LOCAL AREA

Shopping and Fine Dinning .Major shops are Macys, Dillards,Tommy,American Eagle,StakeNShake,Red Lobster,Red Robin,Astedia Grill,Mongo to name few.

Museums, zoo, fine dining, theatres.

Fine dining, gift shops, amusement park. All located on the water.

Welcome to Rice. Here, you will discover a place that is passionate about teaching, undergraduate research and leadership development. We are a diverse community and support a student body from all economic backgrounds.

NRG Stadium is the only rodeo and NFL indoor/outdoor retractable roof, natural grass stadium that can be configured to utilize a 125,000 square foot space for general sessions, catered functions, exhibits, concerts, and much more. In addition, Reliant Stadium offers four massive concourse levels for special events. The design of the stadium roof provides a very flexible rigging configuration for major *audio and visual* presentations. 200 suites complement Reliant Stadium.

A jewel in the crown of the majestic downtown Houston skyline, Minute Maid Park has become a welcome home for the Houston Astros and has ushered in a new era of Major League sports in the city. The downtown ballpark continues the proud tradition of visionary innovation in stadium construction.Minute Maid Park's retractable roof technology brought open-air baseball to Houston for the first time in 35 years, and the natural grass surface and classic architecture .

Toyota Center has set a new standard for sports and entertainment, becoming one of the premier live entertainment venues in the nation. Laid over the span of six city blocks, Toyota Center is home to the NBA’s Houston Rockets and the AHL’s Houston Aeros. Toyota Center is highlighted by large open windows .The arena’s playing surface is set nearly 32-feet below street level giving Toyota Center the largest lower level of any arena in the nation.

MSR Houston is home to the premier road course and karting track in Texas. Opened in December 2005, the facility is located 35 miles south of Downtown Houston. We are a membership facility for auto and racing enthusiasts, open 363 days a year. We have hosted teams from various professional series. In 2007, the facility was the sanctioned test site for Champ Car World Series, Atlantic Championship and Formula BMW Series.