Things to Do in Houston, TX

[minendo]

Go to the Space Center during the day and that same night hit up the Kemah Boardwalk.

 

[Oil]

Schlitterbahn Galveston

 

[GRIFFIN1]

The heat and humidity will kill you before you ever see June.

 

[Ballatician]

Originally posted by: bearxor
Houston is simply not a tourist town. It's an industry town.

Try Laser Quest.

Yes so true.


You could try Moody Gardens in Galveston. The farther south you drive from Galveston, the water gets cleaner. You don't have to go all the way to South Padre to see clear water.

umm yea not a lot to do in Houston.

Aquarium downtown is another possibility, if I remember correctly its in the theater district right next to Hard Rock and some other stuff.

Museum district/Hermann Park are all connected to the zoo right next to the medical center.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: clamum
I'm in Houston for work until June 13th, and I've been here a about a week and a half so far. I haven't done much, just getting used to driving here (I live in Upper Peninsula of MI, gimme a break ) but I went to a Clutch concert this past weekend.

So far I've got:

Houston Zoo
Pennywise concert on May 10th
Brazos Bend State Park
Might make a trip to Galveston, swim in the ocean?
Might go up to Dallas for a weekend to see my cousin

I'd rather not drive too much, the Dallas trip would be a little far. Within like an hour or hour and a half of Stafford/Sugar Land?

Danke.

Jeebus, I can't believe that they were the first concert I ever went to almost 14-15 years ago....... Damn I am old.

 

[nomdeplume]

Originally posted by: ravana

Originally posted by: LS21
i am *not* being sarcastic or facetious here, but there aint shit worthwhile in houston. there are , however , many good restaurants to go eat out in. a good option is to day-trip out to central texas and eat out at the famous barbecue restaurants. a a true city adventure, drive 3 hrs over into austin. there are lots of fun pubs and bars and natural attraction (hamilton pool, barton creek pool, parks, mount bonnell, etc) to see

Care to suggest a few of them?

Sure.

Thelma's
Goode Co. Barbecue
The County Line
Demeris Barbeque
Baker's Ribs

Want seafood suggestions? How about Mexican?

 

[Mo0o]

Galleria is the most awesome mall i've ever been to.

And theres this bbq place in AUstin called Ruby's that's straight up ridiculous

 

[OutHouse]

ill be down there next month for the CitrxSynergy 08 convention. i may catch a Astros game, they have home games all that week and the convention center is next to minutemaid park.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: dowxp
space center is for kids, its not that great for adults (and its pricey). the best is probably the JSC tour .. buttttt .. then again .. you might feel gipped.

galleria is the baller mall of houston

yes as a adult its pretty boring and a waste of money. my kids loved it though.

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: ravana

Originally posted by: LS21
i am *not* being sarcastic or facetious here, but there aint shit worthwhile in houston. there are , however , many good restaurants to go eat out in. a good option is to day-trip out to central texas and eat out at the famous barbecue restaurants. a a true city adventure, drive 3 hrs over into austin. there are lots of fun pubs and bars and natural attraction (hamilton pool, barton creek pool, parks, mount bonnell, etc) to see

Care to suggest a few of them?

the central texas joints are (mostly) closely located.

these nation-wide-famous places are: kreutz, smittys, blacks, etc (missed 1 or 2). theres another place out in Llano called Coopers. these are classic single-houses.

the chain restaurants that i tihnk are just as good are: rudys, county line, salt lick. and you can find these in a lot of places, though all 3 exist in Austin

 

[Lumathix]

Originally posted by: bearxor
Houston is simply not a tourist town. It's an industry town.

Try Laser Quest.

I live in Houston, and this is true.
There's plenty to do....just not alot of touristy stuff.

 

[GrumpyMan]

There's a lot to do in Houston like:
Drive around looking for cheap gas.
Drive around looking for a Freeway not under construction.
Drive around looking for someone who uses blinkers to turn or switch lanes.
Find someone who drives under 110 m/hr when not stuck in a traffice jam.
Find someone who drives over 1 m/hr when in a traffic jam.
Find someone who won't cut you off when you are the proper length between cars during highway speeds.
Good luck on any of the above.
The one thing that is great here are fine looking women. They are all over the place. Go out to Moe's in Katy on Thursday night. It's $1.00 beer night and all the good looking women that you can stand. Of course if you prefer rockets over the females then forget it.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: GrumpyMan Go out to Moe's in Katy on Thursday night. It's $1.00 beer night and all the good looking women that you can stand. .

so why the hell haven't i been there?

 

[LS21]

Originally posted by: GrumpyMan
Find someone who drives under 110 m/hr when not stuck in a traffice jam.

excuse me where in houston do you find a road without traffic jam?

 

[MBrown]

I haven't been to Houston but I have a bunch of relatives that live there and they like it. From what I hear Houston is MASSIVE.

 

[txrandom]

Coming from a lifelong Houstonian with a small stint in Singapore, I can attest to that fact that there really isn't much to do in Houston. You basically have sporting events, theme parks, shopping, dining, and a shitty beach named Galveston. If you want to go to the beach, go to Surfside instead of Galveston. There are hardly any restaurants, but it's less crowded and a nicer beach. I may be going to Surfside or Galveston this weekend actually...

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: GrumpyMan
There's a lot to do in Houston like:
Drive around looking for cheap gas.
Drive around looking for a Freeway not under construction.
Drive around looking for someone who uses blinkers to turn or switch lanes.
Find someone who drives under 110 m/hr when not stuck in a traffice jam.
Find someone who drives over 1 m/hr when in a traffic jam.
Find someone who won't cut you off when you are the proper length between cars during highway speeds.
Good luck on any of the above.
The one thing that is great here are fine looking women. They are all over the place. Go out to Moe's in Katy on Thursday night. It's $1.00 beer night and all the good looking women that you can stand. Of course if you prefer rockets over the females then forget it.

Haha. Well I may do that on a weekend for the heck of it. Can't go wrong with $1 beers! As for the "Drive around looking for someone who uses blinkers to turn or switch lanes", I do. Habit.

Originally posted by: MBrown
I haven't been to Houston but I have a bunch of relatives that live there and they like it. From what I hear Houston is MASSIVE.

I haven't explored much at all but yeah it does seem that way. Fourth largest US city (by population, I'm guessing).

 

[Molondo]

dallas starts are still in the playoffs. Cheap tickets.

 

[Ballatician]

It's massive size wise, and yea 4th largest is by population.

Someone else suggested Goode Co. Barbeque, I second, third and fourth that.

 

[Oil]

Originally posted by: Ballatician
Someone else suggested Goode Co. Barbeque, I second, third and fourth that.

QFT. Try to go to the one on Kirby

 

[Mloot]

One of my favorite places to go (when the wife and I have free time) is the Mucky Duck. They have a cozy, intimate atmosphere that lends itself to the types of live music they have almost every night (country, bluegrass, Irish, and other genres). It doesn't hurt that they have pretty good food and a nice selection of beverages.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that on their music calendar, most times when you click on an artist it will take you to their website, where you can sample their music to determine if it is something you would like to listen to. That has been particularly helpful for me when deciding what nights to go there.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: dowxp
space center is for kids, its not that great for adults (and its pricey). the best is probably the JSC tour .. buttttt .. then again .. you might feel gipped.

galleria is the baller mall of houston

yes as a adult its pretty boring and a waste of money. my kids loved it though.

I enjoyed it, but that probably had to do with the fact that Doug was my neighbor and we got a "special" tour.

 

[kush23]

sip that texas oil AKA lean, bump a dj screw tape, and drive slow on the freeway

 

[lizardboy]

Originally posted by: Mloot
One of my favorite places to go (when the wife and I have free time) is the Mucky Duck. They have a cozy, intimate atmosphere that lends itself to the types of live music they have almost every night (country, bluegrass, Irish, and other genres). It doesn't hurt that they have pretty good food and a nice selection of beverages.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that on their music calendar, most times when you click on an artist it will take you to their website, where you can sample their music to determine if it is something you would like to listen to. That has been particularly helpful for me when deciding what nights to go there.

Wow, I live ridiculously close to this place (other side of 59) & I've never noticed it before...thanks.

 

[ranmaniac]

Houston is generally a place where people come to live (and eat a lot), not visit, that's why the tourist board has trouble coming up with any attractive slogans to increase tourism.

Las Vegas: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." :thumbsup:
Houston: "Houston we have a problem."