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Surrounded by some of the city's oldest buildings, the site was once home to City Hall in previous years. In 2010, the block-sized space was transformed into a modern park, with features akin to Discovery Green but on a more compact scale. At the center of the park is local favorite Niko Niko's.
Market Square Park is a public park in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. Originally set aside by the Houston Town Company as "Congress Square," the public square was used as a marketplace and city hall, which assumed the name, "Market Square." The City of Houston constructed four different market house/city halls, the first of which opened in 1840. The fourth was constructed in 1904. Market Square is a central feature of the Main Street/Market Square Historic District, a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The square is surrounded by a combination of nineteenth-century architecture and modern residential towers, with ground leases housing a variety of restaurants and bars.
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The Chase Tower is the tallest building in Houston, the second tallest building in Texas (the tallest from 1982-2025), and the tallest five-sided building in the world.
Largest and best-known Theatre in Houston with a lineup of serious dramatic works with both classics and modern works.
World-class opera in the heart of downtown's Theatre District.
Concerts throughout the year including both a classical series and a pops series.
Seen as pretty mundane by locals, but might still appeal to fish fanatics. Situated right on Buffalo Bayou. Not just an aquarium, it has a Ferris wheel and other carnival-style rides.
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Broadway style big theatre productions in one of Houston's newest downtown arts venues.