Welcome to Houston!

Through the eyes of EarthCam, enjoy live views from Houston, Texas. Located at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the camera captures multiple views of the Houston skyline, the Museum's famous Sundial, Greenway Plaza and the Galleria area. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a leading institution not only in Houston, but nationwide. The Museum houses Burke Baker Planetarium, IMAX Theater, Challenger Center, Strake Hall of Malacology and butterfly tropical rainforest. Annual attendance to the museum is 2.3 million, making the Houston Museum of Natural Science the 4th most heavily attended museum in the United States!

Houston is the largest city in Texas and the 4th-largest in America. Houston is the biggest cultural and economic center of the Gulf Coast and is known throughout the world for its energy (particularly oil) and aeronautics industries. It's the world's leader for building oilfield equipment. The Port of Houston is the 6th-largest port in the world. The city has an established performing arts scene. The Houston Theater District is ranked second in the country for the number of theatre seats. The city is close to beaches on Galveston Island and has one of America's greatest concentrations of pleasure boats and tourist attractions.