Opened in 1974, The Woodlands is a 28,000-acre, forested community where people live, work, play and learn as families and companies. More than 88,000 residents call The Woodlands home. Located 27 miles north of downtown Houston on I-45, it encompasses nine residential villages, three distinct corporate and commercial centers, a resort and conference center, a luxury hotel and convention center, hospitals and health care facilities and exceptional shopping, dining, entertainment and recreational amenities.

The Woodlands Town Center, the downtown of The Woodlands, is a 1,000-acre destination for shopping, dining and entertainment, with attractions including The Woodlands Mall, a regional shopping center with more than 1.3 million square feet of indoor and outdoor venues, and performing arts at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Market Street, a 34-acre, Main-Street-styled shopping and special event venue, provides an outdoor shopping and dining experience.

The Woodlands Waterway®, a 1.4-mile-long landscaped water feature, links urban residential living to shopping, business, dining and entertainment venues in The Woodlands Town Center. Waterway Square, situated along The Woodlands Waterway, is a new public plaza with multiple water features including a 120-foot-long cascading water wall with dancing columns of water, boomer jets that shoot water 60 feet into the air, and fountains choreographed to music with colored lights at night. A children’s interactive fountain is also located in Waterway Square.

Navigating around The Woodlands is not only easy, but fun with two great alternative modes of transportation. First, The Woodlands Water Taxi is an exciting way to get around The Woodlands Town Center. For those who want to have a relaxing ride and take in the scenery, hop on a Water Taxi for a cruise along the 1.4-mile-long Waterway. The Water Taxi stops just outside the south entrance to The Pavilion, so it's the perfect way to arrive at or leave from your favorite concert. There is also The Woodlands Waterway Trolley, a free service that takes guests to various destinations, including The Pavilion, in The Woodlands Town Center and along the Waterway.

For more information about The Woodlands, visit the links below:

The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Woodlands Mall Information Center

Market Street Concierge & Information Center

South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce

The Woodlands Homefinder Center

The Community Associations of The Woodlands

The Woodlands Villager Newspaper

Riva Row Boat House