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By Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Free cancellation available
Price is £11 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 30m
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Overview

    • Enjoy an expert-led tour of the iconic underground Buffalo Bayou Cistern
    • Experience a subterranean architectural wonderland in the middle of Houston
    • Admire the imposing architecture which is the size of 1.5 football fields
    • Learn about the fascinating history behind one of the country's largest cisterns
    • Play in the space and try out the Cistern's 17-second reverberation for yourself

Activity location

    • Houston
    • Houston, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 105 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007, USA | Meet inside the Buffalo Bayou Park Visitor Center next to the Cistern to check-in for your tour. Overfill parking is available in City Lot H, located at 1643 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77007, just to the east of Fonde Recreation Center. Do not leave valuables in your vehicle.
    • Houston, Texas, United States

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Houston: Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern History Tour

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • English

Learn about the architecture of this unique space and the history of Houston’s water system.

Language options: English
Price details
£11.07 x 1 Adult£11.07
Total
Price is £11.07
Until Tue, 1 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entrance
  • Inclusions
    Guide
  • Exclusions
    Tips

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Food and drinks, Pets (assistance dogs allowed), Tripods
    • Not suitable for: Children under 9 years
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Discover the secrets of one of Houston's most iconic and historical landmarks on a guided, walking tour. Hear about the origins of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern and admire the subterranean architecture as you experience a highly unusual space with vast columns and a 17-second echo.
    Check in at the Visitor Centre of Buffalo Bayou Park, Houston's oasis of green in the middle of the city. Meet your guide at the entrance of the cistern, and discover how the structure was built in 1926 as the city's original drinking water reservoir.
    You'll be led into the cavernous cistern that has been repurposed as a subterranean public space. Marvel at an interior the size of 1.5 football fields and which, at one time, held 15 million gallons of drinking water.
    Unleash your inner child and play in the space. Trying calling out to hear the 17-second echo as the sound of your voice bounces off the walls and ceilings. Admire the architecture of monolithic concrete columns.

Location

Activity location

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    • Houston
    • Houston, Texas, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 105 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007, USA | Meet inside the Buffalo Bayou Park Visitor Center next to the Cistern to check-in for your tour. Overfill parking is available in City Lot H, located at 1643 Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77007, just to the east of Fonde Recreation Center. Do not leave valuables in your vehicle.
    • Houston, Texas, United States