Houston in a great city with lots of fun things to do!<\/p>\n
Discovery Green <\/a>is a fun park downtown always having family friendly\u00a0events and activities! There’s a park and water area for kids and you can see their calendar of events here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Market Square Park<\/a> is downtown as well! On June 22 they’re playing an outdoor movie (Fargo). You can see their calendar here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hermann Park<\/a> is a beautiful park with a newly updated Japanese Garden inside and a new garden called the McGovern Centennial Gardens.<\/p>\n Miller Outdoor Theatre<\/a> is at Hermann Park and a great place for free outdoor events! Bring a blanket, snacks, and bug spray :). On June 24th you can go see the Symphony<\/a>!<\/p>\n Free boat tour<\/a>! A reservation is required, sometimes far in advance. See more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Water Wall is another small park people like to visit. It’s at\u00a02800 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056.<\/p>\n Houston Arboretum<\/a><\/p>\n The Sky Space<\/a> at Rice University is an interesting attraction to visit at sunset. Free, but requires tickets.<\/p>\n The Rothko Chapel<\/a><\/p>\n Mercer Arboretum<\/a><\/p>\n Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary<\/a><\/p>\n Russ Pittman Park<\/a><\/p>\n Brazos Bend State Park<\/a>. A bit of a drive, and has an entrance fee, but a great park where you can see alligators, cool huge, old trees, and also has an observatory.<\/p>\n Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir<\/a><\/p>\n The Menil Collection<\/a>. Free!<\/p>\n Contemporary Arts Museum Houston<\/a>. Free!<\/p>\n Air Terminal Museum<\/a><\/p>\n Blaffer Art Museum<\/a> at the University of Houston<\/p>\n Art Car Museum<\/a><\/p>\n A lot of the museums have free days! The following are all free on Thursdays at different\u00a0times:<\/p>\n Buffalo Soldier Museum<\/a><\/p>\n Museum of Fine Arts<\/a><\/p>\n Museum of Natural Science<\/a><\/p>\n Holocaust Museum<\/a><\/p>\n The Health Museum<\/a><\/p>\n Children’s Museum<\/a><\/p>\n This list could go on forever! Houston is known for it’s good food :). There is a wide range of cheap to expensive food (but all delicious!), so check the websites before going!<\/p>\n Emporio Brazilian Cafe<\/a>\u00a0– Where Allan proposed!<\/p>\n Luchi and Joey’s<\/a>\u00a0– tacos!<\/p>\n Thai Gourmet<\/a>\u00a0– One of my favorite Thai places<\/p>\n Songkran Thai Kitchen<\/a> – Sounds amazing, but I haven’t had the pleasure of trying it yet! Maybe my new favorite if I ever make it there :).<\/p>\n Underbelly<\/a><\/p>\n Bernie’s Burger Bus<\/a><\/p>\n Coco’s Crepes<\/a><\/p>\n Season’s 52<\/a><\/p>\n Jus’ Mac<\/a><\/p>\n Backstreet Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n Local Foods<\/a><\/p>\n Ruggles Green<\/a><\/p>\n Tiny Boxwoods<\/a><\/p>\n Dish Society<\/a><\/p>\n Crisp<\/a><\/p>\n Argentina Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n Caracol<\/a><\/p>\n Hubcap Gril<\/a>l<\/p>\n Hopdoddy<\/a><\/p>\n Picanha House<\/a> – Brazilian!<\/p>\n Sticky’s Chicken<\/a><\/p>\n The Waffle Bus<\/a><\/p>\n Eatsie Boys<\/a><\/p>\n Melange Creperie<\/a><\/p>\n Pitas Bites<\/a><\/p>\n Pi Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n Foreign Policy<\/a><\/p>\n Coreanos<\/a><\/p>\nMuseums<\/h4>\n
Places to Eat<\/h4>\n
Restaurants<\/h5>\n
Food trucks<\/h5>\n