Public Tour at Discovery Green

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A gazebo made of recycled license plates? A steel tree that rains? Guy Hagstette, Discovery Green Conservancy’s president and park director, explains it all on the downloadable Discovery Green Audio Tour. Fire up the half-hour audio on your iPod and take a self-guided tour that includes stops at each of the park’s attractions, such as Kinder Lake and the Gateway Fountains, but also provides background on the park’s public art. There’s the Recycled Gazebo by Texan Dan Phillips (made up of found objects), the Monument Au Fantome by Jean Dubuffet (iconic red, white and blue free-form sculpture) and two works by sculptor Doug Hollis, the Listening Vessels (two parabolas cut from one piece of limestone) and the Mist Tree (a steel frame that releases a shower of mist). You can download the tour anytime at the park’s Web site, but plan to visit the park from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Daily. 1500 McKinney. For information, call 713-400-7336 or visit www.discoverygreen.com. Free.
Starts: Jan. 1. Daily, 6 a.m.-11 p.m., 2009