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An inland seaport, protected from storms, too far south for Indian raids, land for the taking, a place where fortunes can and will be made, named for the great General Sam Houston, Hero of San Jacinto. On the plains of San Jacinto, just 24 miles east of where downtown Houston would soon be located, General Houston and the Texas Army won Texas freedom is just 18 minutes, defeating the self-proclaimed "Napoleon of the West", General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The Republic of Texas came into existence and the City of Houston was soon born. This new city would become a beacon many who wished to start a new life. Rising from the banks of a small brownwater stream known to the Spanish as "Buffalo Bayou", Houston would become synonymous with opportunity and self-made fortunes. These new "Houstonians" would make their fortunes first with cotton, then oil, medicine, computers, or anything that could be imagined. The New Houston can be seen from miles away on the flat coastal plains of the Gulf Coast. It rises out of coastal plain where majestic buildings reach for the sky,
Allen Parkway Jogging Trail/Downtown Skyline
Shell, Dynegy Building Chevron/Texaco Plaza/Heritage Plaza
Landry's Aquarium Restaurant Fountains Yet, if you look, you can still see a historic Houston, nestled among the tall skyscrapers and TexanaTours can show you both.
Our tour can start from almost any pick up point in the city. We can accommodate a few as one or as many as 57. In just a little over 3 hours, we will show you both historic Houston and modern Houston, Oil Capital of the World and as it is known to the world, Space City, home of NASA. The Texas Mystic started in Houston and it is alive and well. Richard Cook is a native Houstonian and he knows Houston's history as well as anyone. He can also show you the out of the way spots that you might not have seen before. The "Terms of Endearment House", The "Giant Presidential Concrete Heads", Minute Maid Park, site of the last World Series, Reliant Stadium, site of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Rice University, the Museum District, River Oaks, the Galleria, the Theatre District, and the best Texas Bar-B-Q in town. If you like cafeterias, we know the best family-owned, only one location Cafeteria in Houston. Many have said that after a TexanaTours tour that they are surprised at what Houston has to offer. Goode Company Texas Bar-B-Q
Let us show you Houston, Space City USA.
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