Best Western Greenway Inn and Suites
2929 Southwest Freeway (US I-59), Houston, TX 77098
713-528-6161



Hilton University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Rd.
TX 77204-3028
713-741-2447
713-743-2448 (fax)





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From Best Western to UH Hilton:
		Take I-59 North (enter from the feeder near the hotel),
		then I-45 South (towards Galveston). Exit Spur 5 South,
		turn right on University Drive (first stoplight). This
		takes you to UH entrance #1.

From UH Hilton to Best Western:
		Go through Spur 5 to I-45 North, exit to I-59 South. Follow
		I-59 to the Buffalo Speedway exit, make a U-turn under the
		freeway onto the feeder road of I-59 North. The hotel is on
		your right.
		

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Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
One Hermann Circle Drive, Houston, TX 77030
Information/Tickets: (713) 639-4629


	From UH Hilton: take I-45 North, then I-59 South. Exit Fannin
		and continue South on Fannin (under the freeway). Stay in
		the second lane from left. Turn left onto Binz, then turn
		right onto Caroline.
		The Museum will be located on the right hand side,
		immediately after the Caroline and Hermann Drive
		intersection.
		There are free parking places on the street, or use the
		museum's parking garage.
	Back to UH Hilton: go North to Binz, take Binz to the right
		until highway 288. Take 288 North (to the left, after
		crossing 288 South on the overpass), MOVE QUICKLY TO THE
		LEFT LANES. Follow 288 North to I-45 South (towards
		Galveston). Exit Spur 5 South, turn right on University
		Drive (first stoplight). This takes you to UH entrance #1.

	From Best Western: from the feeder road of I-59 go South on Kirby
		to Bissonnet. Turn left on Bissonnet, continue until
		Montrose. Bissonnet becomes Binz. Turn right onto Caroline.
		The Museum will be located on the right hand side,
		immediately after the Caroline and Hermann Drive
		intersection.
		There are free parking places on the street, or use the
		museum's parking garage.
	Back to Best Western: go West on Binz, then Bissonnet. Turn right
		(North) on Buffalo Speedway, then right onto the feeder
		road of I-59. The hotel is on your right.

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Houston Grand Opera
510 Preston Street, TX 77002
Customer Care Center: 713-228-OPERA (6737)
	or 800-62-OPERA (800-626-7372)


	(see also the HGO's website)

	From Best Western:
		[Coming from US-59, Traveling North]
		Take I-59 North (enter from the feeder near the hotel),
		then I-45 North (towards Dallas).
		Take Houston Avenue/Memorial Drive exit (for Theater District).
		RIGHT on Memorial. LEFT on Bagby. RIGHT on Texas.
		LEFT into Theater District garage, entrance #1.
		You can use any garage entrance, they all communicate
		underground - just remember where you parked.
	Back to Best Western:
		Take Smith or Milan (one way streets). They lead up onto
		I-59 South.
 		Exit at Buffalo Speedway, make a U-turn under the freeway
		onto the feeder road of I-59 North. The hotel is on your
		right.

	From UH Hilton:
		[Coming from I-45, Traveling North]
		Take Houston Avenue/Memorial Drive exit (for Theater District).
		RIGHT on Memorial. LEFT on Bagby. RIGHT on Texas.
		LEFT into Theater District garage, entrance #1.
		You can use any garage entrance, they all communicate
		underground - just remember where you parked.
	Back to UH Hilton: take Smith or Milan (one way streets) to
		Elgin. Turn left on Elgin, and continue until UH.
		Circle the campus on Cullen/Wheeler/Calhoun to get to
		entrance #1.

		[Or: drive south on Smith to Pierce or Jefferson and get on
		the feeder road of I45. The problem is that then you have
		to go around the campus (down to Wheeler) to get to the
		Hilton. (to be detailed)]
		

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