Houston Trip

sammydog01 thought this was worth mentioning said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 11:35am ET

My daughter is doing a quick trip to Houston for a college visit. Any recommendations on activities or restaurants? They have maybe a few hours to kill.

(And I just learned there is a button on my fancy mouse that if held down accidentally will create a whole page of duplicate topics. Cool! And thank you for the 5 minute delete window.)

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Ignorant said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 11:48am ET:

I thought you were going for a front page take over.

@Barney has Texas running through her blood, she might have some recommendations.

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- @Ignorant Yippee ki-yay.
  
  Barney said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 12:23pm ET
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- @Ignorant I’m pretty sure I couldn’t do it again if I tried.
  
  sammydog01 said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 5:07pm ET
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secretlyminneso said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 2:54pm ET:
Well… looks like I’ve been preparing for this post and I didn’t even know it.
- We love houston sign (take a picture)
- Space Center Houston (NASA stuff or what have you)
- Menill Collection (Art museum. Check out the Rothko Chapel)
- Kolache Factory (Texas Kolache are different from other Kolache)
- HMart (Awesome popular Asian Grocery Store chain. Houston has one because of its big Asian population)
- Brazos Bend State Park (They got gators)
- Heights / 19th Street (Where the cool kids are)
- Galleria (It’s a big mall)
- Water Wall (A bit boring but it’s a thing I guess… I don’t know. I have to put it on the list )
- Discovery Green (Big park in the middle of Houston. Check out the Japanese Garden)
- Twilight Epiphany (Much better that the Water Wall)
- Cloud Column (Like the Chicago Bean… but in Houston)
- Saint Arnold/Karbach Brewery (Beer)
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- VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!
  
  mediocrebot said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 2:54pm ET
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- @secretlyminneso Thank You! I’ll look them all up.
  
  sammydog01 said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 5:08pm ET
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- @sammydog01 Across the street from the Galleria is a great camping gear, outdoor clothes, hammocks, casual shoes store and other cool odds and ends called the Whole Earth Store (it is next to the Container Store). I try to visit that store every time I am there. Also down the highway from there is Ikea.
  
  If they have enough of time, a road trip to the ocean - Galveston (it’s on the island) - is nice. Lots of public beach. While it may or may not be warm enough to swim, walking along the ocean is nice.
  
  Kidsandliz said Sun, Apr 7th 2019 at 12:10am ET
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papa4000 said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 6:44pm ET:

Nightfall Epiphany (Much better that the Water Wall)

Cloud Column (Like the Chicago Bean… yet in Houston)

Holy person Arnold/Karbach Brewery (Beer

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  Nightfall Epiphany (Much better that the Wall)
  
  Column (Like the Chicago Bean… yet in Houston)
  
  Holy person Arnold/Karbach Brewery (
  
  Ignorant said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 8:45pm ET
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- @papa4000 Thanks!
  
  sammydog01 said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 11:13pm ET
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f00l said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 10:52pm ET:

The James Turrell Skyspace on the Rice Campus

https://moody.rice.edu/james-turrell-twilight-ephiphany-skyspace

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- @f00l Cool! I had a professor that turned chemical spectroscopy into music.
  
  sammydog01 said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 11:10pm ET
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f00l said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 10:55pm ET:

If she is being hosted by students on her visit, they will know how to show her around.

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- @f00l That would be nice but we haven’t set that up. She is going to call the local rep on Monday. And the school isn’t in Houston, they just are flying in there and spending the night before an early morning departure.
  
  sammydog01 said Sat, Apr 6th 2019 at 11:13pm ET
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  During what hours will she be there and have free time?
  
  Will the travel arrangements include people who can offer ideas about what to do and how to get there?
  
  If she is only in Houston for a short while, depending on time of day, getting some and rather be easy or a beast. (Traffic)
  
  The Skyspace is open 24/7.
  The Rice Campus is pretty safe around it almost all hours (at least I would think). People come all times of day and night and there are always students.
  
  f00l said Sun, Apr 7th 2019 at 12:41am ET
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Kidsandliz said Sun, Apr 7th 2019 at 12:18am ET:

Traffic in Houston though can be a bear and it may take them way longer to get from point A to point B than they anticipate.

Near downtown is a big ass huge ferris wheel. Never been on it but I see it each time I screw up where I am driving to when I am there.

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  The ferris wheel is part of the acquarium complex, which is, I think, a sort of place to hang, even at night. Open till 10 or 11 at night, I think.
  
  f00l said Sun, Apr 7th 2019 at 12:37am ET
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j2 said Sun, Apr 7th 2019 at 10:03am ET:

I second the Kolache Factory. Also Lupe Tortilla and Beck’s Prime (better than Papas Burger IMO).

Spent a lot of time there for work so didn’t get to visit any daytime attractions.

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