Fun things to see and do AND places to eat (and drink)
Happening this weekend – October 19th & 20th
In General:
Visit Houston ……Suggestions for families and all levels of activities.
For Companions and Families:
https://www.visithoustontexas.com/things-to-do/attractions/things-to-do-with-kids/
- Highly recommended! Children’s Museum of Houston
- Try a cooking class at Sur La Table (if website prompts for a location, select 77019 as the zip/postal code)
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Cockrell Butterfly Center at HMNS — wear bright colours to attract the butterflies!
- Houston Zoo
- Scooter rentals
- Segway Tours
THE ARTS:
Museums:
- Bayou Bend (this collection is one of the finest showcases of American furnishings, silver, ceramics, and paintings in the world.)
- Buffalo Soldiers Museum
- Contemporary Art at the MFAH
- Holocaust Museum Houston
- Houston Police Museum
- Menil Museum (established by John and Dominique de Menil in 1954.)
- Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH) (Art of the Islamic Worlds is a new collection to the international collections of modern and contemporary art.)
- Museum of Illusions
- Orange Show: Center for Visionary Art
- Printing Museum
Theatre:
- Alley Theatre
- Ballet
- Grand Opera
- Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (Broadway productions et al)
- Main Street
- Symphony (classical and ‘pops’)
SHOPPING!
- Galleria: Shopping mall with and ice-skating rink (Tara Lipinski trained there) and tons of Luxury Brands including Balmain, Dior, Dulce & Gabbana, Fendi, Ferragamo, Gucci, Tom Ford, Jimmy Choo and Louis Vuitton.
- Factory Outlet Malls – these are quite a distance from the hotel.
SPORT THEMED LOCALES
- Billiards & Bowling – 810 Bowling
- Darts – Flight Club
- Golf — Top Golf
- Miniature Golf – Puttshack
UNUSUAL & UNIQUE SIDE OF HOUSTON:
- Beer Can House
- Buffalo Bayou Park – (all within walking distance of the hotel) filled with jogging and walking paths all lined with amazing art work.
- Bat Colony
- Cistern
- MoonStruck Drive Inn (Thursday – Sunday)
- Museum of Funeral History
- Orange Show
- Printing Museum
- Tea Around Town
- Tunnels in Downtown – wonder why you don’t see people on the streets? It’s because they are in the tunnel system below. For a tour: https://www.viator.com/tours/Houston/Downtown-Underground-Tunnel-Tour/d5186-192749P1
And for those of you who enjoy the nightlife, here’s one student’s take on the bars in downtown, on a student’s budget.
- Captain Foxheart’s Bad News Bar – 308 Main Street
- Speakeasy on Main Street, go in through the red door & up the stairs.
- Known for their Rum & Whiskey
- Dean’s – 316 Main Street
- Inside Outside Bar – Look for the lunch box specials
- Finn Hall – 712 Main Street
- Food Court with two full bars inside
- Hilton of the America’s Bar – 1600 Lamar Street
- Main bar on the 1st floor – Ask for Michael
- McIntyre’s Downtown – 901 Commerce Street
- 3 Story Bar with games and skyline view
- MKT Bar at Phoenicia – 1001 Austin Street
- Only has beer & wine but has daily drink/food specials
- Notsuoh – 314 Main Street
- Basically, a museum that happens to be a bar
- Reserve 101 – 1201 Caroline Street Suite 101 [across from South Texas]
- Good craft cocktail bar –Happy Hour prices are reasonable
- Sunny’s – 902 Capital Street
- A local DT bar
- Lucky to see Sunny with her Monkey
- $1 Jell-O shots
- The Dirt Bar – 1209 Caroline Street [across from South Texas]
- Dive Bar with all around great drink prices
- Underground Hall – 1010 Prairie Street
- Go down the flight of stairs to reach main bar and restaurants
- Full Bar with daily $3 beer specials
- Warren’s Inn – 307 Travis Street
- Another local favorite
- Strong pours