• Buffalo Bayou Park - The tour continues to Buffalo Bayou Park, where visitors can explore the massive cisterns that once supplied the entire city with water. The tour will also cover how the city repurposed these cisterns after they were no longer needed for drinking water.

NOTE: The tour spans over 40 miles, includes more than 40 audio stories, and takes approximately 2-3 hours to complete.

Purchase once and enjoy for a year! Perfect for extended stays and return visits over the next 12 months.

• Sam Houston Park - The drive proceeds past Sam Houston Park, showcasing a collection of preserved historic homes that illustrate the diverse lifestyles of Houstonians, from freed slaves to wealthy merchants.
• Houston City Hall - The tour stops at City Hall, where visitors will learn about the challenges of its construction during the Great Depression. The statues of Houston’s founders, which took over 80 years to be erected, are also on display.
• Pennzoil Place - Continuing the drive, the tour reaches Pennzoil Place, featuring two towering black structures. Visitors will discover interesting facts about these impressive buildings and their innovative architect.
• Market Square Park - The route leads through Houston’s Historic District, filled with beautiful old buildings. The tour will recount the multiple fires that ravaged the old City Hall and share stories of celebrities like Johnny Carson who have celebrated in this district.
• JPMorgan Chase Tower - The next stop is the Chase Tower, the tallest building in Texas. The tour reveals secrets of its construction, including its original design’s risk to air traffic and its unused helipad.
• Christ Church Cathedral - The tour parks at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston’s first religious congregation dating back to 1859. Visitors will hear about the generous stranger responsible for the steer’s head in the church seal.
• Minute Maid Park - The route passes Minute Maid Park, the renowned baseball stadium designed to evoke the Golden Age of baseball.
• Emancipation Park - The tour visits Emancipation Park, a beautiful recreational area with a rich history. Visitors will learn about emancipation, Juneteenth in Texas, and the park’s significance to Houston’s Black community, along with some of the city’s most infamous urban legends.
• Houston Museum District - As the drive continues, the tour enters Houston’s Museum District, home to captivating museums covering topics from Black history to natural science and fine arts. This is the ideal spot for an in-depth exploration of Houston.
• Hermann Park - The tour passes Hermann Park, offering numerous attractions for children, including a zoo with cheetahs, chimps, and more.
• Rice University Campus - The route takes visitors through the Rice University campus, where they will learn about the founder and a perplexing, ambitious senior prank by an alum known as “The Mastermind.”
• William Marsh Rice Statue - The tour highlights the William Marsh Rice Statue, the subject of the prank, and explains how the pranksters united to protect one of their own from consequences.
• James Turrell’s Twilight Epiphany Skyscape - Continuing through the Rice campus, the tour showcases the unique, pyramid-shaped Skyspace. Visitors will receive a brief overview of its purpose and how to experience its stunning sky viewings.
• MacGregor Park - The drive continues past MacGregor Park, where the story of how he transformed Houston’s transit system by replacing donkeys is shared.
• MacGregor Park MLK - At the boulevard’s end, visitors can spot the bronze statue of Dr. King. For a comprehensive view of his life and achievements, the African American Culture Museum in Midtown is recommended.
• Old Spanish Trail - The tour travels along the Old Spanish Trail, which once spanned the entire country, stretching over 2,750 miles from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Visitors will learn about the significance of oil and gas in Texas’s development and hear about NASA, the Apollo 13 mission, and astronomer Carl Sagan.
• San Jacinto Street - The San Jacinto Monument, a 567.31-foot column on the Houston Ship Channel, commemorates the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution, and is topped with a 220-ton star.
• Discovery Green - Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre public urban park in Downtown Houston, bordered by La Branch Street, McKinney Street, Avenida de las Americas, and Lamar Street.
• Houston Graffiti Building - A collection of industrial structures featuring rotating displays of vibrant street art and murals.
• Holocaust Museum Houston - Located in Houston’s Museum District, the Holocaust Museum Houston is the fourth largest in the U.S. and opened in 1996. It is dedicated to education.
• The Houston Museum of Natural Science - Situated on Hermann Park’s northern border, the Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum.
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in the Houston Museum District, is one of the largest museums in the U.S. Its permanent collection spans over 6,000 years of history with approximately 70,000 works from six continents.
• Children’s Museum Houston - A lively family museum offering a variety of hands-on activities, including a Bubble Lab and a Tot Spot.
• James Turrell’s Twilight Epiphany Skyscape - Built in 2012, this pyramidal structure accommodates 120 people across two levels. Twilight Epiphany is acoustically designed for musical performances and serves as a laboratory for Shepherd School of Music students. Constructed from grass, concrete, stone, and composite steel, it features an LED light sequence that projects onto the ceiling and through an aperture in the 72-foot square knife-edge roof during sunrise and sunset. Turrell’s light composition complements the natural twilight, transforming the Skyspace into a place for experiencing beauty and reflecting on the campus and natural world.
• The Health Museum - The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, or The Health Museum, is located in Houston’s Museum District and is a member of the Texas Medical Center.

• Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!

• Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

Discover what makes Houston the most dynamic city in Texas with this self-guided driving tour! As you journey through the city, you’ll encounter everything that sets Houston apart, from its historic neighborhoods to its beautiful parks and the renowned Space Center! Relive historic battles along the Bayou. Visit Emancipation Park, a key site in the city’s Black history. Marvel at Houston’s tallest skyscrapers and experience the essence of this truly Texan city!

Purchase one tour per vehicle, not per individual. Everyone can listen together!

After booking, check your email or text messages to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the specified starting point.

Buy once and use it for a whole year! Perfect for extended stays and return visits over the next 12 months.

Please note, this is not an entrance ticket. Verify opening hours before your visit.

• How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
• How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
• Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
• Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
• Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
• Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
• Audio Setup: Connect your phone to your car’s stereo system using Bluetooth, USB, or AUX. For the best experience, consider using headphones for walking tours. Audio playback is compatible with Apple CarPlay, with navigation features coming soon. Support for Android Auto is also on the way.
• For the best experience, please use an iPhone running iOS 15 or later, an Android device running version 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular connectivity, as these are recommended for navigation.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.