Save money on both admission tickets & round-trip transportation to the NASA Space Center Houston and maximize your time in the Space City on our complimentary walking Tunnel Tour of Downtown Houston.

With this best-value combo experience, enjoy General Admission tickets and Round-trip Transportation to the NASA Space Center Houston which is a 40 - 60 minute ride from inside the center of the city. Arrive onsite within just 15 minutes of the Space Center gates opening and enjoy a wonderful mix of interactive exhibits including the amazing Independence Plaza, International Space Station, Rocket Park, Life on Mars, Artemis and trams! All guests will have about 5 hours to explore the Space Center at their own freedom before boarding the shuttle back to Downtown Houston.

On our complimentary tour, walk inside the largest downtown tunnel system in the United States and stop for photos alongside Houston's award-winning architecture including the tallest building in Texas, original Texas skyscraper, and oldest existing bank in Houston. This is the ideal way to explore Houston's underground city & most-iconic attraction all in the same day!

* Please note, guests will be taken to the NASA Space Center first and do the tunnel tour following their return from NASA *

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* Please see the itinerary below for our daily schedule. Please make every effort to meet your guide on time. Failure to arrive on time may result in an abandoned tour subject to future availability *

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Price: $100 per person

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Length: Approx. 7 - 8 hours

 

Type: Walking, driving, architectural, culture, NASA, aeronautics, science, day-trip

 

Tour Departure Point: Outside Bank of America Tower (800 Capitol St. Houston, TX 77002)

 

Tour Departure Time:  Our NASA-bound Shuttle typically departs at 9:30 AM. Please meet for check-in 5 minutes before your scheduled departure time in front of the colorful, giant Joan Miro art sculpture across from the Bank of America Tower's exit doors on Capitol Street.  Our shuttle drivers will park in front of or side-by-side by the Miro sculpture

 

Includes:  ​

• NASA Space Center General Admission (GA) Ticket

• Round-Trip Transportation from Downtown to NASA

• Ride in an air-conditioned Mercedes Sprinter 

• Tips on reserving the Space Center Tram Tours per availability

• 75 - 90 min. Houston Tunnel Tour Of Downtown Houston after trip to NASA

 

Excludes: 

• ​Guided Tour inside the Space Center

• Mission Control Tram Tour (limited availability)

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Parking Tips:  The starting location Bank of America Tower has its own parking garage with the guest entrance located on Milam St. side of the building. Please click here to see all Spot hero discounted prices for parking garages nearby 

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Daily Itinerary:

1.  Please meet for check-in 5 minutes before your scheduled departure time in front of the colorful, giant Joan Miro art sculpture across from the Bank of America Tower's exit doors on Capitol Street.  Our shuttle driver will park in front of or side-by-side by the Miro sculpture​. Please feel free to wait inside the Bank of America Tower lobby on street level if you arrive early and don’t want to wait outdoors

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2. After a 40-60 minute ride from Downtown Houston to the Space Center Houston on our Mercedes Shuttle, travelers will arrive to the NASA Space Center within 15 minutes of the entrance gates opening

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3. Travelers will have approx. 5 hours to explore and enjoy the Space Center at their own pace before being picked up at the Space Center's shuttle boarding area from  3:00 - 3:10 PM. Our Mercedes Shuttle will depart the NASA Space Center entrance at 3:10 PM latest for return trip to Downtown. In consideration of all our guests' itineraries, please note that failure to board our Shuttle by 3:10 PM for the return trip to Downtown Houston can result in the conclusion of the tour and late travelers will assume full responsibility for return transportation back to downtown or lodging area if there are no other available return shuttles for later that day 

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4. Our Shuttle will return all travelers to the Bank of America Tower (original departure point) in Downtown Houston at approx. 3:45 - 4:00 PM followed by 75-minute Tunnel Tour of Downtown Houston concluding at approx. 4:45 - 5:00 PM