Houston is the 4th largest U.S. city and home to Space Center Houston, the official visitors center for NASA Johnson Space Center, an 18-Museum District, award-wining performing arts groups, professional sports teams and the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Recently the Downtown’s convention district renovation transformed the area into a pedestrian friendly hospitality and cultural district, Avenida Houston, bordered by the new Marriott Marquis with its Texas-shaped pool, the Hilton Americas-Houston and Discovery Green Park. With 10,000 restaurants representing cuisine from more than 70 countries and regions around the world, Houston’s restaurant scene is one of the most ethnically diverse in the country. Houston’s location is ideal for a unique city experience combined with access to the coastal beaches of Galveston Island.