Downtown's pedestrian tunnels is a system of tunnels about 20 feet below Houston's downtown streets and more than 6 miles long. Having started out years ago as a tunnel between two downtown movie theaters, today it includes restaurants and service retail and connects 95 city blocks.

Only Wells Fargo Plaza offers direct access from the street to the tunnel; otherwise, entry points are from street-level stairs, escalators, and elevators located inside buildings that are connected to the tunnel.

The Harris County tunnel at the far north side of downtown is not connected to the rest of the system by either tunnels or skywalks. This portion connects Harris County courts, jails, and associated buildings totaling ten blocks. Six blocks of the St. Joseph Medical Center is connected via skywalks at the southeast corner of downtown near the Pierce elevated.

A guide to downtown's streets, tunnels & parking- Above & Below Map (pdf- prints out nicely on 11x17 paper)

Please note that the tunnel system is open only during business hours, Monday-Friday, 6 am - 6 pm. The only exception is the tunnels connecting the Theater District.

For printed maps, contact:
Houston Downtown Management District
713-650-3022
receptionist@downtowndistrict.org