Beyonce Tours

5 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

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.

What's Included

Expert Guide
Lunch

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 5 hours (approximately)
  • (Pass by)

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

    Admission ticket free
  • 1

    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 Admission ticket free
  • 2

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

    3 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3

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

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4

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

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5

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

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    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.

    Admission ticket free
  • 6

    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 Admission ticket free
  • 7

    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
  • 8

    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 Admission ticket free
  • 9

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

    2 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 10

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

    2 minutes Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    Beyonce has repeated performed here since 2004.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

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

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    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.

    Admission ticket free
  • (Pass by)

    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.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Parents need to supply their own infant seats for their babies and toddlers.
Supplied by Houston Historical Tours - Day Tours

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