Nice tour of Houston, We loved seeing the artistic side with the beautiful murals. A must-see!





Welcome Y'all to Houston!! From the HCT Visitors Center, explore Houston on an 80-minute Houston sightseeing morning or evening tours, which travels by double-deck and single-deck unique open top buses around the city, including sights such as the Convention Center, Minute Maid Park, Historic District & Market Square, Downtown Aquarium, Houston Heritage Society Park, Financial District, Midtown, Museum district, and more. Hop on and off to enjoy unobstructed views of breathtaking architecture and live onboard commentary. Experience Houston's most noteworthy attractions and explore it like never before! Alternate vehicles may be used according to the number of passengers, weather, or traffic conditions.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
Beautiful urban park located in the heart of the Convention Center district.
The Mother church of Catholicism in Houston and declared a historic landmark.
Old union train station and now home of the major league team the Houston Astros.
Admire the last original buildings of the historic Houston downtown district.
See the historic place where the first Houstonians built their original areas for commerce and government.
Admire this Art Deco 1939 historic City Hall building in front of Hermann square. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos.
Theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America.
Amazing theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America, and home of the Houston Symphony.
Amazing theatre located in the heart of the 2nd largest theater district in America, and home of the Houston Grand Opera.
Filled with seafood restaurants and a sprawling spot for sea life, including touch pools, shark tank & displays of aquatic ecosystems. Depending on weather and construction/traffic conditions, you may hop off for 5 minutes to take photos.
Admire this 1923 Spanish style historic public library.
Beautiful urban park to commemorate the Apollo 11 Mission controlled from Houston.
Go ever a bridge on the Buffalo bayou river, where in 1836 John and Augustus Allen founded Houston.
Home of the professional NBA basketball team the Houston Rockets.
This 75-story building is the tallest structure in Texas.
11 historic homes and museums next to the old Sam Houston park.
Overlooking the buffalo bayou, see the statue of the United States' 41st President.
The Cockrell Butterfly Center and Brown Hall of Entomology provide entertainment and education for the whole family.
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All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Houston's Official City & Mural Tour! lasts about 1h 20min. The itinerary has 18 stops.
Prices start at $40 per person for this Houston experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:30 PM, and 7:00 PM.
Children aged 3–11 pay from $35, adults from $40. Infants go free.
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
The meeting point is Departure Point: Houston City Tours Visitor Center, located behind the Four Seasons Hotel at the Convention Center district. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, EN, ES, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 50 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Children must be accompanied by an adult
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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Nice tour of Houston, We loved seeing the artistic side with the beautiful murals. A must-see!
Tour was something to do, the tour guide was a bit annoying with her singing, and senseless remarks. The ride was nice and something to do in Houston.
Nice way to discover the city, and to see it all. Great history and opportunity to see murals. Would do again
The tour was very nice. Learning more about the city is always fun. Houston is an amazing place and this tour really highlights that.
Pick up location was perfect lots of parking and it’s not expensive. Driver (Manuel) was excellent and he did the commendation as well
We enjoyed all of the sights and tour info, history, etc. We had a wonderful trip. The guide went above and beyond to help us. Thank you Manual!
This was a terrible experience. We missed our flight due to bad weather and Viator refused to change our ticked date. We did not want a refund only to change our date. Any international traveler DO NOT BOOK WITH VIATOR.
Interesting tour - great murals to see. Worth the trip.
We are visiting from California. It was a very smooth day. The GPS took us right to the parking lot just steps away from the meeting point. The meeting point is actually a cute store and I ended up buying a hat and glasses ($85) lol. it’s a great place to take pictures and get the whole Houston feel going. They serve specialty coffee and tea. They had a lot of snacks too: fruit cookies chips ice cream drinks (nonalcoholic). The bus pulled up (very well kept impressive looking double-decker roofless, red bus ) right front of the store a.k.a. the meeting place and we were able to board right away. Everything was right on time and if you’re wondering it’s mostly recorded tour thank God…so the driver can focus on driving. I think this is a great way to start a trip. That way you can get familiar with the city and make informed notes on places you want go to and experience. The only non positive thing was the trees were not completely trimmed throughout the route of the bus and I saw the guy in front of me get hit with a branch and he was checking to see if he was bleeding so it must’ve hurt right (lots of ducking our heads after that) but i didn’t let it ruin the vibe. I especially enjoyed that they not only took us around Downtow but they touched-down on all the other things about the city: the underground tunnels that are climate controlled with access throughout the city buildings and offer drinks and food down there too! it took us to the opposite end of town …maybe that was the north end of town? : show us the train route and how much it cost ($1.25) and the museum parts of Houston. also parts that are not so glamorous. Giving us a 360 view of things. history is always good. it was great for my friend who just moved here 3 months ago. Keep up the good work. Wish I could post some pictures hopefully viator will add that option soon.
When we arrived to the visitor center office at 11 am in downtown for our 11:30 am tour, the office was closed. A representative opened the door just to tell us that our tour was cancelled due to not completing the minimum of passengers. We were offered to wait until the 1:30 pm tour or get a refund. After 15 min waiting for a refund, we were told the tour has been scheduled for 11:45 am. We did the tour for 1 hour and a half not the 2 hours booked.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston's Official City & Mural Tour! | 1h 20min | 4.1 (627) | $40 | |
Downtown Mural Tour | 2 hours | 4.8 (141) | $65 | View |
Houston City Tour 2.5-hour Van Tour | 2h 45min | 4.8 (241) | $64 | View |
Houston Mural Group Tour | 1h 45min | — | $59 | View |
Mega Mural Tour | 3 hours | 5.0 (1) | $129 | View |
3 Hour Downtown Murals Tour | 3 hours | — | $90 | View |
NASA's Space Center & Official Houston City Tour with tickets | 7 hours | 4.2 (758) | $99 | View |