Astroville Houston Tunnel Tour: Downtown History & Hidden Gems
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Houston, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Entry to the air-conditioned Houston tunnel system
- Guided air-conditioned walking city tour inside Houston's tunnel system
- Access into iconic Houston skyscraper lobbies
- Photos - our tour guide will take pictures of your group per request
- Food/Beverages & Optional Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 914 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
Our tour guide will meet guests inside the Starbucks location (914 Dallas Street, Houston, TX 77002) approximately 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. There is meter parking along Louisiana St and Milam St. and a Private Parking Garage located on 1110 Travis Street.*
End point
- 712 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
We conclude our tours at Finn Hall (712 Main St., Houston, TX 77002), a popular food hall. This is 5 blocks from where our initial meeting spot and close to all the major parking garages. Our guide will be happy to walk your group back to the original tour starting spot at Starbucks per request.
Itinerary
Downtown Tunnels (Pass By)
JPMorgan Chase Tower (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Please make every effort to meet your tour guide on time. Failure to arrive on time may result in a postponed tour subject to tour availability or an abandoned tour if we do not hear from you in advance of the scheduled start time.
- Children & toddlers are welcome to join tour but require their own valid entry ticket, however babies are not permitted due to private property regulations set by Houston skyscraper district
- Upon payment of tour fees, the tour booking leader & the accompanying participant(s) acknowledge they agree to Astroville Tours' Terms of Service where the link can be found at the ticket once booked
- Video recording of tour is not permitted (repeated violations are subject to copyright laws)
- Not recommended for travelers with limited mobility or require frequent stops
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
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Diane was amazing! The tour was filled with culture and history
Diane was so knowledgeable !
Thank you
Will come back to do again
Great tour. Learn a lot of houston history. The tunnel system was really interesting. I loved the final stop at Chase Bank, beautiful.
Tour was excellent. Our guide was full of knowledge and wit. Definitely found out some hidden treasures within the city.
Our guide was extremely knowledgable. She had a great sense of humor. Loved the history of the buildings tied into Houston. Loved it.
Diana, is a wonderful tour guide and this tour is a unique step into the then and now of the downtown and underground area. This is a tour you won’t want to miss! This is my second tour and I look forward to bringing more people along.
Fascinating history of downtown above and below ground. Easy walk for us and our grandkids and all were entertained.
Fantastic experience of the underground tunnels of Houston. Our guide Diana had fabulous knowledge & took us to some fantastic places (inc. Niel & Mellie Esperson buildings & Chase bank). Learned about how the tunnels come to be & the many yummy looking food places.
If we hadn’t done this tour we’d have no idea about these tunnels including how to access them.
Would highly recommend.
Our tour guide, Diana, was exceptional. She picked a great selection of buildings that provided a good understanding of how downtown Houston's architecture evolved over the last century.
I saw a part of Houston I had never visited. This was a well narrated tour and kept our interest. Experiencing the interconnected tunnels that opened up in building lobbies was fascinating
Diana the tour guide was great! Lots of great information and history about the tunnels and history of Houston and buildings. Highly recommended especially its indoors in A/C on the hot summer days!
Interesting and engaging. We loved learning about the history of the city and the food choices were spectacular. Diana was funny and very experienced. Highly recommend
The tour guide was so knowledgeable. The information was so interesting. We learned so much in just 2 hours. She as do pleasant and friendly.
It was amazing! The history alone was worth it. Even more so than the air conditioning lol. We knew about them but have never ventured down and so glad we finally did! Take Diana’s tour. She was full of facts, stories and jokes! Absolutely fantastic!
Very informative tour focused on architectural aspects. Way more than I was expecting. Diana did a great job!
Great history and overview of the tunnels. Diana was an excellent guide and had many interesting insights.
Vanessa was fabulous.
She was easy to hear, engaging and knowledgeable.
It was an easy pace, toilet stop along the way, mostly in the cool, and so many interesting facts about the history of Houston and their buildings.
This was a great tour and our tour guide Diana was extremely knowledgeable and informative.
The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because out of close to 100 excursions I have experienced this was the first tour that ended in a different place that it began, so that was a bit confusing because I am not familiar with Houston so I was a bit turned around. I had to get the tour guide to assist me with how to get back to my hotel (with a little help from iMaps too).
Also, usually on tours you normally get 15-30 minutes to shop and/or take pictures or in this case, purchase food at the shops in the tunnels especially since the tour guide suggested how great the food was down there. I was by myself so there was no way I would’ve found how to get back in the tunnels on my own to get to those restaurants, so I was not able to experience any of those recommended restaurants.
DIana was amazing. Her grasp of Houston history in relationship to the tunnels and the buildings above was amazing. Good timing on walking on stopping. Highly recommend!
I really enjoyed the tour. Diana did a fantastic job and was very knowledgeable about the city. It was great to get into the tunnels and learn a little bit about their history.
When we viewed the tour it was understated to the experience we obtained from Diana the Tour Guide who showed us sites and history of the tunnels. Wow what an experience.
The tour was fun very interesting, and the guide was outstanding. She was very informative and you could tell she not only new her facts but that she really enjoyed her job and made it interesting and fun.
It was great to see what lays under the streets of Houston. Diana was a great tour guide. She told us the history of the buildings.
Something of which we were totally unaware. Interesting history
and interesting information regarding today. Diana was a very good and enthusiast guide.
Diana was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable and she made the experience really interesting and fun through the stories she told. Would highly recommend this tour.
It’s a whole other world in the tunnels. I’ve live in Houston for 40 years and never knew the extent of this system.
Our tour guide, Diana, was awesome. She was well-spoken, energetic, friendly, full of details and facts, fun to listen to, and spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.
Even native Houstonians are not aware of the existence of these amazing tunnels. Blanca’s enthusiasm is contagious. She’s the right person for the tour.
Our guide Diana made learning about the underground tunnels and associated buildings both fun and historical.
Wonderful and very informative tour. Inside most of the time in air conditioning. Learned about many of the fabulous buildings in downtown Houston. You'll know more than many of the people who live in Houston.
Diana is an outstanding guide who provided a lot of historical context to the tour while making this a very enjoyable experience.
Diana wowed us with her extensive knowledge of the Houston tunnels. It was so interesting to learn every detail about this destination. As frequent visitors to Houston, we learned more information about an area that we pretty much knew nothing. Her incredible knowledge and attitude made this tour so enjoyable. It was a rainy day and the perfect activity. would totally recommend for visitors of all ages.
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