Things to do in Houston?

[MBrown]

I will be going to Houston for 5 days to visit some family. I already have plans to go to the space center, but I would like to know what else there is to do down there. Anyone have any ideas?

edit: I will be down there from March 10th to the 15th.

 

[terry107]

When are you going? Rodeo Houston starts next week and is a good time. There are also museums, the zoo, and Galveston. Best part of Houston is the food - you will not starve down here.

 

[Texashiker]

Houston zoo
Frys
Battleship Texas
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

Dont waste your time with galveston, the water is nasty. The only thing worth seeing in galveston is the monument to the hurricane of 1900.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

Leave.

I hate Houston, live in the NW side but work south side. Stay off the roads during rush hour :O

 

[janas19]

Leave.

I hate Houston, live in the NW side but work south side. Stay off the roads during rush hour :O

School me on something. I'm planning on moving to TX in a mo. or so, and wondering how the cities relate in comparison to each other. Is Houston worse or better than Dallas, for example?

 

[Oil]

Houston rodeo
Museums
Zoo
Saint Arnolds brewery
See Rockets game at Toyota center
Washington ave. for bars

 

[Texashiker]

School me on something. I'm planning on moving to TX in a mo. or so, and wondering how the cities relate in comparison to each other. Is Houston worse or better than Dallas, for example?

Houston is the armpit of Texas.

My kids live in houston with my ex-wife. My ex-wife let my son miss 50+ days of school, and the school did nothing about it. I called the school and asked why they were not doing anything about all of the missed days, the lady told me they did not have enough people to do anything about students missing time.

Terrible schools, polluted air from chemical plants,,,.

 

[janas19]

Houston is the armpit of Texas.

So it's pretty bad place to live? Dirty, smelly, what?

 

[Texashiker]

So it's pretty bad place to live? Dirty, smelly, what?

From what my kids tell my about baytown, I feel sorry they have to go to school there.

~ EDIT ~

If you are an engineer or a pilot and can find a place in somewhere like Kingwood, they you would be better off.

Even places like Kingwood have their issues, like high school kids OD'ing on drugs and dying.

 

[janas19]

From what my kids tell my about baytown, I feel sorry they have to go to school there.

Ok, that helps me.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

School me on something. I'm planning on moving to TX in a mo. or so, and wondering how the cities relate in comparison to each other. Is Houston worse or better than Dallas, for example?

Dallas > Houston. Family lives here as does my girlfriend...they are the only reason why I haven't left yet.

Traffic is bad, the people are bad. Yes it's "diverse" but that doesn't mean that the different ethnicities don't hate eachother. Racism is pretty bad here.

Only good thing about it is that it's close to the "beach" (galveston) but even that place sucks. I'll pay you $10 if you can see your feet in the water when it is up to your knees.

Some areas are better than others; Clear Lake area, The Woodlands, Tomball. Everything changes over the course of a Decade. Take Greenspoint for example, that used to be the rich side of town...now it's considered to be the one of the worst parts/poor side. Empires rise and fall I suppose.

 

[terry107]

Ok, that helps me.

What in particular are you looking for? Baytown is on the ship channel and industrial; however, areas more west of the city proper (Sugar Land, Katy, The Woodlands, etc.) are very nice.

 

[Texashiker]

Ok, that helps me.

Scroll up and read my edit to post #7.

My son and my daughter both missed an outrageous number of days in the 2010 - 2011 school year. When I called the school, they said something along the lines of "there is nothing we can do". My daughter missed 20 something days, my son missed 50 something days.

The courts are congested. If I wanted to take my ex-wife back to court over child support, it might be 8 - 10 months before we can get a court date.

If I "had" to live around houston, which I did for several years, I would go to somewhere like Conroe or Montgomery. Nobody wants to live "in" houston. That is why most people live north or south of houston and commute.

 

[MBrown]

I will be down there from March 10th to the 15th.

 

[janas19]

Scroll up and read my edit to post #7.

My son and my daughter both missed an outrageous number of days in the 2010 - 2011 school year. When I called the school, they said something along the lines of "there is nothing we can do". My daughter missed 20 something days, my son missed 50 something days.

The courts are congested. If I wanted to take my ex-wife back to court over child support, it might be 8 - 10 months before we can get a court date.

If I "had" to live around houston, which I did for several years, I would go to somewhere like Conroe or Montgomery. Nobody wants to live "in" houston. That is why most people live north or south of houston and commute.

Oh, I gotcha now.

Thanx

 

[Oil]

From what my kids tell my about baytown, I feel sorry they have to go to school there.

~ EDIT ~

If you are an engineer or a pilot and can find a place in somewhere like Kingwood, they you would be better off.

Even places like Kingwood have their issues, like high school kids OD'ing on drugs and dying.

lol I would feel sorry for your kids too. Baytown is shitty.

I grew up in Kingwood and never heard of anybody ODing

 

[MBrown]

Leave.

I hate Houston, live in the NW side but work south side. Stay off the roads during rush hour :O

Really? My folks love it in Houston and are trying to get me to move down there.

 

[Oil]

If I "had" to live around houston, which I did for several years, I would go to somewhere like Conroe or Montgomery. Nobody wants to live "in" houston. That is why most people live north or south of houston and commute.

...unless you're young and don't want to be bored to death in the burbs/country. I love living inside the loop

 

[terry107]

Really? My folks love it in Houston and are trying to get me to move down there.

If you can't handle heat and humidity there is no point in moving down. The summers can be brutal, but I would much rather be in 100 degree weather than 30 degree weather.

 

[Texashiker]

I grew up in Kingwood and never heard of anybody ODing

The kid OD'ed around 2002, maybe 2003.

I was doing some computer work for a lady. While I was there a friend of hers came over, I could see them talking while I was at the computer.

The computer repair was finished shortly after the friend left. As she signed the work order, I asked if everything was ok. I asked because she seemed physically upset. The lady told me the person was a friend of her son, a mutual friend had OD'ed and died a few days earlier.

I liked working in Kingwood, some the houses were amazing, some of the people were super friendly, and some of the people were super snobs. Everyday was an experience.

One job I was at, the customer told me "money is no object, just get the job done". He sold chemicals and plastics to refineries. He probably made more in one day then I made in a whole year.

 

[ElFenix]

From what my kids tell my about baytown, I feel sorry they have to go to school there.

~ EDIT ~

If you are an engineer or a pilot and can find a place in somewhere like Kingwood, they you would be better off.

Even places like Kingwood have their issues, like high school kids OD'ing on drugs and dying.

baytown != houston


you know how there's a lot of cities that are great places to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there? houston is exactly the opposite. other than world class museums and restaurants and some relics of the moon program there isn't much touristy to do here (in part because of a-holes like chuck shumer and the current nasa administrator). golf can be done practically year round but none of the courses are really worth much. the beach isn't pretty (water is brown, which means its full of nutrients and is the second most productive fishery in the country, but it's not a postcard). the weather is too hot and humid for most visiters (you do get used to it if you live here, sorta). historical places? really aren't any.




as for what to do as a tourist? you're in luck that the rodeo is in town. i'm on the lookout for bbq cookoff tickets as we speak.

 

[Texashiker]

you know how there's a lot of cities that are great places to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there? houston is exactly the opposite.

There is no way I would want to live in houston, too many people, too many roads, too much concrete.

To each their own. I would rather go to the deer camp then go to nasa.

 

[Oil]

The kid OD'ed around 2002, maybe 2003.

I was doing some computer work for a lady. While I was there a friend of hers came over, I could see them talking while I was at the computer.

The computer repair was finished shortly after the friend left. As she signed the work order, I asked if everything was ok. I asked because she seemed physically upset. The lady told me the person was a friend of her son, a mutual friend had OD'ed and died a few days earlier.

I liked working in Kingwood, some the houses were amazing, some of the people were super friendly, and some of the people were super snobs. Everyday was an experience.

One job I was at, the customer told me "money is no object, just get the job done". He sold chemicals and plastics to refineries. He probably made more in one day then I made in a whole year.

I went to high school at that time and didn't even hear about it. You made it sound like kids were OD'ing all the time

 

[terry107]

I will be down there from March 10th to the 15th.

A few suggestions:

Houston Rodeo (Website) - You don't have to like the rodeo to enjoy this. Get the cheapest tickets you can find and just enjoy the food, midway, and other events. You can't beat fried cookie dough.

Museums - Museum of Natural Science (Website) and Museum of Fine Arts (Website) are the two big ones. The fine arts museum has a neat King Tut exhibit through April.

Zoo (website) - Rice University is also across the street.

If you decide to go to Galveston, you can visit Moody Gardens and The Strand.

If you want to shop, you should hit The Galleria or the outlets. For electronics, you need to go to Frys.

If you like basketball or minor league hockey, you can check out the Aeros or Rockets at the Toyota Center.

Edit - There is also the Theater District downtown that always has events (ballet, shows, symphony, etc.) going on.

 

[Texashiker]

I went to high school at that time and didn't even hear about it. You made it sound like kids were OD'ing all the time

Just that one time is all I know about.