Houston's Underground Cistern is Now Open to the Public.

After being out of commission for 46 years, an underground cistern is now open to the public in Houston.

Houston’s underground cistern is now the city’s newest tourist attraction.

The underground cistern was opened in 1927 and was a storage system for Houston’s drinking water. In 1970 it was closed down as it had sprung a leak. In 2010 workers discovered the cistern while constructing Buffalo Bayou Park, a project that I have referenced in past blogs. The city took the opportunity to turn it into a tourist attraction and it is now open to the public. The cistern is a beautiful space and will do a lot for Houston.