galveston was to the largest port for Slave trade. Juneteenth was started in Galveston. Tell the good and the bad.

It was an exciting experience, our tour guide made it fun. She did an amazing job in sharing stories about Houston, Texas

The tour guide was knowledgeable and pointed out the interesting parts of the city. It was much easier than trying to walk it in the heat and we had a short stop outside city hall. It was a great way to see the city on a day layover.

It was super interesting! We took a lot of pictures of this beautiful city. The roof top of the bus is fun even if the weather was super hot. I recommend it to anyone.

On time, good overview of Houston, driver on bus and hostess in checkin area friendly; AC waiting area.

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