Houston (Houston) - the fourth largest city in the US, the administrative center of Harris County, in the southeast of Texas. It is a major economic and business center of the country, also famous for its cultural life. After the famous Broadway in New York, here is the largest theater district in the United States, which includes the Opera House, Symphony Hall and others.
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How to get to Houston
Since 2008, flights from Singapore Airlines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (32 km north of the center) fly from Moscow to Houston several times a week. Flights from Moscow take terminal D, which serves all international flights. Terminals A, B and C serve domestic destinations and flights to Canada. Terminal E is used by Continental Airlines for international flights, as well as for some domestic routes. TerminalsLink ground railway operates between the terminals.
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Houston's climate
March 1, Sunday Overcast, light rain, thunderstorms +21 ° C in the afternoon +13 ° C at night ° С water |
2 March, Monday Partly cloudy, light rain +23 ° C in the afternoon +18 ° C at night ° С water |
March 3, Tuesday Overcast, light rain +24 ° C in the afternoon +19 ° C at night ° С water |
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It has a hot and humid climate, in winter the temperature drops to + 10 ... 15 ° C, in summer it rises to +35 ° C. From May to September, tropical cyclones and hurricanes are possible on the coast.
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Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing Houston
The city's business card is the area of skyscrapers in Downtown. The most popular of which are: JP Morgan Chase Tower (305 m), Wells Fargo Bank Plaza (302 m) and Williams Tower (275 m).
The city has a theater district, through which Houston is "in the top five" cities in the US with permanent professional troupes. There are: the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Ballet, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Ellie Fiche Theater. There is also the Bayuy Place entertainment complex with many restaurants, cinemas, squares and parks, as well as the Houston Verizon Wireless Theater and Angelika Film Center.
Texas is famous for its cowboy traditions. Here you can see the ranch "Georgie" (1984), and at the stadium "Astrodome" - a real rodeo.
Museums of Houston
Moreover, Houston can boast a museum district, which is located to the north-west of Hermann Park. It includes: the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Nature and Natural Sciences with the Butler Cockrell Center, the Museum of Health and Medicine, the Holocaust Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Children's Museum, the Photography Museum, the Weather Museum, the Houston Zoo, and the nearby Menil Museum and the Rothko Church - Chapel. For the convenience of visitors, there are huge parking lots here, and a small electric train runs around the area.
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