Hear Our Houston, powered by Locacious, is a hub of public generated audio walking tours. Houston is a city of great but hidden richness only truly discovered by experience and word of mouth. In a place where walking is nearly a radical act, Hear Our Houston is excavating some of those hidden gems, layering meaning into geography, preserving our oral history, and celebrating our common sense of space.

HEAR:
Search by topic, map, or just browse around. Choose from tours by all sorts of folks in all different neighborhoods who guide you to discover meaning in details you never noticed, in in-between spaces you wouldn’t have sought to arrive at, and see even the familiar in a new light. Retrace the tour maker’s steps, layer meaning into geography, and try on another person’s perspective.

Some tours rely on an expert eye view. Other tours share intimate glimpse of the neighborhoods they call home. Some tours are an unexpected pairing of a fresh pair of eyes on a well trodden path. All of these tours give us a window into another person’s world. All of these tours celebrate the journey.

CREATE:
With Locacious' technology, Hear Our Houston let's you create your own walking tours in the Houston area.

Take a walk while recording your thoughts, observations, stories, memories, and knowledge along the way. Give us juicy tidbits, uncommon expertise, or imaginary histories. Whatever your point of view, we're interested to hear Houston in your words and walk a mile in your shoes!