From Houston's oldest bar to the newest touristy hotspot, here you can explore the city's significant landmarks and attractions, as well as its storied past.
A quick rundown of the Galleria Houston
A guide to Bayou Place in downtown Houston's Theater District.
The ten best tourist attractions in the Houston, TX area.
Though it's no Hollywood, Houston has long been a favorite among movie directors as a location for their movies. With due respect to
Twins,
Robocop 2, and Rutger Hauer's cinematic masterpiece
Blind Fury, here are the ten best movies filmed in Houston.
Planning a wedding? You'd do well to check out any of this list of the best wedding venues in Houston.
Looking for an engaging, outdoorsy (and, perhaps most importantly, cheap/free) activity for you and the family this summer? Head over to one of the stellar nature centers Houston has to offer.
A slideshow of some of the homes featured in Galveston's 35-year-old Historic Homes Tour.
A description of CityPass, a coupon booklet programs that offers discounted admission to eight of Houston's biggest tourist attractions.
A listing of the 10 museums in Houston that you have to visit.
A listing of the museums located in Houston, Texas.
A chronicling of Houston's storied history, including a very thorough decade by decade chronicling (which is it a hit at parties, I'm sure).
Danno Wise is the writer at About's Go Texas site. Poke around there, he's got some good stuff there. This link will take you to his top 10 Houston Attractions, which include the Buffalo Soldier Museum, the Holocaust Museum and Scores Strip Club. Just kidding about Scores, but the Children's Museum is on there, and that's pretty much the same.
Did you know that Houston's first zoo (pre-1920s) had really exotic animals like racoons and rabbits as exhibits? If I was alive back then, and I wanted to see a rabbit, I probably would've, oh, I don't know, gone outside. Good thing Houston Zoo circa 2008 has over 4,500 animals. Hit their site to find info on memberships, wildlife information and educational activities.
Identified by its 570 foot height and 220 ton crowning star (which does not seem excessive at all), the impressive San Jacinto Monument commemorates the back-to-back NBA Champion Houston Rockets of the early nineties. Or is it the Battle of San Jacinto it commemorates? I've always been confused about that, but it's definitly one of those.
How's this for a just-for-dad tour stop: St. Arnold's, Houston's first microbrewery, offers $5 45 minute tours that end with a complimentary glass and hour long (free) beer tasting. You're welcome.
