Discovery Green is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

1. Discovery Green

9.1
1500 McKinney St (at Avenida de las Americas), Houston, TX
Park · 148 tips and reviews

Social N.Social News Network: This is a very beautiful and exciting park for the whole family. Be sure to check out the flea market on Saturdays, and bring extra cash for parking and vendors that sell summer treats.

Cynthia N.Cynthia Nicole: Beautiful park close to Minute Maid, BBVA, Toyota Ctr & Convention Ctr. Flea Market every 3rd Saturday, but it's small. Live music quite often. Cute restaurants on site. Lots of play space for kiddos.

Angela S.Angela Skees: Lovely little park. Cool speaking circles!

Minute Maid Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

2. Minute Maid Park

9.2
501 Crawford St (at Texas Ave), Houston, TX
Baseball Stadium · 238 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Opened in 1999, the park is home to the Houston Astros. The ballpark is the first major sports facility to have a closed captioning board for the hearing impaired.

Andy T.Andy Turner: Beautiful park. No parking. Come early

MarniMarni: Great ball park! Even when the Astros aren't doing as well, still a lot of fun.

Market Square Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

3. Market Square Park

8.4
300 Travis St (Preston), Houston, TX
Park · 16 tips and reviews

Houston PressHouston Press: 2011 Best of Houston Winner: Best New Downtown Park. Check out more Houston Press Best of Houston Winners here: http://bit.ly/JCaGyR Or go mobile with the free Best Of app.

Karen Janeice G.Karen Janeice Goodwin: Loved it! Movies in the park & great hot chocolate & chips from Niko Niko's = fun!

Kevin S.Kevin Summers: Its a great little park in the middle of downtown. Was here for htxbikefest. They have a dog park, and a niko nikos, and a Houston Bcycle station.

Sam Houston Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

4. Sam Houston Park

8.8
1100 Bagby St, Houston, TX
Park · 8 tips and reviews

CultureMap HoustonCultureMap Houston: The Museum of Texas History is also in the park and The Heritage Society still endures, providing free guided tours and maintaining the park as a tangible time-line for generations to come.

Jimmy Chun-Hsien F.Jimmy Chun-Hsien Fu: Call the free phone voice your, it'll guide you through the historical buildings in they moved to the park. Get a glimpse of the Houston history

Yvonne W.Yvonne Wilcox: Nice place for a couple to enjoy some good drinks and horse racing

Tranquility Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

5. Tranquility Park

8.0
400 Rusk (Rusk at Bagby), Houston, TX
Park · 9 tips and reviews

CultureMap HoustonCultureMap Houston: Grassy hills & calm ponds provide a serene environment to chill & eat lunch or hang after a show. The park is named for the moon’s Sea of Tranquility & this moniker sums up the park’s main attraction.

Adam S.Adam Socki: This park strait up sucks. It needs to be overhauled desperately. The city needs to do what ever they did to Market Square and Discovery Green. FIX THIS SPACE!

Clifton M.Clifton M: Children's Festival. Crowded. Rode my bicycle. Expensive $12/adult entry; $10/9 food/bev tickets. Turkey leg = 9 tickets. No beer. Parking $10.  Bayou City Arts Festival in Memorial park was better.

The Grove is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

6. The Grove

8.7
1611 Lamar St (Dallas), Houston, TX
New American Restaurant · 74 tips and reviews

Houston PressHouston Press: Enjoy an upscale dinner inside the architecturally stunning Grove, which provides a beautiful view onto the park by day or night.

Jeanne S.Jeanne Saraiva: The burguer was great! Lovely view of the park.

Tere P.Tere Perry: Located in Discovery Green park. Enjoy Happy Hour on the deck under 100 year-old oak trees!

Sesquicentennial Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

7. Sesquicentennial Park

7.5
500 Preston (Smith), Houston, TX
Park · 4 tips and reviews

CultureMap HoustonCultureMap Houston: There’s a lot to enjoy on foot in this lush park, including a promenade, gardens, gazebo, cascading waterfall, and a soaring sculpture called Seven Wonders by artist Mel Chin.

Elizabeth T.Elizabeth Tran: Not a bad park. A lot if 15 were taking their pictures by the fountain.

Joe M.Joe Muscara: The road noise is bad enough, the Aquarium is worse. It's a great retreat otherwise.

Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

8. Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse

9.0
1510 Texas St (at La Branch St.), Houston, TX
Steakhouse · 98 tips and reviews

Catherine H.Catherine Healy: Downtown Houston near Minute Maid Park, features a blend of high-quality food and hospitality in an intimate atmosphere of hand-crafted mahogany woodwork, leather furnishings & luxurious amenities.

Cary Michael C.Cary Michael Cox: Love going to the bar getting a great crab-cake, they use almost all jumbo-lump crab, and a drink before an Astros game a Minute-Maid Park. Steaks are good but not the best in town. Cary Michael Cox

Kathy M.Kathy Mckinney: Best crab cake anyplace, lots of crab, minimal breading

Shell Energy Stadium is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

9. Shell Energy Stadium

9.2
2200 Texas St (at Dowling St.), Houston, TX
Soccer Stadium · East Downtown · 66 tips and reviews

Saul G.Saul Gonzalez: "I saw this stadium get built from start to finish. It's a beautiful place to visit & capture amazing shots of downtown Houston & surrounding Minute Made park awesome view.

Fernando S.Fernando Soares: Excellent stadium. Good seats and close to the field to watch the game.

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Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

10. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

9.3
800 Bagby St (btwn Rusk St & Walker St), Houston, TX
Performing Arts Venue · 55 tips and reviews

Laci M.Laci Mayton: Don't park in the garage or you will be stuck for an hour after the show

KarenKaren: Arrive early to park -- the Hobby garage is tiny. Or use thr Tranquility garage across the street with multiple entrances.

Angee C.Angee Carter: Wicked was absolutely wonderful! Must see.

Toyota Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

11. Toyota Center

8.7
1510 Polk St (at La Branch St), Houston, TX
Basketball Stadium · 135 tips and reviews

Vanessa H.Vanessa H.: Get there early and park on the street. After 6, it is free!

Fernando R.Fernando Rosales: great venue, accesible parkin near tvenue (25-30usd), nice access, great food ( average prices vs other), nice merchandising ( rockets), great visibility from every seat ( great screen), good internet

The Most Interesting Man in the WorldThe Most Interesting Man in the World: To get backstage, look for a man in a cape. Tell him “The marigolds are in bloom.” If he looks at you like you’re crazy, tell him “I’d like to go backstage.” He may or may not be able to help you.

Downtown Aquarium is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

12. Downtown Aquarium

7.5
410 Bagby St (at Preston St), Houston, TX
Aquarium · Downtown Houston · 135 tips and reviews

Sean K.Sean Kim: Love the fact that the amusement park is connected to the sidewalk system along Buffalo Bayou.

Buck Seng N.Buck Seng Ng: A nice cozy aquarium, complete with mini amusement park!

Wilson C.Wilson Chan: Não chega a ser tão grande. Tem um restaurante legal e um parque (compensa comprar o pacote completo e ter acesso total). Estacionamento no local (15$)

Hilton Americas-Houston is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

13. Hilton Americas-Houston

8.4
1600 Lamar St (at Crawford St), Houston, TX
Hotel · 93 tips and reviews

Luis Javier R.Luis Javier Robles: Big hotel full of ammenities and good restaurants. Excellent choice. Next door to a huge park with cafes and outdoor areas.

Teri S.Teri Sims: Located next to George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green Park, and Minute Maid Stadium!The room was emaculantly clean but small for a Hilton room and shower was even smaller.

Teri S.Teri Sims: Located next to George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green Park, and Minute Maid Stadium!The room was emaculantly clean but small for a Hilton room and shower was even smaller.

Marriott Marquis Houston is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

14. Marriott Marquis Houston

9.3
1777 Walker Street (Avenida De Las Americas), Houston, TX
Hotel · Downtown Houston · 6 tips and reviews

Rony P.Rony Perry: It's a nice new hotel. No parking at the hotel itself though, you have to park on the street or in a nearby lot. I guess it's what would be called a "traveler's hotel"

Fernando C.Fernando Covas: The hotel itself is beautiful and the views are amazing. All around the property, service falls way short of what a hotel like this should be like. The pool, Biggio’s, and Xochi save the day.

MICHAEL R.MICHAEL RUSH: Lounge a great place on the 6th floor with the Texas pool

Saint Arnold Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Park in Downtown Houston, Houston.

15. Saint Arnold Bar

7.8
Minute Maid Park (Crawford), Houston, TX
Bar · 6 tips and reviews

ClintClint: Best place to get a good beer in the park

Terry H.Terry Hemstad: Quick taste test then settled on the amber, Awesome!

Wild Bill M.Wild Bill M: Summer pils nice and tasty