Houston Beyonce Music and Heritage Tour

Beyonce is one of the most widely known and respected entertainers in the world. She is one of only a handful of singers are instantly known by only one name. Not only is she a great singer, but she is a great dancer and puts on a great show. She is Houston born and raised. People come from all over the world to make pilgrimages to any site associated with her. We will play her music during the tour.

Meeting Point

Houston City Hall

901 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

We meet inside the rotunda of the Houston City Hall at 901 Bagby Street, Houston, Texas 77002 on Monday through Friday. City Hall is closed on weekends. On weekends, we meet at a park bench on the east side of City Hall.

What's included:

• Expert Guide

What to expect:

Duration: 5 hours

Toyota Center

1510 Polk St, , Houston, 77002-7130, Texas

Beyonce has performed in the Toyota Center first with Destiny's Child and later as a solo artist.

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1505 Hadley St

1505 Hadley St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

This was the site of the former 100+ year old Rice Mansion and the House of Dereon Media Center. This was the headquarters of Music World Entertainment headquarters and the recording studio, media center, and fashion shop for Beyonce and her family.

5 minutes

St John's United Methodist Church

2019 Crawford St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

This is the church where Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland grew up singing in the choir.

3 minutes

2414 Rosedale St

2414 Rosedale St, Houston, TX 77004, USA

This was the house in which Beyonce first lived in from 1981 to 1986.

5 minutes

St. Mary of the Purification Montessori School

3006 Rosedale St, Houston, TX 77004, USA

This is where Beyonce attended Montessori pre-kindergarten classes to learn singing and dancing.

5 minutes

3346 Parkwood Dr

3346 Parkwood Dr, Houston, TX 77021, USA

This was Beyonce's second home from 1986 to 1994.

5 minutes

Riverside Terrace

Riverside Terrace, Houston, TX 77021, USA

Riverside Terrace was the neighborhood in which her second home was located. This was the wealthiest Black neighborhood in the nation in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Sugar Hill Recording Studios

5626 Brock St, Houston, TX 77023, USA

This is the oldest continuously operated recording studio in the US dating to 1941. It is a nondescript warehouse looking building in lower socio-economic Hispanic area. Beyonce recorded here with Destiny's Child and on her own.

5 minutes

Frenchy's Chicken

3602 Scott St, Houston, TX 77004, USA

This is one of Beyonce's three favorite restaurants and one that we often patronize for lunch. It has spicy fried chicken as well as fried catfish. It is a great fast food restaurant that generally is not so fast due to its popularity. It only accepts credit cards.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

2712 Blodgett St

2712 Blodgett St, Houston, TX 77004, USA

This Is It is another one of Beyonce's three most favorite restaurants. It is the most famous soul food restaurant in Houston. We often stop here for lunch.

5 minutes

Arabic Immersion Magnet School

4001 Stanford St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

This school used to be the High School for Performing and Visual Arts. Beyonce began high school here.

2 minutes

Hair Craft Collective

2442 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005, USA

This site used to by Tina Knowles unisex hair salon called Headliners.

2 minutes

NRG Stadium

NRG Pkwy, , Houston, 77054-1574, Texas

Beyonce has repeated performed here since 2004.

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Astrodome Area

Astrodome Area, Houston, TX, USA

Beyonce performed here as part of Destiny's Child in 2001.

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2525 S Loop W

2525 S Loop W, Houston, TX 77054, USA

This is Beyonce's third of her three favorite restaurants. It is an upscale Cajun restaurant with excellent food and service. We sometime eat lunch here. Be aware that lunch usually takes longer to eat here and is more expensive here than the other two restaurants.

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Lakewood Church

3700 Southwest Fwy, 9 Greenway Plaza, Houston, 77027-7514, Texas

The church originally was The Summit and later The Compaq Center. It was concert venue where Destiny's Child performed in their early years in 1996 and 1999 as an opening act and later as the main feature in 2001 and 2002.

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