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Sam Houston park is the oldest park in Houston, having opened in 1899. It is located downtown (NW part of it) right next to the skyscrapers. Alongside being a very nice park to take a walk through it also plays host to a very high quality museum. The Heritage Society of Houston had several old Texan buildings from the region brought here for preservation, restoration and display. In total there are about 8 houses so far and still more to come. They range from as far back as 1823 (a wood cabin of the pioneers) to a house from 1905 . Each of the houses has little signs which give a run down of the styles of houses built in the early days of Texas. There is a nice church called St John's church, which was built by German immigrants in 1891 and still stands today although it is dwarfed by the massive skyscrapers that surround it. Visit is free, and the houses and the associated museum are opened Mon-Sat 10 am-4 pm. Sun 1pm-5 pm. Hourly guided tours are available for a fee by the Heritage Society of Houston. If you are travelling there by car then you can park in the Heritage Society's lot between Clay street and Allen Parkway (best entrance is heading East on Allen parkway, turn right right after going under I45). On week-ends, you can also park for free in the various spaces on the streets downtown. |