More about Houston
Houston, home to world-class arts, attractions and professional sports teams, is one of the nation’s most vibrant cities. Visit these links to learn more about the institutions and events that make the Houston metropolitan area a great place to live. There's something for everyone here!
music
- Society for the Performing Arts
- Houston Symphony
- Moores School of Music (UH)
- Shepherd School of Music (Rice)
- Da Camera
- Mercury Baroque
- Houston Masterworks Chorus
- Houston Early Music
Opera
- Houston Grand Opera
- Moores Opera Center (UH)
- Opera in the Heights
- Gilbert & Sullivan Society
- Revels Houston
Dance
- Houston Ballet
- Dominic Walsh Dance Theater
- Dance Houston
- Suchu Dance
- Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
- Several Dancers Core
- Travesty Dance Group
- Psophonia Dance Company
- Dance Source Houston
- DiverseWorks
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts (UH)
- Society for the Performing Arts
Theater
- Alley Theater
- Stages Repertory Theater
- Main Street Theater
- Theater Under the Stars
- Broadway in Houston
- Masquerade Theatre
- Theater LaB
- Theater Southwest
- A.D. Players
- Catastrophic Theater
- Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company
- Freneticore
- Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theater
- UH School of Theater & Dance On Stage
Cinema
- MFAH Film
- Rice Media Center
- Aurora Picture Show
- Landmark River Oaks
- Angelika Film Center
- And many wide release cinemas
Visual Arts
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston
- Contemporary Arts Museum
- Menil Collection
- Rothko Chapel
- Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
- Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
- Lawndale Art Center
- Blaffer Gallery (UH)
- Rice University Art Gallery
- Winter Street Studios
- Houston Center for Photography
- Fotofest
- DiverseWorks
Miscellaneous Museums
- Museum of Natural Science
- Houston Zoo
- Children's Museum
- Holocaust Museum
- Museum of Health and Medical Science
- Museum of Printing History
- Houston Fire Museum
- The Weather Museum
- Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Sports
- Houston Astros (baseball)
- Houston Rockets (basketball)
- Houston Texans (football)
- Houston Dynamo (soccer)
- Houston Aeros (hockey)
- UH Athletics (all sports)
- Rice Athletics (all sports)
Plus...
- Society for the Performing Arts
- Galveston beaches
- Tons of restaurants
- Tons of clubs
- and much, much more
