Houston: IH-10 Katy @ Gessner
Houston lies along Buffalo Bayou on the flat Gulf Coastal Plain, where broad waterways and low, sprawling districts shape Texas’s largest city. Founded in 1836, it grew from a bayou landing into the economic centre of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Downtown towers stand alongside extensive residential and commercial development, while the Houston Ship Channel links the region with Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Near Gessner Road, Interstate 10, known locally as the Katy Freeway, is one of the principal east–west routes across western Houston. The city is also home to the Texas Medical Center, a major concentration of hospitals, research institutions and medical schools.
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Tucked along Buffalo Bayou on Texas’s Gulf Coastal Plain, Houston is a place whose character is shaped by low-lying waterways and its connection to the Gulf. Downtown’s towers rise near the bayou’s wooded banks, while Buffalo Bayou Park brings trails and public art into the urban core. Houston’s Museum District includes the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Menil Collection, reflecting the city’s major role in the arts. In the southeast, NASA’s Johnson Space Center has trained astronauts and directed human spaceflight missions since the 1960s; Space Center Houston interprets that legacy. The city is also a major centre for energy, medicine and port commerce through the Houston Ship Channel. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast.
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