Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
CITY PASS
Seeing all the major sights and traveling with children? Then the
City Pass
(
www.citypass.com
;
adult/child $46/
36) can help you save about 40%. With it you get admission to the Houston Museum of Science, the Houston
Zoo, the Children's Museum or the Museum of Fine Arts, and Johnson Space Center. Buy it online, at the visitor
center or at attractions.
MONEY
You'll find numerous ATMs all around town - in banks, gas station convenience stores
and at airports, among other places.
Chase Bank
(
www.chase.com
;
712 Main St)
Currency exchange and ATM.
POST
10am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Plenty of parking, at the north edge of
Main Post Office
(401 Franklin St;
Downtown.
SAFE TRAVEL
The usual advice for American big cities applies in Houston. Lock your car, keep valu-
ables out of sight, beware of dark and lonely streets. Areas to the immediate east and
southeast of downtown Houston can be sketchy at any time, but that description is by no
means universal.
TELEPHONE
When making phone calls you must dial both the area code and the number. Three area
codes serve the greater Houston area: 281, 713, and 832.
TOURIST INFORMATION
Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau
( 713-437-5200;
www.visithoustontexas.com
; City Hall, 901
Bagby St; 9am-4pm Mon-Sat)
As much a giant souvenir shop as an info center. Note that the
office closes Saturdays during downtown events (festivals, marathons, etc). Free parking
on Walker St.
USEFUL WEBSITES
The city's newspaper and tourist bureau websites are really the town's most useful.
www.houston.com
Links to city resources, from golf courses to airport info to festivals.
www.downtownhouston.org
Events guide, listings and great maps for the Downtown area.
