Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, commissioned in 1926 and decommissioned in 2007, is now the city's hottest attraction.
St. John Barned-Smith reports on the swift popularity of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, which recently opened to the public for guided tours.
According to the article, "officials with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership opened the renovated structure to the public with tour guides leading about 30 people at a time on half-hour walks through the structure, spouting bits of Houston history and arcana."
The cistern opened last weekend, but it has already attracted more than 3,000 people to sign up for tours in the coming weeks. "Staff parried away disappointed would-be visitors who had not signed up in advance for tours of the cavernous, subterranean space," on opening weekend.
The article includes more details about the process of renovating the structure from a critical component of drinking water infrastructure into what is sure to be a perennial favorite for selfies and snaps.
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