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TunnelWalk & Rail Tours, Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.  Includes a stop inside the historic 1929 Chase Bank Building lobby.  Fee:  $15; one child (ages 3-12) free with two paying adults.  Fee includes MetroRail fare. 

TunnelWalk & Rail Tours, Monday-Friday, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.  Includes a stop inside the Visitors Center at City Hall.  Fee:  $15; one child (ages 3-12) free with two paying adults.  Fee includes MetroRail fare. 

TunnelWalk & Rail Tours, Monday-Friday,  4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.  Includes a stop at the Shops at Houston Center, downtown's three-story shopping mall.  Fee:  $15; one child (ages 3-12) free with two paying adults.  Fee includes MetroRail fare.

Ghost Walks & Broomstick Adventures feature true tales and urban legends about deceased Houstonians.  Bring your digital cameras, flashlights, and EMF meters to see if any spirits are present.  All tours include a stop at the Spaghetti Warehouse. 

Cemetery Walks on Sunday mornings feature the oldest part of Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, including several unique and beautiful mausoleums and stained-glass windows.

Riding the Rail Tours, Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.  & Sunday, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.  Ride MetroRail's entire length from the Fannin-South Station to the University of Houston-Downtown Station.  Look out at the downtown skyline, then board MetroRail for a ride to the fountains at Main Street Square.  Board the train again for a ride to the Museum District Station and a rest stop inside the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston.  Stroll from the MFAH to Hermann Square park, passing the entrance to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.  Ride back to the Fannin-South Station.  Fee: $20; one child (ages 3-12) free with two paying adults.  Fee includes MetroRail fare.

For available dates, please go to the Tour Calendar.  Advance reservations are required for all tours.  To make reservations, please call Sandra Lord at (713) 222-9255 or email her at tourhouston@aol.com.

Most tours start at Discover Houston Tours' office inside the 1880 Scholibo Building at 912 Prairie Street. 

Parking:  For parking options, please go to the interactive map at www.HoustonDowntown.com and click on the parking link. 

Do NOT park at the on-street meters; they allow only 2-hour parking.  Please park at the surface lots between Prairie and Preston on either side of Main Street, at the Market Square Garage, or at a Theater District Garage.