Our Very Own H-Town
Ranked fourth in the U.S. by total population, our very own “H-Town”, is the most ethnically diverse major city in the U.S. with strengths in culture, medicine, and research.
Houston has one of the youngest, fastest-growing and most diverse populations in the world. It offers a compelling mix of cultural amenities, world-class restaurants, diverse communities and a low cost of living. Our school, McGovern Medical School at UT Health is located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center (TMC) –the largest medical complex in the world.
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Sports:
Daikin Park (external link) (home of the Astros) and Toyota Center (external link) (home of the Rockets), are in Downtown Houston. NRG Stadium (external link) (home of the Texans) and Minute Maid Park have the retractable-roof stadium. Toyota Center also has the largest screen for an indoor arena in the United States built to coincide with the arena’s hosting of the 2013 NBA All-Star Game (external link). Other sports facilities include Hofheinz Pavilion (external link) (Houston Cougars basketball), Rice Stadium (external link) (Rice Owls (external link) football), and NRG Arena (external link).
Theatre:
The Houston Theater District (external link), in Downtown, is home to nine major performing arts organizations and six performance halls. Houston is one of few United States cities with permanent, professional, resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines: opera (Houston Grand Opera (external link)), ballet (Houston Ballet (external link)), music (Houston Symphony Orchestra (external link)), and theater (The Alley Theatre (external link), Theatre Under the Stars (external link)).
Facilities in the Theater District include the Jones Hall (external link)—home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra (external link) and Society for the Performing Arts & the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (external link).
Museums:
The Museum District is home to nineteen museums, galleries, and community spaces. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District (external link), and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts and attract more than 7 million visitors a year. Notable facilities include The Museum of Fine Arts (external link), the Houston Museum of Natural Science (external link), the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (external link), the Station Museum of Contemporary Art (external link), the Holocaust Museum Houston (external link), and the Children’s Museum of Houston (external link).
Parks:
Houston is home to 337 parks, including Hermann Park (external link), Terry Hershey Park (external link), Lake Houston Park (external link), Memorial Park (external link), Tranquility Park (external link), Sesquicentennial Park (external link), Discovery Green (external link), Buffalo Bayou Park (external link) and Sam Houston Park (external link). Within Hermann Park are the Houston Zoo (external link) and the Houston Museum of Natural Science (external link).
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