Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the state of Texas, and the 4th most populous in the United States over all. As of 2006, Houston had an estimated population of 2,144,491, with more than 5.5 million people living in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area, the 6th most populous metropolitan area in the United States.

Houston is perhaps most famous internationally for being home to NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, which contains the Mission Control Center (MCC-H), the NASA control center that coordinates and monitors all US manned space missions, including the Space Shuttle and activities aboard the International Space Station. On display at the Johnson Space Center is a near complete Saturn V moon rocket, and an Apollo Command-Service Module (CSM), both of which were originally prepared for Apollo missions which were cancelled. It is because of the presence of the Johnson Space Center, as well as the city's other aerospace connections, that Houston gets its nickname: "Space City".

The city of Houston is also home to the Texas Medical Center (which is the world's largest concentration of health research and care institutions), the Port of Houston (which is the busiest port in the United States in terms of international cargo tonnage, and the second busiest in terms of over all tonnage), and more Fortune 500 corporations' headquarters than any city save for New York.

Visitors to Houston will be sure to want to see the Houston Museum District (known informally as simply "The Museum District"). This area is home to at least 16 different museums, including the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum (containing the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the Western hemisphere), the Chldren's Museum of Houston, the Contemporary Arts Museum, the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and the Holocaust Museum Houston. Also in the Museum District are several parks, Houston Zoo (which contains 4,500 animals from over 900 species), and the Miller Outdoor Theatre.

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Books about Houston

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Moon Houston & the Texas Gulf Coast (Travel Guide)

By Andy Rhodes

Moon Travel
Released: February 2nd, 2021
Paperback (216 pages)

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Moon Houston & the Texas Gulf Coast (Travel Guide)

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Brand: Moon Travel
ISBN: 1640494006
EAN: 9781640494008
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Edition: 1
Number of Pages: 216
Author: Andy Rhodes
Publication Date: February 2nd, 2021
Release Date: February 2nd, 2021

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Size: 7.5 inches by 4.5 inches by 0.85 inches
Weight: 0.6503636729 Pounds

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Houston Travel Guide 2024: A First Timers Guide to Explore the City's Best Sights, Activities, and Restaurants,Most Recent | 2024 updated | 2025 updated (Charlie's Travel Guide)

By Charlie Myers

Independently published
Released: April 1st, 2024
Paperback (129 pages)

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Houston Travel Guide 2024: A First Timers Guide to Explore the City's Best Sights, Activities, and Restaurants,Most Recent | 2024 updated | 2025 updated (Charlie's Travel Guide)

Manufacturer: Independently published
EAN: 9798321629710

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Number of Pages: 129
Author: Charlie Myers
Publication Date: April 1st, 2024
Release Date: April 1st, 2024

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Size: 8.5 inches by 5.5 inches by 0.3 inches

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Day Trips® from Houston: Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler (Day Trips Series)

By Paris Permenter

Globe Pequot
Released: July 1st, 2019
Paperback (256 pages)

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Day Trips® from Houston: Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler (Day Trips Series)

Manufacturer: Globe Pequot
Brand: Globe Pequot
ISBN: 1493031430
EAN: 9781493031436

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Paperback
Format: Illustrated
Edition: 3rd
Number of Pages: 256
Authors: Paris Permenter, John Bigley
Publication Date: July 1st, 2019
Release Date: July 1st, 2019

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Size: 9.0 inches by 6.0 inches by 0.64 inches
Weight: 0.91932763254 Pounds

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