Texas-shaped lazy river officially opens downtown

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Visitors to a newly opened downtown hotel can float around the entire state of Texas in mere minutes -- in the hotel's Texas-shaped lazy river.

The hotly anticipated pool is now officially open atop the Marriott Marquis, which celebrated its official grand opening ceremony on Thursday.
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Perched 100 feet above the street below, the 530-foot lazy river is filled with 140,000 gallons of water. It will take swimmers approximately 15 minutes to complete one leisurely float around the Lone Star State.
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The terrace also includes an infinity pool that overlooks Discovery Green.

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