Welcome Fans, Friends, and Visitors,

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January is one of the slower months.  This can be attributed to people saving their money to pay for the presents that they bought and the money that they spent partying for the holidays of December.  We hope that this year will be the best year so far in your life and the worst year to come in your future.  It also has two holidays that result in people often staying home.  The Mardi Gras also known as Carnival season of indulging in those pleasures that are viewed as decadent begins on January 7^th.

 

Weather in Houston

January is Houston’s coldest month.  Be prepared to wear a coat.  The 5^th and the 8^th are generally the coldest days of the year.  Click here for the weekly report.  Click here for the weekly report.

Monthly Special for a 2.5-Hour Walking Tour – Discounted by 17 to 29% Based on the Number of People

The monthly special for January on Tuesday through Saturday only is a Montrose Area Museum District Walking tour. This tour is available form 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Tuesday through Saturday.

You could potentially go inside about one dozen museums, art galleries, and chapels that are all FREE. These include:

• The Dan Flavin Installation.
• The Cy Twombly Gallery.
• The Menil Collection.
• The Watercolor Art Society.
• The Houston Center for Photography.
• The Rothko Chapel.
• The Chapel of Saint Basil.
• The former Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum.
• The Neon Gallery.
• The University of St. Thomas Art Gallery.
• Other art galleries.

If nothing else, this area is a quiet and beautiful neighborhood full of oak trees. If you do not focus on trying to get into every museum, gallery, and chapel, a pleasant and relaxing walk awaits you. The tour starts at the free parking lot pathway that leads to Sul Ross Street. The parking lot has two access points: 1515 West Alabama Street, Houston, Texas 77006 and 3808 Mulberry Street, Houston, Texas 77006.

Weekly Special for Driving Tours – January 5^th through January  11^th. Discounted 20%.

With the Mardi Gras or Carnival Season beginning this week, this is a good time to go on one of our distillery and rum tours.  You must be a minimum of 21 years of age for  this tour.  Click here to read a description.

Weekly Special for National Food Days – January 5^th through January 11^th

These are 3-hour customized tours that can be blended.  The price is the same as a regularly priced 3-hour City Tour.  You pay for anything that you consume.   The National Food Days include:

• January 5^th – National Whipped Cream Day.
• January 9^th – National Cassoulet Day.

 

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