Houston/SPI this summer. Anything cool I should do?

[LakerMagic]

I will be in Houston and then South Padre Island this summer. Any residents from those areas have any suggestions on places I should visit/eat/recreation at. I hope to see an Astros game for one.

[macdude06]

the beach

[thispego]

is this your idea of a vacation? good luck with that.

[LakerMagic]

Trust me I know. Thats why Im asking for advice on anything to do. Its kind of a forced vacation. Visiting family. I want to make the best of it.

[baseline bum]

The Scott Street strip is a great place to hang out in the summer.

[thispego]

Trust me I know. Thats why Im asking for advice on anything to do. Its kind of a forced vacation. Visiting family. I want to make the best of it.
oh ok. you should get a guided fishing trip

[PakiDan]

Kemah Boardwalk.

[SAtown]

Cross the border

[ATRAIN]

Cross the border


...........and then go to boys town.

[SAtown]

Make sure to visit the 'pharmacy' first.

[debo]

titty bars

[Jekka]

If you like going to museums, the museum district in Houston is badass - there's Natural Science, Fine Arts, and Contemporary Art (the latter being free, BTW) - there are also a bunch of art galleries in the area. The Rothko Chapel, Menil Collection, and Byzantine Chapel are all must-sees if you're an art fan. You should check the theatre schedules before you go, because there's always good stuff going on downtown.

As for places just kind of to hang out, the Arboretum is huge and really pretty. Granted, it will be Houston in the summer, so wear tons of deodorant and loose cotton clothing lest you end up wishing for death. Same goes for the zoo. Really, if you're not on the coast, you're going to want as much air conditioned recreation as possible. Moody Gardens is fun, the rainforest pyramid is great. Galveston is a good place for day trips and overnights.

There is a TON of good food in Houston - little Vietnam is right off downtown, and Van Loc's is a place that my friends and I have always enjoyed. If you're looking for burgers, there is a place underneath (literally) the West Park tollroad that serves buffalo burgers that are awesome - it's called Bubba's Texas Burger Shack. Montrose Cafe serves great Belgian food. Empire Cafe is one of my favorite places in town for coffee and dessert. For late night coffee I like Agora (they also have really great baklava). Niko Niko's for Greek food.

For the best shrimp po'boy ever, go to Ragin' Cajun. Colina's in Meyerland for pizza. Cafe Adobe for fried ice cream - seriously - and the chicken tacos are really good, too. And last, but not least, for a Houston middle of the night tradition, the House of Pies is classic. At least twenty varieties of pie every day.

I haven't lived in or spent much time in Houston since I've been of drinking age, so I can't really give you too much advice on bars, etc., but I'm sure someone else will know.

[ShoogarBear]

Jekka, you haven't lived in Houston since you were six?

[Jekka]

Jekka, you haven't lived in Houston since you were six?
:lol "LEGAL" drinking age, rather. I drank in Houston, just not legally or in bars :spin

[LakerMagic]

If you like going to museums, the museum district in Houston is badass - there's Natural Science, Fine Arts, and Contemporary Art (the latter being free, BTW) - there are also a bunch of art galleries in the area. The Rothko Chapel, Menil Collection, and Byzantine Chapel are all must-sees if you're an art fan. You should check the theatre schedules before you go, because there's always good stuff going on downtown.

As for places just kind of to hang out, the Arboretum is huge and really pretty. Granted, it will be Houston in the summer, so wear tons of deodorant and loose cotton clothing lest you end up wishing for death. Same goes for the zoo. Really, if you're not on the coast, you're going to want as much air conditioned recreation as possible. Moody Gardens is fun, the rainforest pyramid is great. Galveston is a good place for day trips and overnights.

There is a TON of good food in Houston - little Vietnam is right off downtown, and Van Loc's is a place that my friends and I have always enjoyed. If you're looking for burgers, there is a place underneath (literally) the West Park tollroad that serves buffalo burgers that are awesome - it's called Bubba's Texas Burger Shack. Montrose Cafe serves great Belgian food. Empire Cafe is one of my favorite places in town for coffee and dessert. For late night coffee I like Agora (they also have really great baklava). Niko Niko's for Greek food.

For the best shrimp po'boy ever, go to Ragin' Cajun. Colina's in Meyerland for pizza. Cafe Adobe for fried ice cream - seriously - and the chicken tacos are really good, too. And last, but not least, for a Houston middle of the night tradition, the House of Pies is classic. At least twenty varieties of pie every day.

I haven't lived in or spent much time in Houston since I've been of drinking age, so I can't really give you too much advice on bars, etc., but I'm sure someone else will know.

Thanks, I appreciate your help. I'll look into some of your suggestions.

[GuerillaBlack]

Go to Schlitterbahn in Galveston.

[midgetonadonkey]

Go visit my uncle.

[GuerillaBlack]

Go to Kemah. They built a new rollercoaster there. I went yesterday. Fun.

[E20]

Go to a Houston Rockets game.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

I live in Houston, and I couldn't tell you a damn thing to do around here. :tu to Jekka's recommendation of Bubba's Burgers. That place kicks ass!!!

[Jekka]

I live in Houston, and I couldn't tell you a damn thing to do around here. :tu to Jekka's recommendation of Bubba's Burgers. That place kicks ass!!!
Dude, FotoFest is going on right now, there's stuff to do! Also, if you haven't been to the St Arnold's Brewery, that's something you should do ASAP. I love those people.

[GuerillaBlack]

hell go to schlitterbahn on spi
Galveston's is bigger and better.

If you want some good eats, go to Frenchy's in Third Ward and Timmy Chan's off of Scott Street at the intersection with Griggs in Third Ward.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

the downtown aquarium restaurant. i heard its badass

[GuerillaBlack]

It's pretty good. Go to Kemah and they have some pretty nice seafood joints out there. I don't remember the name of it though (the one I ate at yesterday), but they look like shack houses. The best I can do.

[ploto]

If you want to go somewhere you will never, ever forget, visit the Holocaust Museum in Houston.

http://www.hmh.org/

[GuerillaBlack]

In three years, you'll be able to go to Houston first theme park since Astroworld closed. The park itself is larger than Fiesta Texas' theme park + parking area. The developers have bought a total of 500 acres, but for now, only 200 are going to be used (theme park, musuem, and parking). The rest is for expansion (golf course, more rides, another hotel, etc.).

The place will be called "Earth Quest Adventures" and it is being built in far northeast Houston in the piney woods and small, rolling hills. It will be like Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA, except EQA will also have a dinosaur theme. The guy who created the first two Jurassic Park movies is working on that part, and there will be a museum there, too.

[mrsmaalox]

You could visit Johnson Space Center

[GuerillaBlack]

You could visit Johnson Space Center
Snorefest. They made that place for junior high and elementary students. It might interest you some.

[mrsmaalox]

Snorefest. They made that place for junior high and elementary students. It might interest you some.
Maybe LakerMagic has kids;

[GuerillaBlack]

Well, since he is going to Houston, a trip to Galveston wouldn't be so far.

And if he has kids, then the JSC will be a fun place to go.