The best flight deals to Houston

As the nation's fourth-largest city, Houston, Texas is a booming metropolis and business hub that draws visitors to come and experience the city's exciting blend of world-class culture, NASA headquarters, art-filled galleries and premier sporting events. The city is bursting with interesting attractions, from its rich cultural heritage, enthralling city landmarks, and green parks to culturally diverse cuisine, eclectic shopping areas and vibrant nightlife. It is also a sports mecca, hosting key sporting events from rodeos and the Super Bowl to Olympic-qualifying soccer matches. Add to that mild year-round temperatures and Southwestern charm and you have the perfect mix.

A city packed full of attractions, Houston is teeming with fun things to do, from strolling through inner-city parks, to exploring its mind-boggling array of museums and galleries, to a superb culinary and retail selection.

If you choose to visit Houston, you can:

• Take a tour of NASA Space Center and learn about advances in space travel and research past and present
• Go to the Houston Zoo and check out over 6,000 different species of exotic animals amid 55 acres of lush gardens
• Visit the Museum District, one of the country's leading cultural districts, home to 19 museums and institutions
• Hike along the picturesque trails of Buffalo Bayou green spaces and gardens and see the city skyline
• Taste the city's culturally diverse cuisine from Tex-Mex to barbecue to Asian, it's all here
• Search for bargains and off-the-runway fashions in the city's shopping areas
• Shop for local produce in the farmers markets
• See rodeo action at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
• Visit the exquisite BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, carved from Italian and Turkish stone
• See a world-class performance in Houston's downtown Theater District