Referred to as “Houston’s Plymouth Rock,” is where August Chapman and John Kirby Allen stepped ashore in 1836 to found Houston.
ADDRESS: 1005 Commerce St, Houston, TX 77002
熊溪先锋公园 is a 2,100-acre park featuring walking 小径, 网球场, 球场, 马术道 and even a small zoo. acres in size and has paved roads and parking for visitors.
ADDRESS: 3535 War Memorial St, Houston, TX 77084
布法罗河口公园 is a 160-acre greenspace that lies just west of downtown Houston. 公园里, operated by Buffalo Bayou Partnership, includes beautiful gardens and native landscaping; 远足和自行车道; paddle craft and bike rentals; the Johnny Steele dog park; public art; a creative nature play area; gathering places for visitors to picnic and enjoy outdoor activities.
Created in honor of the astronauts who lost their lives in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, 挑战者七 纪念公园 contains natural 小径, 鸟类保护区, a boardwalk over natural wetlands and a memorial site.
ADDRESS: 2301 W Nasa Blvd, Webster, TX 77598
的 main attraction at Congressman Bill Archer Park is the 17-acre dog park that accommodates dogs of all sizes. 公园里 also has 小径 and a skate park.
ADDRESS: 3201 Hwy 6 North, Houston, TX 77084
快9点了,300英亩, 卡伦公园 features a ball field complex, 多个野餐区, 远足和自行车道, 一个弓箭手y range and a water playground.
ADDRESS: 19008 Saums Rd, Houston, TX 77084
Honoring the 41st president of the United States George H.W. 布什, 7,800-acre park bearing his name includes soccer fields, 操场, 小径, a shooting range and picnic pavilions.
ADDRESS: 15201 Westheimer Pkwy, Houston, TX 77082
Serving as the courtyard of City Hall, 赫尔曼广场 occupies a city block, and is dominated by a reflecting pool. 我s the site of numerous city-sponsored festivals and events throughout the year.
ADDRESS: 900 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002
赫尔曼公园, a 717-acre park located eight miles from downtown is currently renovating a 24-acre section to have rolling hills with pavilions, a new play area and native landscaping. 被称为“公地”,’ this project is the first of the park’s 20-year master plan for improvements. Hermann currently features a lake, 湿地面积, 日式花园, 百年花园, Miller Outdoor 的atre and the Houston Zoo as well as a number of 小径 and picnic spots.
的 休斯顿植物园 inspires and connects visitors with a curated collection of tropical, 亚热带, 和干旱 plants from around the world that reflect the city’s rich cultural and ethnic diversity. As a 132-acre urban oasis and living museum with 1,000年类群, the Garden enriches lives through discovery, 教育, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.
的 500-acre Keith-Wiess公园 includes baseball and soccer fields, 网球场和篮球场, 还有野餐帐篷 in a wooded setting with several detention ponds designed to ease flooding in the area.
ADDRESS: 12300 Aldine Westfield Rd, Houston, TX 77093
休斯顿湖荒野公园 encompasses 4,786 acres of wooded parkland, approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Houston off of Highway 59 near the town of New Caney. Cabins and walk-in campsites are available for rental; activities include 徒步旅行 and biking on 20 miles of 远足和自行车道, kayaking on tree-lined creeks, and horseback riding on 13 miles of equestrian 小径.
利维公园, a six-acre park in the Upper Kirby neighborhood, won the 2018 Urban Open Space award, 国际认可ition from the Urban Land Institute, for the park’s architecture and amenities. 公园里 features a giant playscape, 餐厅, 狗狗公园, community garden and nearly daily programming.
的 山姆休斯顿国家森林 is located 50 miles north of Houston. 森林覆盖面积为163,037英亩,横跨亨茨维尔, Conroe, 克利夫兰和理查兹, Texas with land in three different counties. Popular activities in Sam Houston include camping, 徒步旅行, 划船, fishing and hunting in designated areas.
Named for famed Houston conservationist Terry Hershey who worked to save Buffalo Bayou, Terry Hershey Park contains a network of 小径 for runners and cyclists.
ADDRESS: 15200 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77079
汤姆巴斯地区公园 covers roughly 115 acres and features a jogging trail, 23-acre lake and fishing pier.
ADDRESS: 15108 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77047
宁静的公园, located between Walker and Rusk Streets, was dedicated on the 10th anniversary of the first lunar landing to honor Apollo 11 and includes cylindrical water fountains.
ADDRESS: 701 Brooks St, Houston, TX 77009
With four major league sports teams, an abundance of bike and jogging 小径 and some of largest urban parks in the nation, Houston is a great place to experience the outdoors.
Houston is one of only a handful of cities in the country with resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines including opera, 戏剧, 音乐剧, 交响乐和芭蕾. 的re are also 19 different arts and cultural institutions that make up the walkable Museum District.
Houston offers a wide variety of neighborhoods to suit the taste and budget of residents. Find your perfect neighborhood.