TunnelWalk & Rail Tour.  This weekday walking tour features a free round-trip ride on MetroRail, Texas history and Art Deco architecture inside the 1929 Chase Building, Chase Tower's sky lobby looking west, and the Downtown Houston Tunnel System.  This itinerary is suitable for children in strollers and people in wheelchairs or who have trouble with stairs.

When: Mondays & Thursdays, 10:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m.  Fee: $20; children 6-12, $5; children 5 years old and younger, free with two paying adults. 

Start/End: MetroRail's Fannin-South Station, 1604 West Bellfort, Houston, Texas  77054.  Write down your parking space number as you will need to put that number into the parking meter near the MetroRail platform.  Parking is usually $3/space.

Spaghetti Warehouse Ghost Hunt Lock-In. 
Twenty lucky adults get to spend a night hunting for ghosts inside the Spaghetti Warehouse after it closes. 
When: August 21-22 -- 5 spaces available * September 18-19 -- 18 spaces available
Fee: $50.00.  Advance Paid Reservations Required. 

GHOST WALKS 2010: These Ghost Walks are NOT Ghost Hunts.  Suitable for All Ages.  Listen to true tales and urban legends on these night-time walking tours in the Downtown Historic District featuring the GHOST AT LA CARAFE (Note: We do not go inside La Carafe.) * THE DONNELLAN CRYPT * A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS * THE BARMAID'S BEST FRIEND (Note: We do not go inside the Brewery Tap.) * THE END OF THE ALLEN BROTHERS * THE GHOSTS OF THE SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE (Note: We do not go inside the Spaghetti Warehouse until the end of the tour.)  Everyone receives a copy of Sandra Lord's "Short Guide to the Paranormal."

Start/End:  Discover Houston Tours' Table at front of Nico Nico's in Market Square Park.  Parking is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends, except at specially marked meters.  For an interactive parking map, please go to www.DowntownHouston.org.

Registration: 30 minutes before tour start time.  Fee: $15/person; advance paid reservations strongly suggested.  For available dates and times, please go to the Tour Calendar.

PRIVATE GROUP TOURS.  For groups of 10 or more.  Itineraries include weekday tours of the Downtown Houston Tunnel System, Riding the Rail Tours, and driving tours featuring places of worship, art and architecture, Houston's Historic Wards, the Houston Heights, River Oaks, Montrose, Tanglewood, and such famous folks as Clark Garble, George & Barbara Bush, Jesse Jones, Howard Hughes, and Philip Johnson.  Three step-on tours are especially popular with Harris County senior citizens using the Precinct buses: Lifestyles of Houston's Rich & Famous, Broomstick Adventure, and Jingle Jaunt.  Call Sandra Lord at (713) 222-9255 for details.