Six Houston Museums you don't know about.

Houston is known for its Museum District, with 19 museums but here are six museums in Houston that you have never heard about.

Houston’s hidden museums outside the Museum District are very eccentric

First off, the National Funeral History Museum, yes, the nationwide museum for our nation’s history of our funerals, is right here in Houston. Located just north of Beltway 8. The 1940 Air Terminal museum is located close to Hobby Airport, showcasing the history of aviation. The Rosenburg Railroad Museum is located in the southwestern suburb of Rosenburg and teaches guests about railroads and their history. The Oceanstar Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum is located in Galveston. Not only does it showcase oil drilling but it specializes in offshore ocean drilling. Believe it or not, there are some museums in the Museum District that Houstonians don’t know about. These are the Bicycle Museum and the Station Museum of Contemporary Art. Houston has great museums, whether you’ve heard of them or not.

Houston to build New Rugby Stadium

The city of Houston will receive a new rugby stadium.

This new stadium will be excellent for sports in Houston. The stadium will be a 3,500-seat stadium and will host the Houston Sabercats in Major League Rugby. The project will be built at the Houston Amateur Sports Park on Texas 288 in south Houston. The Sabercats will begin playing at the stadium during the 2019 season. The city will retain ownership of the site and lease it to the Sabercats for 43 years. The city will use $32 Million from its 2012 bond package to reimburse the team for the cost of building a 760-space parking lot and public utilities. As part of the deal, the Sabercats will provide at least 200 hours of children’s rugby training annually along with hosting high school rugby matches and free rugby camps for children aged 6 through 14. Houston continues to grow as a sports powerhouse.

Siphon's Proposed to Help with Flooding in Houston

One solution to better prepare Houston for future flooding catastrophe’s is something called a “siphon”.

The idea is proposed by a UH Civil Engineer and is being considered by authorities in Houston and Harris County. The siphon is an upside down U-shaped tube that, when placed in two separate vessels, causes liquid to flow upward, into the higher one, thanks to pressure differences and the force of gravity. The proposal is to turn the Katy Prairie Rice Fields into temporary holding tanks which could hold thousands of gallons of water until the bayou system and watershed drains, allowing them to handle more water. The proposal would not solve all of our flooding problems in Houston but it would help the situation. This is an interesting proposal that could possibly happen in Houston.

Houston Conventions Broke Records in 2017!

Houston had a record breaking year in hotel reservations for conventions in 2017.

This is good news for Houston’s convention scene. This is the third straight year that Houston has broken records in convention reservations. 429 Conventions were secured, with 802,852 rooms reserved. This is great news for Houston as our convention scene continues to get stronger.