🏨 The Best of Houston Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour Activity

The Best of Houston Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Departs: Houston, Houston

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

Purchase one tour per car. Everyone can listen at the same time!

Welcome to Houston’s self-guided driving audio tour! As you drive, you’ll see everything that makes Houston special, from historic districts to stunning parks and, of course, the famous Space Center!

Turn back the clock at the bayou & watch historic battles play out on Texan soil. Visit Emancipation Park, a centerpiece of Black history in the city, where Juneteenth has been celebrated for over a century. And return to the present by admiring the tallest skyscrapers in all of Houston.

Within 30 min, we'll send you two things: a unique password & an app. Download the app, enter password, & download tour. Start at the first stop and follow the instructions! Stick to our route & speed limit for the best experience.

No expiration — The tour comes with lifetime validity!

This is not an entrance ticket to attractions along the route. Check pandemic rules & opening hours before your visit.

What's Included

App on your phone: A link to download the Action Guide app. Password for your tours. Preview at home

Don’t miss a thing: Full itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated hidden stories, video, text

Easy to use: Stories play automatically by GPS. Hands-free. Get HELP all day: Call, Chat or Email.

Flexible schedule: Use any day, any time. Travel over multiple days or on next trip. Never expires.

Good value: Buy just one per car. Don’t pay for each person. Save money compared to a bus tour.

Offline use: No cell signal or wifi required. Offline GPS Map & route. Stop-to-stop direction.

Private tour in your/rental car: No group. Take breaks for photos/snacks/hikes. Go at your own pace.

What's Not Included

Transportation, parking fee, food/drinks

National Park/attraction Passes, entry tickets, or reservation

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 5 - 90

Additional Info

Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activitie
Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts
Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Don't miss a thing: You will get everything with the app - a complete itinerary, travel tips, professionally narrated audio stories, story script, images, videos, deep dives, hidden gems, exciting locations, recommendations for hikes, adventure, activitie
Expiration/go again: The tour will last for the rest of your life on your phone. It is available for use on any day of your next trip.
Flexible Schedule: Once the app/tour is on your phone, you can use it any day and at any time. You can use it over multiple days. And, also use it on your next trip here. This tour never expires.
How it works: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a text/email with instructions. Download the app (while in good wifi/signal) and use your unique password to access your tours. To begin touring, go to the Starting Point and launch the app. The audio starts
Preview the tour: You can use it before the trip at home (highly recommended), use it during the trip, and use it after you come back.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

Buffalo Bayou Park

Next, we'll arrive at the Buffalo Bayou Park, where we'll get a chance to see the enormous cisterns the once quenched the thirst of the entire city! We'll also learn how the city transformed and found new uses for these cisterns once they weren't needed for drinking water any longer.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sam Houston Park

Our drive takes us past Sam Houston Park next, where a row of preserved historic homes display how Houstonians from all walks of life lived, from freed slaves building new lives for themselves to affluent merchants.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

We'll park at City Hall and hear about the challenges of building it during the Great Depression. We'll also get a good look at the statues of Houston's founders which stand before the hall, and learn about how those statues had to wait over 80 years to be built!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

JPMorgan Chase Tower

The next sight we'll see is the Chase Tower, the tallest building in all of Texas. Here, we'll uncover some secrets of its construction, like how the original design was hazardous to air traffic and it sports a helipad that's never been used!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Christ Church Cathedral

Next, we'll park at the Christ Church Cathedral, Houston’s very first religious congregation which dates back to 1859. We'll also hear about the generous stranger who's responsible for a steer's head being part of the church seal.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Minute Maid Park

Our route then passes Minute Maid Park, the famous baseball stadium designed to imitate the Golden Age of baseball.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Houston Museum District

As we drive, we'll enter Houston's Museum District, home to fascinating museums covering everything from Black history to natural science to fine arts and beyond. If you want a really deep dive into the city of Houston, this is the place to be.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Hermann Park

Next, we'll pass Hermann Park, home to plenty of attractions for the little ones, including an entire zoo featuring cheetahs, chimps, and more!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Rice University Campus

Our route brings us through the Rice University campus next, where we'll get some insight into the founder and hear about a baffling--and very ambitious--senior prank conducted by an alum known only as "The Mastermind."

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

James Turrell's Twilight Epiphany Skyscape

As we continue through the Rice campus, we'll see the strange, pyramid-shaped building known as Skyspace. Here, we'll get a quick rundown of what this odd building is for, and how you can experience its beautiful sky viewings for yourself.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Discovery Green

Discovery Green is an 11.78-acre public urban park in Downtown Houston, Texas, bounded by La Branch Street to the west, McKinney Street to the north, Avenida de las Americas to the east, and Lamar Street to the south.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Houston Graffiti Building

Grouping of industrial structures featuring rotating displays of colorful street art & murals.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Holocaust Museum Houston

The Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District, in the U.S. state of Texas. The Holocaust memorial museum is the fourth largest in the U.S., and opened in 1996. A major commitment of the Holocaust Museum Houston is education.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, located in the Houston Museum District, Houston, is one of the largest museums in the United States. The permanent collection of the museum spans more than 6,000 years of history with approximately 70,000 works from six continents.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Children's Museum Houston

Bustling family museum with a wealth of hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab & a Tot Spot.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Health Museum

The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, or The Health Museum in short, is a museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. The museum is a member institution of the Texas Medical Center.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Space Center Houston

Finally, we'll arrive at the sprawling, 1,600-acre Johnson Space Center, where astronauts train before being sent into space. We'll hear about the missions that launch from this site and even get an opportunity to look around the facility! This is where our tour officially ends.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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