• Experience fine classical performances at Wortham Theater Center, an impressive and spacious dual theater venue that is home to the Houston Ballet and the Houston Grand Opera.

• Tour Christ Church Cathedral, home to Houston's first religious congregation founded in 1839. The cathedral also features a restaurant, bookstore, and art gallery.

• Visit the Buffalo Soldiers Museum, a research center dedicated to late 19th-century African-American soldiers during the Indian Wars that features exhibits, workshops, and reenactments.