Houston, Texas - Houston Tunnel System
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
N 29° 45.386 W 095° 21.832
15R E 271422 N 3294137
If you enter this confusing maze of climate-controlled tunnels, lined with restaurants and stores, you might not find your way out.
Waymark Code: WM1ZDK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 194

To deal with inclement weather, which Houston has plenty of during the Summer, some cities have built skywalk systems. Houston chose a different approach – a tunnel system. So if you happen to be downtown on a weekday in, say, August and don’t see any people, this is where they are – either going somewhere or lost in this labyrinth. The tunnels connect most of the major downtown buildings. The propensity to get lost is induced by the lack of landmarks. It’s kind of like a subterranean mall, except the stores are repetitive (Murphy’s Deli, Starbucks, nameless card store, Starbucks, Murphy’s Deli, nameless card store). Often you can be in the building you’re headed to and have no clue that you’re actually there. This is a glimpse into the work-a-day life of Houstonians few visitors ever see.

The coordinates are for the entrance to the tunnels in Two Houston Center. It's only one of many entrances. It's also accessible from the Fulbright Building, Macy's, the Reliant Building, the Gulf Building, the Esperson Buildings, JPMorgan Chase Tower, Pennzoil Place, the Bank of America Center, One Shell Plaza, the El Paso Energy Building, CenterPoint Energy Plaza, Wells Fargo Plaza (the only place where the tunnel opens up to the sky above), Total Plaza, 1100 Louisiana, Allen Center, and the Continental Center I. Hotels connected with the system are the Four Seasons, the Doubletree and the Hyatt Regency.

If you are up to a challenge, find your way from the Shops at Houston Center through One and Two Houston Center to the tunnels, wind around in the labyrinth to Allen Center, and navigate the skywalks of Allen Center to the Allen Center Parking Garage across from Antioch Baptist Church.

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Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 7am-6pm


Admission Prices:
Free.


Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour

Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation

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