| The Power of Houston event lit up downtown with the largest fireworks and laser display in the Fall of 1997-1999.
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| The Wortham Center was built with private funds and houses the Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera.
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| The army led by General Sam Houston won the war for Texas independence at San Jacinto. Pictured here is the Monument..
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| Houston is the medical capital of the world. The Texas Medical Center is located between downtown and the Astrodome.
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| The first Saturday of December is the annual lighting of the City Hall Christmas Tree, across the Reflection Pond from City Hall.
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