To the Finish Line - Sam Houston Race Park

Whenever someone speaks of horse racing, the scene in My Fair Lady pops into mind where everyone dresses up with large hats and frilly dresses. Of course nowadays no one dresses like that anymore although a trip to the race park can be a posh affair. With that said, if you are planning a trip to Houston, Texas, why don’t you plan a trip to the Sam Houston Race Park? It is located in the unincorporated northwest of Houston that hosts Thoroughbred horse racing and American Quarter Horse annually, as well as country, rock and classic rock concerts.

The Sam Houston Race Park was opened to the public in 1994 and is the first Class 1 Horse Racing venue ever in Texas. Since it costs quite a hefty sum to build - an approximately $90 million - when races are not being held, you can find other attractions such as concerts being held at the same venue.

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Historical Houston

In Houston, there is a lot of historical places to visit that have been restored and some still located on its original sites. Here are some places you can visit with a Houston charter bus to view Houston in its former glory.

Kellum-Noble House
One of the oldest surviving masonry house in Houston, the Kellum-Noble House have been on its original site since 1847. This is a Louisiana Plantation style house that sports a double gallery that is as wide as the entire perimeter of the structure. Since 1851, a lady named Zerviah Noble conducted one of Houston’s first private schools in her home.

San Felipe Cottage
This 1868 cottage is an example of the common architecture of Houston’s German population in the late 19th century. This cottage was originally located at San Felipe Road but have been moved in 1962 to Sam Houston Park. Primarily used as a repository of Texas furniture, the San Felipe Cottage depicts how the German working class lived as one of the predominant cultural groups in Texas.

The Old Place
Moved from the banks of Clear Creek to Sam Houston Park in 1973, the 1823 Old Place is how early Texas frontier architecture was like. Made from roughly hewn cedar logs with mortise and tenon jointure, the Old Place illustrates the hardships faced by immigrants who were permitted to settle in colonial Texas in Austin’s Colony.

St. John’s Church
Built by German farmers in the northwest Harris County, the 1891 St. John’s Church supported its Evangelical Lutheran congregation. This is an interpretation of the Gothic Revival style of architecture popular in the 19th century. You can see this style evident in the church’s arched windows and shutters, with handmade cypress plank pews in the interior.

Nichols-Rice-Cherry House
Based on a Greek Revival architecture, this two-storey 1850 house has a full façade, is Ionic column supported and has a non-pedimented front porch. This architecture was popular in the southern states, and houses elegant furnishings that defined the lifestyle of the richest man of the period, William Marsh Rice.

Houston’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum

When it comes to visiting museums, there are just so many kinds of them all over the country – children’s museums, science museums, historical museums and so much more, but did you know that hidden away at 8325 Travelair Street, Houston, there is a rather unique and interesting kind of museum that you probably have not heard of, let alone visited? This museum is located just on the west side of Hobby Airport, and though it may seem to be a little out of the way if you were to drive there yourself, there is a better way for you to get there – charter a Houston bus and let the bus driver know that you would like to go and visit the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. Yes, that’s the place we are talking about – unique and interesting. Not only is it unique and interesting, we also believe that it will be a fun trip for the whole family – especially for the kids!

As you arrive at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum in the Houston charter bus with your family, you will quickly notice that the art deco of the building alone is just magnificent and being there in person, you can see up close for yourself the amazing art deco details of it; as a lot of restoration work has been done. Inside the museum, you and your family will be able to see a great collection of vintage airline souvenirs such as the silver service items, models and photographs. As you tour the museum, you will be delighted to know that it is air-conditioned, while the bay of the 1928 Carter Airmail Hangar is not. The hangar building also have a few aircraft and flight simulator displays and you will need to get one of the docents there to assist you in taking you out to the hangar as it is a short distance away down the street from the museum.

One of the things that Houston charter bus visitors enjoy most at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum is the fact that the runway for Hobby Airport is right at the back of the museum, just right on the other side of the fence, so they actually get to go outside of the museum and watch as the planes take off and land. This is considered to be quite a rare opportunity to be able to see planes taking off and landing. To bring home some of your own souvenirs from this trip, do stop by the museum’s gift shop which is located on the right the moment you walk into the building. And yes, you can expect the gift shop to be selling items related to aviation for you to choose and purchase.

Hermann Park, Houston

There are just so many activities that one can think of to do over summer. Theme parks and beaches are popular summer activities, and if you have been doing that for many years, you may want to do something a little different this year. And if you need an idea, we have just the right one for you – charter a Houston bus, load the whole family onto it and have the bus driver send all of you to the Hermann Park at 6201-A Hermann Park Drive, Houston, for a day of fun filled, under the sun activities that everyone will enjoy.

First time Houston charter bus passengers to the Hermann Park may not know much about the park, but it was presented to the City of Houston back in 1941 by Mr George Hermann and it is one of the city’s most famous parks. This 445-acre park has since seen many transformations and over time, places of interests such as the Houston Zoo, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston Garden Center and the Hermann Park Golf Course added on to the Hermann Park’s importance of being an unmatched destination of outdoor entertainment for all – from the young to the old. What some may not be aware of is that in the late 1980s, due to inadequate funds and very high turnover of visitors to the park, it was poorly maintained and the state of the park became rather rundown until intervention came from a group of locals who formed “Friends of Hermann Park”, which is now known as “Hermann Park Conservancy” who worked hard on developing the park to be more user friendly and restoring the park to its original state of natural beauty.

Picnics at the Hermann Park is something that many Houston charter bus passengers enjoy at the park and there are many good spots at the park where you can have your picnic while enjoying the sun and people watch. If you are lucky, you will be able to find a perfect spot right in front of the water pool, where you will not just get to people watch, but watch ducks and turtles swimming by in the water pool. Kids get to run and play at the park freely, under the careful watch of their parents. The older kids would also bring along a basketball or volleyball to play. Sometimes, you will also see wedding photo shoots or family photo shoots taking place at the park too – which is not a rare sight at all. With a park as beautiful as this, surely it is the perfect spot for such important photo shoots.

A Relaxing Spa Treat for the Bride-To-Be

It is surely an honour to be the maid of honor for your best friend’s wedding, but being the maid of honor comes with responsibilities. One of it is to plan a memorable bridal shower for the bride-to-be and a relaxing spa treat is a great way to bless her. After all, a bride needs to look her best and glowing on her big day, right? While you take care of the details of the spa treat for the bride-to-be and the bridesmaids as well as the other girlfriends, let the transportation be taken care of by chartering a bus.

Like most major cities, in Houston, there are many great spa treatment centers that provide five-star services to their customers. You are literally spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting spa center, and what the girls need to do when you have picked your choice of spa center, is just pick their own spa treatment. And if you choose to charter a Houston coach bus to your selected spa treatment center, you and your friends do not have to worry about finding ample parking spots for everyone!

One of the best spa in Houston that your entourage can opt to go in the charter bus to is the Sensia Studio & Japanese Day Spa. Your “work” at throwing a bridal shower at this spa will be very easy as they have three packages that you choose for your bride-to-be best friend and the girls - The Heavenly Body, The Rejuvenation and The Spa Teaser - each a unique experience for all. Every girl gets to choose one of out these three spa treatments according to their own preference.

As you enter into this award-winning salon and spa with its distinctive and beautiful, yet comfortable and serene interiors, you will feel so at peace and relaxed - it almost makes you feel like you have entered into paradise. And yes, one thing you can look forward to is knowing that you will be pampered to the max with all the treatments that they have to offer.

Sensia Studio & Japanese Day Spa is definitely the best choice of a bridal shower that you can arrange for your best friend and with a charter bus to make sure that everyone gets there at the same time, you don’t have to worry about punctuality at all! Oh, and don’t forget to let the girls know that everyone is required to chip in and pay for the bride-to-be’s choice of spa treatment and this is best done before bookings are made.

The best dining in Houston

Houston is home to several memorable restaurants and these eateries stand out for a variety of characteristics, from creatively chosen locations to unexpected menu selections to exquisitely prepared dishes. Visiting one of Houston’s standout, critically acclaimed and unusual restaurant is best done with a bus, charter bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coach or school bus chartered from Bus Charter Houston.

Even though you may not always agree with food critics’ assessments, certain Houston restaurants receive consistently high reviews. "The Houston Chronicle,” says that Feast, a short charter bus ride away in downtown Houston, serves the “most interesting food in Houston, Texas, maybe even in America.” "The New York Times” states that the eatery has no American peer for epicurean adventurousness.  Feast’s menu changes daily and focuses on sustainably raised meat, using as much of the animal as possible, served family style.  El Real Tex Mex, set in a restored movie theater, is led by a James Beard award-winning chef. "The New York Times” describes the eatery as an artful blend of past and present, while the “Houston Press” called it “the culinary equivalent of gasoline and a match.”  The eatery serves made-from-scratch Tex Mex at affordable prices.

Take your charter bus and pay a visit to Mark’s American Cuisine, featured on the Most Unusual Restaurants in the World website   Set in a deconsecrated 1920s church,  the dining area features and-painted walls, a dramatic golden ceiling and striking architectural details.  The menu and wine lists have received awards from "Wine Enthusiast and “Gourmet Magazine.”  Reef, a seafood restaurant led by one of “Food & Wine" magazine's top 10 best chefs for 2009, is set in a space that “The New York Times” describes as “refreshingly unusual,” a “soothing underwater reverie” and a “giant, theatrical stage.”  The Spindletop, a favorite with charter bus visitors to Houston, offers revolving views from the 34th story of the Hyatt Regency and a menu featuring steak and seafood. Houston.com describes Spindletop as one of the city’s “most unique fine-dining restaurants.”

Although they may not be so unusual when served on their own, when two, or more, styles of cuisine come together in a fusion, it creates a memorable meal. Charter bus visitors to Houston in search of the unusual should drop in at Bombay Pizza, which fuses the tastes of Indian and Italy to create pizzas topped with Indian favorites such as tandoori chicken, saag paneer and chutney made with mint and cilantro.  Peli Peli combines South African, European and American cuisine with an emphasis on spicy food flavored with bird’s-eye chilies.  Stella Sola brings together Tuscan and Texan cuisine, a style that "The New York Times” describes complementarity as not as “bizarre as it sounds.”  The eatery’s weekly brunch menu features dishes that use local Texas ingredients paired with Italian flavors.

For a gourmet gallivant through Houston, give Bus Charter Houston a call to find out how they can help plan your trip with a selection from their fleet of charter buses and friendly, personalized service.

Golf Houston

Houston, Texas, with its mild winter climate and balmy spring, makes for some of the best golfing to be found in America. Taking a golf tour of Houston is easy with a bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coach or school bus chartered from Bus Charter Houston. You and your golf buddies can travel around Houston in style from golf course to golf course, while your friendly, reliable charter bus driver takes care of the driving duties.
Houston has more than 165 golf courses, making the largest city in Texas a haven for charter bus golfers. With many courses designed by leading architects, along with challenging play, spectacular views and gorgeous landscaping, many charter bus golfers are drawn to play golf in one of Houston’s many championship level courses.
If your charter bus is in Uptown Houston, drop by Memorial Park, a municipal golf course that is designed to be forgiving to the less experienced golfer. With its wide open fairways, mature landscaping and minimal water features, Memorial Park is recognized as one of the better municipal courses in Texas. Other facilities for charter bus golfers include a lighted driving range, putting and chipping greens, and a golf museum.
Inside the Beltway, a short charter bus ride away in north Houston, is the Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Club, where top players compete each year at the Shell Houston Open. Designed by architect Rees Jones and PGA Tour pro David Toms, the course is nestled among tall East Texas pines and native wetlands. This course is not for the faint-hearted, rewarding the risk taker more than the cautious charter bus golfer.
In nearby Spring, charter bus golfers will find the architect Keith Foster designed award-winning, 26-hole Cypresswood course amid thick forests and rolling fairways. A 20 minute charter bus ride from Bush Intercontinental Airport, this public course offers a challenging and exciting experience on 800 acres of dramatic topography. Take your charter bus a little further north to The Woodlands, where two championship level courses allow charter bus golfers to test their skills. The Panther Trail and Oaks Course are renowned for their challenging elevations, tree guarded fairways and devious water features.
If your charter bus group wants to experience golf in a nutshell, visit the Tour 18. This 6,782-yard, par-72 course pays homage to the storied greens of golf. Replicas of some of the most famous holes from golf courses around the world are recreated here, with game-changing holes like Amen Corner, Sawgrass and Doral that allow the rest of us to play like the pros. A little further to the west of Houston is the Blackhorse Golf Course, which continues to amaze charter bus golfers with two championship level courses carved into a lush mix of lakes, wetlands, and towering trees.
For a great, fun filled golfing time in Houston, give Bus Charter Houston a call to find out they can help you arrange you charter bus golfing trip with a selection from their fleet of fully equipped charter buses and friendly, personalized service.

Beach time in Houston

Houston’s location on the Gulf of Mexico makes it hot and humid in the summertime, and a good way to get away from the city is to head down to the beach with a charter bus, coach bus, party bus, mini bus, passenger coaches or school bus chartered from Bus Charter Houston. It is always best to head down to the beautiful beaches near Houston as a group, and with buses of every size from its fleet, Bus Charter Houston will get you and your group down by the beach in style.
When the hot, humid months of summer descend on Houston, many get away to the beaches of South Walton. This region of the coast boasts 26 miles of white sandy beaches, looking out over the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This stretch of coast shared between Florida and Texas is where you will find South Walton, with its 16 beach communities, giving visitors lots of opportunities for sport fishing and swimming almost all year round. There are rare coastal dune lakes to visit, maritime forests and large windswept dunes.
The various neighborhoods are what gives South Walton its character, and it is easy to pick one and go there for a visit or a longer stay with a charter bus from Bus Charter Houston. The various beach communities in South Walton are a reasonable drive away from Houston, and range in character from artsy to eclectic, worldly and cosmopolitan, to friendly and casual. One thing's for sure, as you get off your charter bus, you and your group will be assured of a warm welcome.
For a touch of childhood nostalgia, go to Miramar Beach. This beach brings back memories with long hot summer days on the beach, with surf shops and beachfront houses having decks overlooking the shore. Miramar Beach allows for beachfront camping, and has numerous modern amenities close by, including the Silver Sands Factory Stores, the nation’s largest designer outlet center.
South Walton got its start at Santa Rosa Beach, back in 1910. Today, Santa Rosa Beach is an upscale community of luxury beach houses, fine dining and a thriving arts community. Head over to Gulf Place in your charter bus, where you will find lots of entertainment, dining and arts to suit the entire family. For arguably the freshest seafood on the Gulf, dine at the Smiling Fish Cafe, or have a game of golf at Santa Rosa Golf Club.
For a quiet beach getaway, get in your charter bus and head over to Seacrest. Activities here are centered round the beach, and have a close to nature feel. Fishing and kayaking are popular activities in Seacrest, as are hiking and camping. A coastal dune lake allows visitors a look at a rare ecosystem, found in only a handful of places in the world.
When planning your next summer beach vacation, give Bus Charter Houston a call to find out how we can help you getaway to South Walton with our fleet of charter buses and our friendly, personalized service.

A Bus Charter Houston Is The Way To Travel

When a big trip is in order for an outing, family reunion or gathering, or even a group trip with your school, there is nothing like a bus charter. Houston is a magnificent place to get out for a while and take in some incredible sights as well as get your feet wet with local restaurants and traditions. No matter what kind of outing you are looking to book, our friendly and professional staff will work with you in order to make sure that ever single detail of your trip is taken care of so that you have nothing at all to worry about.

A bus charter Houston excursion is a fabulous way to see a whole lot of places in the time that you have allotted for your outing. When you really want to get the most out of your travels in this portion of Texas, all you have to do is simply let our professional staff take care of all of the arrangements for you. Not only will we set up a bus charter for you, but we can also help you to pick out a couple of the wonderfully memorable places that you can visit while you are in the Houston area.

Do you have children with you in your group? Perhaps your bus charter Houston adventure is geared towards your extended family as sort of a reunion styled outing. Either way, one of our friendly drivers will be able to bring your group to your destinations along the bus charter Houston route in style. The Downtown Aquarium is a fabulous stop to make where you can have a bit of an adventure while being able to learn at the same time! Our driver can drop you off for a couple of hours while you and your entire group check out all that the sea creatures and exhibits on the inside have to offer.

Once you are feeling a bit famished from the beginning of your adventure, it will be just about time for you to have something to eat during your outing on the bus charter. Houston is very well known for some wonderful places that you can go in order to grab a quick bite to eat or sit down for a while and have a lavish, delicious meal. There are a number of places in the Montrose part of town where you can go to relax and nosh for a while. Such places as Baba Yega or La Mexicana Restaurant are sure to be just what your tummy is longing for!

To bring and end to the bus charter, Houston is a place to be remembered for shopping as well. Perhaps there are a couple of people that you have on your shopping list that you need to pick up a gift for. Other than that there are plenty of nice places that you can have your bus charter driver stop off for a while so you can pick up some souvenirs or memorabilia from your trip.

Toyota Center Houston

Ever since opening its doors to events, concerts and entertainment of all sorts in 2003, it has now become a primary location for multiple world-class entertainment venues in the nation; therefore, if you are ever here in Houston for a party bus group gathering, do look the place up, check their websites for more information and book a ticket for one of the amazing world class acts that could be happening during your charter bus visit.

Standing at a magnificent six blocks of buildings, needless to say, it is probably considered the NBA's Houston Rockets' players second home – grueling trainings and matches alike. Aside from being considered the top venue for sporting events, some of the nation's biggest concerts and shows that are on tour come perform at this center too. If that is not enough to convince you of its significant standing as one of the Houston's most important landmarks, it was the winner of the Allen Award for Civic Enhancements in 2003 and was also named as the best new concert venue by Pollstar Magazine.

Toyota Center is also known for being a keen participant in the green movement and have rolled out many green initiatives not known to sporting and entertainment arenas. We have museums that has gone green but sporting arena...they are, frankly, one of the pioneer and Houston folks love it! Their recycling of paper, cardboard, plastic, and aluminum is absolutely commendable, the soap, toilet paper and towels are EPA and Green Seal certified and that is only the tip of the iceberg. Employees are, in a way, forced to recycle and be mindful about wastage because waste bins have been removed from the premise and they regularly organize tree planting exercise around the premise every year. Even the Houston Rockets are roped in with the efforts by them participating by hosting the Environmental Awareness Game annually whereby patrons are given environmentally-friendly items and go ahead to educate and encourage more people to join in on their noble efforts.

So, whether you are going for a game or a concert, please do log into their website and book a ticket online so that YOU can be a part of their green effort too! And in the meantime, group charter bus rental vacations are far easier on the pocket and mind when you have a charter bus driver to deal with the driving, parking and traffic – and for that charter bus that you are looking for, you know Bus Charter Houston's got your back!

Enjoy the game!

The other side of Houston

There are a lot of things to see and do in Houston, especially when you have the luxury of renting a party bus, bus charter, mini bus or even if it's just a school bus for school-going kids. But, with so many people doing so many things and visiting so many places, going off the beaten path can be one of the best ways to see Houston, especially when traveling by bus.

One of the biggest events in Houston not popularized to tourists is the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Drawing top riders from across the country, this rodeo features traditional rodeo events, while national and international superstar musical entertainers perform nightly for sell-out crowds. Best part, it’s also home to the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest and it remains to be a hot favorite among many bus charter rental tourist goers.

After you’ve had your fill of rough riders, pay a visit to Houston Glass Studio. Inspired by a passion for glass, Dick Moiel and Kathy Poeppel's this retired physician and his PA/RN wife enrolled in their first Glassblowing class in 1994 and have never looked back since and together with the invaluable help and guidance of their first instructor Bob Mosier, have built a basic hot shop that produces amazing pieces of glass art. If you want to make the most of your time here, it is best done with the help of a helpful party bus, charter bus, shuttle bus service, mini bus, coach charter or school bus driver.

For something a bit cooler and less fiery, pay a visit in the rented party bus to the Downtown Aquarium. This magnificent six-acre entertainment and dining complex features over 200 species of aquatic life from around the globe housed in a 500,000-gallon aquatic wonderland and has a full-service restaurant, an upscale bar, a fully equipped ballroom, aquatic & geographic exhibits, shopping and a variety of amusements!

If you prefer wild animals to being underwater then, perhaps you may prefer the Houston Zoo. Covering an expanse of 55 acres the zoo and is home to thousands of animals representing more than 500 species, from the winged inhabitants of the Tropical Bird House to the slithering reptiles in one of the nation's largest collections of venomous snakes.

If you prefer hanging out with your children instead of wild critters, Children’s Museum of Houston is just the place you should get Bus Charter Houston to drop you off at in a luxurious charter bus. Dubbed A Playground for your Mind™! The Children’s Museum of Houston is packed with 14 hands-on exhibits, including the chance for kids to program robots and invent things; anchor the news; run a business; get elected as mayor; explore nanotechnology and climb a three-story tower. Better still, let out your inner child and let your mind explore this fantastic playground and after that, you can have the full rest and relax thing going in the comforts of the chartered bus.