[4K] Downtown Houston in Texas, USA - Walking Tour & Travel Guide 🎧 Binaural City Sound

Downtown is the largest business district in Houston, Texas USA. It has been the city’s commercial district since its founding in 1836. Downtown is home to nine Fortune 500 corporations and also a major destination for entertainment and recreation. Nine major performing arts organizations are located within the Theater District at prominent venues including Alley Theatre, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Jones Hall, and the Wortham Theater Center. Two major professional sports venues, Minute Maid Park and the Toyota Center, are home to the Houston Astros and Houston Rockets, respectively. Discovery Green, an urban park located on the east side of the district adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center, anchors the city’s convention district.

Downtown is Houston’s civic center, containing Houston City Hall and courthouses of Harris County, and a federal prison and courthouse. Downtown is also a major public transportation hub, lying at the center of the light rail system, park and ride system, and the metropolitan freeway network; the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) is headquartered in the district.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Avenida Houston
02:03 – George R. Brown Convention Center
02:30 – Discovery Green
04:27 – George R. Brown Statue
04:41 – Synchronicity of Color
07:49 – The Shops at Houston Center
14:40 – Green Street
18:35 – Main Street
20:24 – Main Street Square Station ( METRORail Red Line)
36:50 – Houston Is Inspired Mural
38:35 – Market Square Clock Tower
39:40 – Historic Market Square
46:40 – James A. Baker III / Baker Common
47:38 – Mosbacher Bridge (Preston Avenue Bridge)
51:47 – Lyric Centre
53:40 – Bayou Place
57:03 – Tranquillity Park
59:30 – Houston City Hall / Hermann Square
1:00:40 – Julia Ideson Building (Houston Public Library)
1:06:56 – The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
1:08:57 – Buffalo Bayou Walk
1:13:50 – Sabine Street Bridge
1:15:10 – Houston Skyline
1:17:30 – Buffalo Bayou Park