Cheap Flights to Houston

By Court | Permalink | June 30th, 2006

The oil and gas capital of the United States, the fourth largest city in population and second largest in area, with the first dome stadium, the largest concentration of medical institutions in the world, and of course the foremost space center—Houston exemplifies the Texas ideals of being the biggest and the best.

Houston is also very attractive, livable, and fun. There are many parks and smaller green spaces and many unusual public sculptures and fountains. Architecture is often in-your-face, and there’s no end to the odd juxtaposition of elegant and mundane, functional and whimsical. Buildings show a decided degree of originality: the name of Texas Children’s Hospital is spelled out on its sloping lawn in brightly colored letters like giant kids’ blocks; a Mayan pyramid tops a skyscraper, a parking garage has a waterfall flowing over one wall.

NASA, the rodeo, museums, the Astrodome, elegant restaurants and barbecue spots—Houston has plenty to offer. And Houstonians are among the world’s friendliest people. Never hesitate to ask for directions or information; this town, for all its sophistication, still shows the spirit of the frontier days when the pioneers all pitched in to lend a helping hand.