Houston
NRG Stadium · FIFA: Houston Stadium · Cap. 72,220
It's hot. Like genuinely 35°C-and-humid hot. The stadium has a roof. Houston's food scene is among the best in the US — don't skip it.
The Stadium
NRG Stadium, currently known as Houston Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and previously known, and to be renamed, as Reliant Stadium following the event, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Houston, Texas, U.S. Construction was completed in 2002, at a cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 72,220. It was the first NFL facility to have a retractable roof.
Source: Wikipedia ↗Things to do
- 01Space Center Houston
- 02Museum District (19 museums)
- 03Houston Zoo
- 04Discovery Green
- 05Buffalo Bayou Park
- 01Beer Can House
- 02Rothko Chapel
- 03Houston Botanic Garden
- 04Smither Park mosaics
- 05Original Ninfa's on Navigation
Eat here
Worth the 30 min drive
Vietnamese-Cajun fusion — only Houston
Modern Indian small plates
Tex-Mex done loud
Mexico (massive), Argentina, Honduras, Nigeria. EaDo neighborhood is the soccer-bar district. Avoid the Third Ward at night.
Houston METRO Q Card — $3 day pass. METRORail Red Line goes to NRG.
ESTA. IAH has fast-tracks for international football fans via FIFA Fan ID.
Take the Red Line — last train back is 11:30pm. Pre-paid parking is $40+, public transit is $3.
Galleria / Uptown — 15 min drive, much cheaper than Medical Center
Heights wine bars · Continental Club (live music) · Axelrad beer garden
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