Day Trips: Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, Houston

Historic water reservoir becomes one-of-a-kind public space and theatre

"...The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in Houston is like walking into..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Buffalo Bayou Cistern, Houston

Cistern Illuminated sends a tsunami of light through the former underground drinking water reservoir

"...The Buffalo Bayou Cistern in Houston has done it again, this..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, Houston

Houston’s best underground light show

"...Time No Longer fills the underground Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in Houston with sound and light..."

March 26, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: The Cistern, Houston

Houston’s former underground reservoir perfect canvas for light artist

"..."Carlos Cruz-Diez: Spatial Chromointerference" in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in Houston seems to twist and..."

May 25, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...Buffalo Bayou Regatta March 11, Houston, buffalobayou.org/event/51st-annual-regatta-presented-by-gillman-subaru..."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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Approximately 300,000 bats live year-round underneath the Waugh Drive bridge in Houston

"...bat colonies in Texas, the Houston bats reside along Buffalo Bayou year-round. Estimates put the number of bats in..."

July 10, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta March 7, Houston, www.buffalobayou.org/event/48th-annual-buffalo-bayou-partnership-regatta-presented-by-gillman-subaru/..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Sampling of Summer Attractions Around Texas

"Day Trips" columnist Gerald E. McLeod picks some of his favorite things to do and see around Texas

"...The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern (www.buffalobayou.org) began in 1926 as a..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: New Monuments, Houston

Twenty-five artists reimagine modern monuments

"...of posters in light boxes integrated into benches in Buffalo Bayou Park on Allen Parkway at Gillette Street through..."

March 1, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news

"...Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta March 23, Houston, buffalobayou.org..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Sweet sheep, Lonesome Dove peeks, and more to see around the state

"...a nod to the decorative ceramic vessels found around Bayou Teche. According to the General Services Administration, the urns..."

Aug. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

March out there and celebrate spring

"...Night Light 2025 Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Aurora Picture Show present a free..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Bat-Watching in Texas

Six places to watch the bats

"...resident bat colonies (houstontx.gov/parks/batpage.html). The Waugh Drive Bridge over Buffalo Bayou between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive near downtown..."

June 18, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

February's full of fun

"...has its own such projects. In the Houston, the Buffalo Bayou Partnership has turned the waterway through downtown into..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...& Brew School (Plantersville) | Scottish (Scottish 60 Shilling) Buffalo Bayou Brewing (Houston) | Crush City IPA (Mandarina &..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Day Trips: Monument Inn Restaurant

Houston area eatery overlooks the busy ship channel

"...from around the world make a sharp turn into Buffalo Bayou. All around the eatery the lights of refineries..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Common Law

Hurricane Harvey – common legal questions

"...designed to store and gently release accumulated water into Buffalo Bayou to help prevent catastrophic flooding to downstream neighborhoods,..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Column by Luke Ellis

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Debuts Beer List

The Texas-only beer celebration returns to Austin

"...Brewery & Brew School Plantersville English Beer English Bitter Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. Houston 1836 Cooper Ale Buffalo Bayou..."

Sept. 1, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...includes 113,114 acres and 300 miles of river and bayous...."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Mardi Gras to St. Paddy's and much, much more

"...Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta March 9, Houston, www.buffalobayou.org..."

March 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Texas travel news and more

"...sound installation by artist Rachel Rossin comes to the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern on Feb. 2 and stays until..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Releases Beer List

Annual event showcases state’s thriving beer scene

"...– Russian imperial stout Green Ogre IPA – IPA Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. Great White Buffalo – Belgian-style wheat..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Luv Doc: A Potential Marriage Relationship

No self-respecting reptile would spend more than a few minutes in Barton Springs

"...those amenities exist in the same sweltering hellscape as Buffalo Bayou Park – though maybe minus the hot, wet..."

May 23, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Warm up for summer with frozen margs and fests around Texas

"...blankets and lawn chairs to the Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park in May and early June for an..."

May 1, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Environmental Penalties Are Increasing

Time for tougher regulation

"...childhood playing in the black tar sand of Houston's Buffalo Bayou: "We thought it was real nice. But it..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: Love Lock Bridges in Texas

A guide to "love locks" (and rocks) across the state

"...Rosemont Pedestrian Bridge over Buffalo Bayou is much more scenic, but the railing is..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Texas travel tips from Llano lights to Kerrville craftsmanship

"...Underground lights. The latest art installation at the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in Houston illuminates the former underground..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Texas Ferry Rides

Texas ferries are the best free rides in the state

"...below the confluence of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou, now the Houston Ship Channel. The five-minute ride..."

May 20, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is full of festivals and flowers

"...Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta March 5, Houston, www.buffalobayou.org..."

March 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Mobilize & Organize for Immigrants

"...in Immigration Prisons” rally at Hobby Family Pavilion, Water Works/Buffalo Bayou Park. We need to mobilize, organize, and realize..."

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