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Houston
Any body got any ideas what you can do in Houston for a lay over of about 10 hours..I dont want to sit in an airport.. thanks
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Houston
You may have a better chance of getting responses if
-you post this under the South section instead of the Midwest -you specify which airport - Houston has two major airports which are about 40 miles apart from each other, so suggestions on what to do could vary based on your location Good luck |
Amah - I'm pretty familiar with IAH, so let me give it a shot:
The airport is quite a distance north of the center city. Given that fact, I usually rent a car (even on one-day visits). A car would allow you to easily reach far-flung attractions. If a rental car is not in your plans, you could use either a cab, shuttle service, or Metro bus (of course, all of these will require transit time). Some suggestions: The downtown area (specifically Bayou Place) with many restaurants and a high-tech Angelika Film Center with art house films ) The Museum area (the Museum of Fine Arts recently opened a new wing, and the Menil Collection is impressive - and is free). The Galleria area - the centerpiece is the huge upscle shopping mall with an ice skating rink on its lower level. The IAH ground transportation website gives suggested proces for cab prices. http://iah.houstonairportsystem.org/transportation A link on the above site will show you the shuttle van services. The shuttles to downtown or to the Galleria area run about $20 each way (possible discount for round trip). The least expensive method is to take the Metro bus. Obviously, this will consume a considerable amount of time (one factor - once on I-45, special busway lanes can speed that portion of the trip.). Metro Bus Line 102 will get you to within 2 blocks of Bayou Place: http://www.hou-metro.harris.tx.us/pd...es/102-iah.pdf From there, the newly-opened MetroRail could get you to the Museum District: http://www.hou-metro.harris.tx.us/pd...00-redline.pdf Musuem sites: http://www.mfah.org http://www.menil.org |
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