This review is more for the Metro Lift service and the main building. If you did not know but…read moreHouston Metro has a service call Metro Lift, it is for people who can not drive or walk to the closet bus spot safely. And this service is like ride share app, where they will pick you at the door and drop you off at the door. If you have a wheeler or in wheeler, no problems, you will get you in the vehicle safely and secure you safely. You have to qualify for the service and you have to go through an interview at the main building in downtown. I really appreciation the Metro Lift as it let me be independent on going to places in Houston safely and not relying on family or friends all the time. The downtown main building is also the Downtown Transit Center. You can also buy your Metro Lift paper ticket here and get a new ID here. Also getting my lost item back was painless and easy.

I love this bus service so much that it's making me feel Metro sexual…read more I've been riding it a lot lately though, and have had a few more negative experiences. But it's still a 4 star service, and when my car is out of action I'm very grateful for it. I wrote 2 different reviews for this, so here's the longer other one. Respect my transit authority! I know some would say I would be better off riding the Metrosexual Transit Authority, but I felt comfortable on this bus service too. Not literally comfortable though, because holy lack of suspension, batman. I've had a few bad experiences since the first time I thought Houston buses deserve a 5 star rating, but I'm still very grateful for them every time my car isn't working. Like I said before: Still one of the better bus services in the country. I've ridden NYC, LA, DC, Boston, Miami, and a ton more I can't even think of, and Houston is up there with my favourites. It's not as cheap as I think it should be, but then most bus services in major cities aren't. One of the best features of the Houston Metro is the awesome train that runs from the University area to downtown and if they could expand that to other parts of the city it'd be even better. Also Houston could use a really extensive subway system to ease the loads on its overstuffed highways. Most of the drivers are super friendly (and hit on my friend a lot, but then her pink hair is part of it), most of the buses are on time, and they send text updates to tell you when the bus is going to be along. I did have a couple of very aggressive bus drivers lately, but that's to be expected.

Well, I must say I was surprised when the Metro guy said the metro was free tonight to go The…read moreRolling Stones concert at NRG stadium. No charge for the train ride or to park! What a bargain. And we didn't have to wait in the long traffic lines to park near the stadium either. All in all a great experience! Thanks Metro.

Being one of the cleanest rail stations is very much like being the prettiest troll at a troll…read morepageant. But, there's something still to be said about reaching for the stars, even if you are a station. Situated next to the huge Smith Lands parking lot (primarily for medical center visitors but used during the Rodeo, too), it faces a large apartment complex, which makes for convenient hops for those dwellers who also work in the medical center. The Texas Medical Center stops are either 2 or 3 stops on the northbound line from here. First one is TMC Dryden and second one is the Memorial Hermann Hospital/Zoo stop. If you're having a medical emergency, you could buy your $1.25 ticket, hop on, and stumble into the emergency room. Actually, for liability purposes, scratch that. Call 911 instead. Pro tip: If you have to pee while riding the rail, you can hop off at this stop, enter the Smith Lands parking lot gate, and follow the blue awning path to the shuttle bus stop. There are buildings on either side of the shuttle stop and both have clean air-conditioned bathrooms, complete with sinks, soap, and paper towels. You won't find a gem of knowledge like this in any Houston visitor center brochure. You're welcome.

As a Houstonian, I am surprised it took me this long to explore the tunnel system. I was concerned…read moreI may feel a little claustrophobic or like the weight of the city was on my head, but I couldn't have felt more at ease. 20' below the service lies a little city untouched by sunlight. Built in the 1930's and finished in the 1950's-1960's, the tunnels go all over and are marked well with maps every so often. As with any structure and/or space, many of the sections have been renovated. Some spots have skylights from a neighboring building to allow a piece of daylight to be seen. There are restaurants, salons, A chiropractor, a dentist, dry cleaners, CVS, entrance to lofts, convenient stores, a recreation lounge with game table and much more! There are tours you can take with a guide, but we decided to go on our own. Many of the bank building and office building have entrances into a portion of the tunnels; just depends where you drop in to where you will be in the system. I noticed that many popular restaurants have a couple locations in the tunnel system. Chick-fil-A and Otto's to name a couple. Both establishments had more than one location. I assume this is for ease to the workers during their lunch break. There is lots of information online about the tunnels development, issues during Houston flooding, etc.

Decent section of the downtown tunnel system; after COVID, a lot of developers wanted to updated…read moreand cash in on the millennial friendly food halls and casual hangout spots in the tunnel system and it's a nice update to those that work downtown. It's a nice alternative to the summer heat outside.

It's pretty cool- from Houston and my first time in the tunnels. Great place to eat, walk off some…read morepounds and all while avoiding the traffic and sun.

Tunnels are awesome to avoid the dreaded weather. Its full pack of people. Somehow these corridors…read morelead to food courts or at least somewhere where I can grab food. I find these tunnels pretty cool. There are different sections of the tunnels that at the end of the day, they somehow connects.

Livin' in the big city like I do, I'm used to public transport. I don't even own a car so I try to…read moreuse a bus or a train wherever I go. Imagine my delight when I found a bus route that goes all around downtown Houston (conveniently taking me from my hotel to the barber shop) and best of all....it's free! The Greenlink is a downtown circulator that takes you all around the central business district. I took it from Houston Center up to Lousiana and Jefferson. Then I took it back after my haircut. The bus was clean, there was almost nobody on it and it was fast. Houston, I recommend you start using this before the funding dries up and it goes away. If you work downtown, use it to go to lunch somewhere different. The buses come very quickly (every 6-7 minutes) and it's free!

FREE is always good…read more It was my first time in Downtown Houston, TX and I didn't know that there is a free bus. Since I sold my car, I get used to commute public transportation. With greenlink bus, I was able to see the city and it was very great experience. Every 15-20 minutes it runs and I really like it I was going to a barber shop and took one of this Greenlink bus. and it was very easy to commute around downtown houston.

Since we were staying very close to the Texas Medical Center, we ended up using the TMC Transit…read moreCenter quite a bit to get around central Houston. It is located right across the street from the light rail station (called strangely enough the TMC Transit Center stop). There is an app to get virtual tickets to ride the buses and trains. It costs $1.25 to be able to use for 2 hours, and $3.00 for unlimited use until 2 am the next day. Most people we noticed were scanning a card, but it seemed for visitors, the app was the best way to go (you need to show the activated screen to the bus driver as you enter). And there are no checks at the train stations. There are a lot of buses coming through here, many at very frequent intervals. The various bus stops didn't seem to have any pattern...we had to just keep walking around until we found the right bus number. Even then it wasn't clear always clear which direction the bus was supposed to go. But because the buses seemed to come around frequently, it would make sense to make sure the bus you were going on is the right direction. My nephew happens to live in an apartment building right next door, so very convenient for him (and he rides free as a student).

The Architecture Center Houston (ArCH) occupies approximately 5,000 SF carved from the old Albert…read moreThomas Convention Center in Phase II of the Bayou Place renovation developed by The Cordish Company. ArCH houses offices of the American Institute of Architecture, Houston Chapter, the Houston Architecture Foundation, a gallery for rotating architecture-related exhibitions, meeting rooms, and a terrace overlooking Buffalo Bayou. Its mission is to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the ways in which architecture and urban design influence and enhance the quality of life in our community. ArCH is intended to be a place for the public, both Houston residents and tourists, to learn about architecture in general and the built environment of greater Houston. Exhibitions will change approximately every two months and will focus on architecture of national interest as well as that of Houston. The Architecture Center can be rented for evening and weekend events.

Ok. Did the pub crawl tour with Mandi. Magical is undercutting it. First: Mandi…read more Second: Great bars Started at The Cottonemouth Club. Finished at Elephino's. As in hell if I know where. But they had an old ass elevator and Uber got me home. Great tour, Awesome guide. 10/10 would come back to do again. Thanks Mandi!!

Always looking to do something unique when visiting Houston so made my friends take this "Houston,…read moreWe Have a Tunnel" tour with me and we all liked it. We met at the Cafe Express on corner of Capitol and Main and then started the tour in an old bank building (now occupied by Chase). Note, lots of people came late to the tour, we waited 15 minutes to start but then left so it is important to show up on time. The Chase building is gorgeous and has a beautiful Art Deco interior. There are eight frescos near the ceiling when you walk in and they depict the history of Houston. After that, you go down into the tunnels. Michael our tour guide was very informative and personable and we got a primer on the history and facts about the tunnels. There are over 8 miles of tunnels connecting buildings downtown! Maybe that is why you don't see anybody on the streets of the 4th largest city in America! We went from building to building underground and then came up from time to time, learning particular facts about the buildings, the topography and the architecture along the way. We took a break after about an hour and got free cookies at a store in the lower level of the Pennzoil building called Michael's cookies. (No relation to our tour guide) I love infrastructure so for me, this was an awesome experience. The tunnels in Houston are functional and there are lots of places to eat, but it is not like the underground networks in Toronto and Montreal that are kind of like subterranean malls. My friends who went with me aren't quite as nerdy as I am, but they enjoyed it too. The tour lasts about two hours and I feel it was two hours well spent. I would recommend doing this in the morning and then doing a Buffalo Bayou Cistern tour in the afternoon to get your fill of underground Houston.