Posted in Houston August 01, 2016 by

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Houston

Texas has its fair share of oddities, some of which are hiding in plain sight in our biggest cities. Here are 10 interesting facts about Houston that you probably didn’t know before reading this:

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1. There's a Quaker church in the Heights neighborhood.
Flickr/amberkennedy
2. Sam Houston wasn't the founder of the city, two entrepreneurs were. They did name it after him, though.
Flickr/Rick Willoughby
3. "Houston" was the first word spoken by Neil Armstrong on the moon.
Flickr/NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
4. The Houston Museum of Fine Arts is the largest art museum in the state.
Flickr/Amy the Nurse
5. Houstonians eat out more than residents of any other city.
Flickr/Igbal Osman
6. The Astrodome is the first multi-use domed stadium in the entire world.
Flickr/JWSherman
7. There is an underground tunnel system covering 95 city blocks.
Flickr/R. Crap Mariner
8. The Houston Rodeo attracts a larger crowd than any rodeo in the world.
Flickr/Hilton Lieberum
9. The breathtaking BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple is the first of its kind in the nation.
Wikimedia Commons/ Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, Swaminarayan Aksharpith
10. Austin isn't the only place to see bats - thousands emerge from underneath the Waugh Drive bridge every summer night.
Flickr/Norm Lanier

Did you know any of these facts about Houston?