Do not count on the downtown tunnels at night or on weekends
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The air-conditioned downtown tunnels are a great way to dodge the heat, but they are built for office workers. They close by 6 p.m. and are not open on weekends, and only Wells Fargo Plaza and the McKinney Garage on Main Street have direct street entrances. Every other way in is through a private office building. Use them on a weekday and look at the Downtown Houston tunnel map first, since many stairways also make wheelchair use hard.
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