Car Rental Houston - Exploring Houston

Surrounding Houston is an interesting mix of history, technology and man-made parks that are all worth visiting by car.

At Johnson Space Center you can see Mission Control, the space shuttle training mock-up, zero-gravity labs and more. The JSC is 20 miles southeast of downtown Houston.

The San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Complex is a museum with a collection of historical Texas artifacts and a fascinating tour detailing the battle that brought the state out of Mexican rule. The park is 22 miles east of downtown Houston.

Clear Lake, southeast of downtown Houston, is home to one of the largest concentrations of recreational boats in the US. Galveston Bay is a particularly popular recreation spot with locals.

Situated on the United States-Mexico Border, Amistad National Recreation Area is known primarily for excellent year round, water-based recreation including: boating, fishing, swimming, scuba diving and water-skiing. In addition to excellent recreation, this area is rich in archeology and rock art, and contains a wide variety of plant and animal life.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries. The park, containing many cultural sites along with some natural areas, was established in 1978.

The San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Complex is a museum with a collection of historical Texas artifacts and a fascinating tour detailing the battle that brought the state out of Mexican rule. The park is 22 miles east of downtown Houston.

Clear Lake, southeast of downtown Houston, is home to one of the largest concentrations of recreational boats in the US. Galveston Bay is a particularly popular recreation spot with locals.

Situated on the United States-Mexico Border, Amistad National Recreation Area is known primarily for excellent year round, water-based recreation including: boating, fishing, swimming, scuba diving and water-skiing. In addition to excellent recreation, this area is rich in archeology and rock art, and contains a wide variety of plant and animal life.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries. The park, containing many cultural sites along with some natural areas, was established in 1978.