Visit the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center to get a look at NASA's triumphs and challenges. Stop by the Houston Museum of Natural Science's Cockrell Butterfly Center, where you can step inside a rain forest habitat with thousands of live butterflies. In a city so spread out, there are always parts of town unaffected by even mega-sized events. One exception may be the three-week Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which opens every February. Hotel rooms throughout the center of the city and in nearby neighborhoods will be in short supply.
Air conditioners run most of the year all over Houston.
Locals avoid the summertime heat by staying indoors when the temperature climbs. Inc. How things get done. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .