Houston Airport & Attractions - USA
Houston airport information, travel advice, links and guides
George Bush Intercontinental Airport Phone: +1 281 230 3100. Airport Location & Facilities: The airport is sited 22 miles (35km) north of
Houston.Facilities at the airport include
dozens of food and beverage establishments from formal dining to
fast food. There are also many newsstands and speciality shops
throughout the airport. Duty-free shops are available in the
international terminal. ATMs and currency exchange are available
throughout the airport, as are business services including fax,
photocopying and Internet facilities. Disabled facilities are
good. Departure Tax: None. Airport Transfers & Parking: Numerous shuttle services, including
minibuses and limousines, are available from the airport to
downtown Houston and a variety of other destinations, including the
Gulf Coast resort city of Galveston. Taxis are available outside
each terminal. The Houston Metro offers public bus services from
the south side of Terminal C, including an express airport bus.
Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and there are courtesy
telephones in the baggage claim area.There is lots of parking available at the
airport terminals and at off-airport sites. A free shuttle service
connects the parking facilities to the terminals. Note that all
vehicles entering the A/B and Terminal C garages will be searched
by security personnel. Website: www.houstonairportsystem.org
Top Things to Do In Houston
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center The visitor's Space Center is attached to the
headquarters of America's manned space programme, Nasa's 'Mission
Control' that directs the space shuttle project and guided the
pioneering astronauts. Museum District Set within a scenic part of central Houston
is the city's Museum District, featuring 11 varied and interesting
institutions and numerous restaurants set among some lovely green
spaces like Hermann Park. The Orange Show For a touch of the bizarre call at the Orange
Show to see how obsession can become art. Sam Houston Historical Park The Sam Houston Historical Park near the
city's visitor centre in Bagby Street provides visitors with a
large as life look at Houston history. Bayou Bend The magnificent muted pink mansion in the
marshy elbow of Buffalo Bayou in Houston's River Oaks area was the
home of Miss Ima Hogg, a woman much loved in the community until
her death in 1975, at the age of 93. National Museum of Funeral History At Barren Springs near Houston's
International Airport is the unusual private museum run by a major
funeral company in the United States, dedicated to funeral
memorabilia. Galveston Galveston is a barrier island in the Gulf of
Mexico, located 50 miles (80km) southeast of Houston and connected
to the mainland by bridge.
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