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GROUP
RIDING THE RAIL TOURS
Advance reservations always required.
Fees: Vary depending upon option chosen. $1-$2 MetroRail fare additional (ages 12+), $0.25 - $0.50 (ages 5-11).
TUNNELWALK & RAIL TOUR, 9:30 a.m.-11:30
a.m.
Weekdays.
Start/End:
Jason's Deli, 901 McKinney
between Travis & Main. Your tour starts with a
short ride on MetroRail to the north end of the line at the University of
Houston-Downtown, then back to the Preston Street Station in the Downtown
Historic District. After a rest stop inside the Post Rice Lofts at Main
and Texas (optional ice cream at Ben & Jerry's), you'll enjoy a westward view
from the highest sky lobby in Texas and a stroll through the
Downtown Houston Tunnel System. Along the way, you'll see historic
frescoes at a National Register bank building. The tour ends at Main
Street Square, just in time for lunch.
SPIRITUAL JOURNEY,
11 a.m.-3 p.m., Sundays.
Start/End: Lobby, Hotel Icon, 220 Main Street.
Tour two religious institutions in downtown, Midtown, and/or the Museum
District. Dutch-treat lunch at a restaurant along the way.
ART &
ARCHITECTURE RIDING THE RAIL TOUR, 11 a.m.-3
p.m., Thursdays.
Start/End:
Museum of
Fine Arts-Houston Visitors Center, 5600 Fannin.
Includes a round-trip ride on MetroRail from the Museum District
Station to the University of Houston-Downtown Station, a Dutch-treat lunch at
the University Cafeteria overlooking Buffalo Bayou, downtown art and
architecture, optional ice cream at Ben & Jerry's, and a stroll through free sections of the Museum of Fine
Arts-Houston Suitable for all ages. Optional
Dutch-treat meal/snacks at
Cafe Express in the MFAH.
Parking:
Free parking is available in two outdoor street-level lots north of the Law
Building along Main Street: one at Bissonnet, one at Oakdale. All-day
covered parking is available for $3 at the Museum Garage on Binz between
Fannin and San Jacinto streets. The entrance is
marked by a large yellow arrow. The Museum Garage is connected to the
MFAH's Visitors Center.
FISHY FRIDAY RIDING THE RAIL TOUR,
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Fridays. Start/End: Fannin-South Park & Ride Lot; the fee is $2/vehicle. Make note of your parking space number
and pay at the machine located near the track. Bring $2/adult for a MetroRail Day Pass. For directions, go to
www.ridemetro.org. We'll ride the full length of the line to UH Downtown, where
there is a great view of downtown. Then we'll walk down the Main Street
Viaduct to Allens Landing Park. We'll have a
Dutch-treat lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse (www.meatballs.com);
restrooms are available. Don't forget to save the leftover bread in a
to-go bag to feed the squirrels and ducks in Hermann Park! We'll walk south three blocks on Main Street through the
Downtown Historic District to the Preston Street Station. After a rest
stop at the Post Rice Lofts (optional ice cream at Ben & Jerry's), we'll reboard MetroRail
and head south to the Hermann Park/Rice U Station. We'll walk through the
Japanese Gardens (restrooms available) and Hermann Park to the Memorial Hermann Park/Houston Zoo
Station, feeding the squirrels and ducks along the way. We'll board MetroRail
for the last time and travel south to the Fannin-South Station.
DOWNTOWN ARCHITECTURE WALKS,
10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays.
Start/End: Visitors Center at City Hall, 901 Bagby..
Stroll past (and sometimes into) historic and modern architectural treasures in
downtown Houston. Event parking at Theater District Garage No. 1, $6.00.
DOWNTOWN ARCHITECTURE WALKS,
10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sundays.
Start/End: Lobby,
Hotel Icon, 220 Main Street.
Stroll past (and sometimes into) historic and modern architectural treasures in
downtown Houston. Free parking downtown on Sundays.