Houston Rodeo

When visiting the Houston area if you haven't been to a rodeo you are in the right city to experience a truly remarkable rodeo. February is when the Houston Livestock show and rodeo kicks off. Be sure to take your family and friends to experience a true Texas rodeo.

Best Concert Venue

If you want a good concert venue to go to we recommend checking out the Meridian Room. This concert venue has a game room and pool tables so you can have a little fun prior to going to see your favorite band or concert group. Many locals in Houston rate this concert venue as their favorite place to go to see concerts.

Best Houston Places to Eat

If you want to check out some highly rates restaraunts by Houston locals then these 5 are at the top of the list: Quattro, Chez Nous, Mark's American Cuisine, Cafe Annie, Churrascos. These are not your stupid tourist traps either. They have good food and are unique to the Houston area without the ridicuolous high prices. I have eaten at Chez Nous and think it is my favorite of the 5 top places to eat. Great steak, sides and salad!

Best Houston Attractions and Events

Menil Collection

Address: 1515 Sul-Ross St, Houston, TX 77006 Dominique and John de Menil commissioned architect Renzo Piano to design this steel-and-cypress building to showcase their extensive art holdings – considered one of the country's finest private collections. Modern works, tribal and ethnic art, and antiquities are well-represented, and surrealist works are prominent. Check out Menil Collection website.

Children's Museum of Houston

Address: 1500 Binz, Houston, TX 77004 Incredibly well-attended, this colorful, popular museum is clearly designed for kids. Like most facilities of its type, it promotes experiential learning and offers lots of interactive exhibits. Science, culture, geography, and creativity are all given due reverence, and featured displays include Babbling Bayou. Check out Children's Museum of Houston website

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Address: 1 Hermann Circle Dr, Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77030 If it's found in nature, you can probably learn about it here. This fascinating museum, established in 1909, instructs visitors on energy, wildlife, astronomy, and much more. As you enter the main room, dinosaurs loom overhead; beyond them are exhibits about the Serengeti plains, historic displays in the Hall of the...

San Jacinto Battleground

Address: 1 Monument Cir, La Porte, TX 77571-9744 This state historical park commemorates the place where Texas gained independence from Mexico in 1836 when Gen. Sam Houston defeated Gen. Santa Ana. The memorial column that distinguishes the site stands 15 feet taller than the Washington Monument and is crowned by an enormous star; a museum can also be found in the...

Space Center Houston

Address: 1601 NASA Rd 1, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058-3199 For security reasons, visitors aren't allowed to see all of the Space Center operations, but regular tram tours let them visit most of the working facility, where they can ogle a Saturn rocket or observe shuttle payload bays. Exhibits cover the history of manned spaceflight and hoped-for future explorations, while the...

Museum of Fine Arts

Address: 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005 Founded in 1900, the MFAH is Texas's first art museum and one of the nation's largest. Its holdings represent the range of history, and its collections include Renaissance and Baroque items, Impressionist and post-Impressionist art, and African gold pieces. Along with the museum's campus structures, the MFAH includes...

Minute Maid Park

Address: 501 Crawford St, Houston, TX 77002 Helping to revitalize the eastern part of downtown Houston, this engaging ballfield premiered in 2000 and has proven to be a fan favorite. The home of Astros baseball was constructed on parking lots near the old train station and even incorporates part of Union Station in its design. The intimate venue boasts a...

Hermann Park

Address: Hermann Dr at Fannin & Montrose, Houston, TX 77030 Centrally located, Hermann Park boasts lots of attractions, including the zoo, an outdoor theater, a Japanese garden and a golf course. Visitors can enjoy a picnic under the pines, ride the miniature train, rent paddle boats, or simply stroll about and enjoy the scenery. Plus, Houston Museum of Natural Science is...

Heritage Society

Address: 1100 Bagby St, Sam Houston Park, Houston, TX 77002 Sam Houston Park was carved from family-owned land and transformed in 1900 into a pastoral haven for city residents. In the 1950s, the Heritage Society was created to preserve the property's Kellum-Noble House; the group later began relocating other historic homes to the park and restoring them. Currently, eight...

John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science

Address: 1515 Hermann Dr, Hermann Park, Houston, TX 77004 Seeking to instill in young people an appreciation of the human body and a high regard for health, this museum (affiliated with Texas Medical Center) takes education to a new level. The facility's biggest attraction is its "Amazing Body Pavilion," whose enormous replicas of the human form let kids explore (and walk...