Private tour in Houston Keith R
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Hi everyone. I am a retired professor and teacher. I taught in middle and high schools, colleges, and universities. I began teaching history and social science classes in August 1981 and continued to December 2015. This led to a comfortable segue into conducting tours by 2000 to share with tourists the information that I had been teaching. I have three collegiate degrees and multiple teaching certificates. I will inundate you with information about the history, government, politics, diversity, growth, economy, businesses, demography, climate, geography, topography, sociology, arts and architecture, taxation, transit, and more of the area and Texas. I will share stories with you about famous and infamous Texans; some are true, some are folklore. I have a dry sense of humor. My intent is to entertain and educate you. I enjoy sharing knowledge with you so that you have a good time and will want to return to or stay longer in our fair city. 1. Certified tour guide with the Professional Tour Guides Association of Houston, 2. Member of the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau since 2001. 3. Certified Travel Ambassador (CTA) trained and member since 2014. 4. Tour guide since 2000. 5. Master tour guide for the City of Houston's Multicultural Tours in 2003 and 2004. 6. Included in AAA Tour Books since 2011. I can take up to nine people with their luggage in our full-size van. I pick-up and drop-off people at cruise terminals. I take tourists to museums, and let them tour exhibits at their own pace, telling them what time we need to meet again at the van.
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Space Center Houston (SCH), sometimes referred to as the Johnson Space Center (JSC), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the second most popular tourist destination in Houston (after shopping) and one of the most popular sites in the nation. Going to the moon in particular has been an inspiration and source of pride to much of humankind. We will run you around the complex to see everything possible in the time that you have there. We want to give you an out-of-this-world experience. This tour can be modified and shortened as requested with some sites eliminated.
9:15 - 9:25 AM - Introductions and enter the van. 9:25 - 10:00 AM - Drive to SCH and take exterior photos. 10:00 - 10:10 AM - Orient the clients to the locations of different activities and bathrooms, take interior photos, and check on getting tickets for the Astronauts Training Facility (ATF). 10:10 - 11:45 AM - Tram ride to Rocket Park and Independence Plaza. See Mercury and Saturn V rockets. Narrative tour. 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - Tram to the ATF. 12:45 - 1:30 PM - Lunch at The Food Lab Cafeteria. 1:30 - 1:47 PM - See the movie Human Destiny. 1:47 - 2:30 PM - Tour the history museum Starship Gallery. 2:30 - 3:15 PM - See a documentary on a 6-story screen. 3:15 - 4:00 PM - Go to the International Space Station Gallery and the Mission Mars exhibit. 4:00 - 4:30 PM - Hear a spokesperson speak about future NASA plans in the Mission Briefing Center. 4:40 - 5:00 PM - Shop in the SCH Store. 5:00 - 5:30 PM - Drive to the Houston City Hall.
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We use a Chrysler Pacifica Touring L minivan for parties of 1 to 5 people.
Houston, Texas, United States
Houston City Hall at 901 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas 77002
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