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Keith’s Blog – September 2018

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Welcome Fans, Friends, and Visitors,

 

Hi. Now that school is in session, the queues, congestion, and noise at Space Center Houston and museums are now shorter. These institutions are more attractive to visit without the distractions, waits, and loudness to endure. City tours are always good year-round. September is also the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Weather in Houston

September is the fourth hottest month of the year and the second rainiest month of the year. The monthly average high temperature is 89 degrees Fahrenheit/32 degrees Centigrade. The monthly average low temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit/22 degrees Centigrade, and the mean is 81 degrees Fahrenheit/27 degrees Centigrade. It is the fifth consecutive month when the temperature is in the 30 degrees Centigrade. The average rainfall is 5.6 inches/14.3 centimeters. This is the most active major hurricane prone month. Remember:

  1. The Great Storm on September 8th, 1900.
  2. Hurricane Carla from September 11th to 14th, 1961.
  3. Hurricane Rita on September 17th, 2005.
  4. Hurricane Ike on September 13th, 2008.

Bring a raincoat and an umbrella. Wear light clothing. It is still hot and humid.

 

Tours Below

Mention that you read about any of the tours below from the blog and you will receive a 10% discount in the month of September. What a deal!

Hispanic Themed Tours

Hispanic Heritage Month is an unusual holiday in that it begins in the middle of the month on September 15 and continues into the first half of October through the 15th. The reason for this unique recognition is:

  1. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua declared their independence, on September 15, 1821.
  2. Mexico declared its independence, on September 16, 1810. It was recognized, on September 27, 1821.
  3. Chile declared its independence, on September 18, 1810.

 

Read about the 4 Hispanic tours that we offer by clicking here. This link will bring you to full information about our Hispanic tours in Houston.

Space Center Houston Tours

Give yourself at least 6 hours to:

  1. See the 40+ minute IMAX film on the largest IMAX screen in Texas.
  2. View the 18 minute film on Human Destiny that traces NASA’s history from 1961 to 2011.
  3. Hear the 15 to 25 minute speaker about current and future projects that NASA is formulating.
  4. Listen to the 15 to 20 minute representative talk about Living in Space.
  5. Give yourself 20 to 60 minutes, depending on whether you want to read every placard to tour the Independence Plaza sites of going into a 747 and a mockup of a space shuttle.
  6. Allow 1.5 to 2.0 hours to ride on the tram to go to 2 or 3 sites including Rocket Park to see Mercury (1961 – 1963) and Saturn V (1968 – 1972) rockets, the former mission control, and or the astronauts training facility. Saturn Vs were rockets that were used to launch men to the moon.
  7. Have a narrative tour for 30 minutes through the Starship Gallery history museum including touching a moon rock and going through a replica of the first space station from 1973 and 1974 called Skylab.
  8. Spend 20 to 30 minutes to eat lunch at the Zero G Diner.
  9. Shop for 20 minutes in the Space Trader store for souvenirs and gifts.
  10. Stand in queues and walking from one activity to another for some unknown length of time.

Ask yourself the questions, when were you last here and when will you return again. This might be a once in a lifetime or decade trip.

City Tours

We offer 9 tours ranging from only 2 to 9 hours. Decide how much you want to see, how many places that you want to get out and take photos, and how many places that you want to go inside. These tours will cover from about 15 to 70 miles.

September Monthly Special – Tunnel Tour C –
Discounted by 17% to 29% Based on the Number of People

The monthly special for September is the 2.5-hour Tunnel Tour C. This is the longest tunnel tour that we offer with about 4.0/6.4 kilometers of walking. It goes through 3 hotels including the Hyatt Regency and Doubletree and through several businesses. It includes going to a 12th floor observation deck and taking the glass elevator facing the street in the Hyatt Regency Hotel to the 31st floor Spindletop bar and restaurant. Although Spindletop is closed during the day, the elevator rides can offer great views.

The downtown walking tours in May, June, September, and October all begin in the rotunda on the first floor of the City Hall building at 901 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas 77002. You can enter from either the east or west side of the building.

Warnings:

  1. A walking tour only moves as fast as the slowest person.
  2. Use a bathroom before the tour begins. Only about two public bathrooms are accessible during this tour. Most of the businesses in or operating over the tunnels do not allow the general public to use their bathrooms.
  3. Not all of the tunnels are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 accessible. Thus, you should NOT select this special tour if you use a walker, a wheelchair, or any other device that you need to enable you to move.
  4. If you use a cane, we will be moving at such a slow pace that we will not be able to complete the whole tunnel tour. Thus, we will have to omit some buildings.
  5. We go on elevators and escalators. Thus, you should NOT select this special tour if you have a phobia about either of these mechanical devices.

You cannot take photos inside the banks. Taking photos elsewhere is fine.

Monthly Special Prices
(along with the totals including sales tax and gratuity for 6 or more people):

  • 1 person – $40.00.  This is a 43% discount off of the regular price of $70.00

$40.00 + $3.30 (Sales tax of 8.25%) = $43.30 Total.

  • 2 people – $30.00 each.  This is a 25% discount off of the regular price of $40.00 per person.

$30.00 + $2.48 (Sales tax of 8.25%) = $32.48 per person x 2 people = $64.96 Total.

  • 3 or 4 people – $25.00 each.  This is a 17% discount off the regular price of $30.00 per person.

$25.00 + $2.07 (Sales tax of 8.25%) = $27.07 per person.
$27.07 per person x 3 people = $81.21 Total.
$27.07 per person x 4 people = $108.28 Total.

  • 5 to 9 people – $20.00 each.  This is a 20% discount off the regular price of $25.00 per person.

$20.00 + $1.65 (Sales tax of 8.25%) = $21.65 per person.  $21.65 x 5 people = $108.25.
$20.00 + $1.65 (Sales tax of 8.25%) + $3.00 (15% gratuity for parties of 6 or more people) = $24.65 per person x 6, 7, 8, or 9 people.

  • 10 to 19 people – $15.00 each.  This is a 25% discount off the regular price of $20.00 per person.
    $15.00 + $1.24 (Sales tax of 8.25%) + $2.25 per person (15% gratuity for parties of 6 or more people) = $18.49 per person x the number of people.

 

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See you on a tour.

Sincerely,

Keith Rosen
Houston Historical Tours
P. O. Box 262404
Houston, Texas 77207-2404
(713) 392-0867
(713) 643-4086 Fax
houstonhistory@aol.com
www.houstonhistoricaltours.com

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