Someting fun to do in Houston?

Question

my bf and i haven't seen each other for a while. I just back in town and we are wondering if there is anything fun to do in houston other than movies and malls... thanks

Answer 1

Here is a list of 33 things that cost $2.00 or less per person:

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a non-collecting institution dedicated to presenting the best and most exciting international, national and regional art of the last 40 years.

Dunham Bible Museum (at Houston Baptist University)

With an extensive collection of rare American Bibles, this unique museum at Houston Baptist University shows the Bible's influence in American history, government, education and culture.

Gulf Greyhound Park

Gulf Greyhound Park, the world's largest and No. 1 greyhound racing operation, offers live greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering year-round, rain or shine.

Health Museum, The

The Health Museum, the most visited health museum in the country, provides innovative and interactive health and science educational experiences to promote an understanding of the human body.

Heritage Society, The

The Heritage Society is the city's only outdoor, interactive historic museum and park. Nestled in 19 acres of beautiful green parkland in the heart of downtown Houston, The Heritage Society boasts 8 historic structures dating from 1823 to 1905.

Holocaust Museum Houston

Charged with educating students and the public about the dangers of prejudice and hatred in society, The Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust and honoring the legacy of the survivors.

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Located on the western edge of Memorial Park (4 miles from Downtown Houston), the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center is a 155-acre nature sanctuary with 5 miles of hiking trails.

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is one of the few venues in the country dedicated exclusively to craft at the highest level, highlighting art made of glass, fiber, clay, metal or wood.

Houston Center for Photography

Houston Center for Photography is one of only a handful of non-profit spaces around the country that is committed to showing great new photography.

Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Houston Museum of Natural Science, one of the most heavily attended museums in the U.S., features the Wortham IMAX Theatre, Burke Baker Planetarium, Cockrell Butterfly Center, permanent exhibit halls and traveling exhibitions.

Houston Museum District

With more than seven million annual visits, the Houston Museum District is one of the top cultural districts in the country.

Arader Gallery of Houston

The Arader Gallery of Houston is the Texas location of the Arader multi-gallery system, with other galleries in New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

Art Car Museum

The Art Car Museum is a private institution dedicated to contemporary art, with an emphasis on art cars, other fine arts and artists who are rarely, if ever, acknowledged by other cultural institutions.

Beer Can House

The Beer Can House is a folk art gallery/workshop consisting of more than 50,000 beer cans.

Blaffer Gallery

Blaffer Gallery is the University of Houston's laboratory for the visual arts and contemporary culture.

Buffalo Bayou

Buffalo Bayou, the 52-mile slow-moving waterway that was the site of Houston's founding in 1836, has become a destination for outdoor recreation near downtown Houston.

Buffalo Bayou ArtPark

The Buffalo Bayou ArtPark features a constantly rotating collection of public art at the Sabine Street bridge between Allen Parkway and Memorial Drive.

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum

The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated primarily to preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier. It houses the largest repository of African-American military history in the world.

Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, The

The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum houses two 13th century Byzantine frescoes--the only intact Byzantine frescoes in the Western Hemisphere.

Children's Museum of Houston

Ranked as the No. 1 children's museum in the country by MSN.com, The Children's Museum of Houston features 14 galleries of hands-on, minds-turned on activities.



Jung Center of Houston, The

The Jung Educational Center of Houston is now in its fifth decade of service to the greater Houston community. Founded in 1958, the Jung Center offers over one hundred courses, programs, and conferences every year that address the critical social and spiritual issues of our time as well as the need for personal growth and development.

Kemah Boardwalk

Overlooking Galveston Bay, the Kemah Boardwalk features themed restaurants, retail shops, and amusements for the whole family.

Lawndale Art Center

Lawndale Art Center is a non-profit alternative space for the exhibition of contemporary works in all media, unique in its focus on Houston area artists.

Menil Collection, The

Considered one of the most important privately assembled collections of the twentieth century, The Menil Collection houses approximately 15,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and rare books of John and Dominique de Menil.

Miller Outdoor Theatre

Miller Outdoor Theatre is Houston's premier outdoor theater for the performing arts. Free performances run March through October.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Founded in 1900, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's collection numbers more than 51,000 works and embraces the art of antiquity to the present.

Orange Show Monument

The Orange Show Monument is a Houston postman's creation that extols the virtues of his favorite fruit. The outdoor 3,000-square-foot monument is maze-like in design and includes an oasis, a wishing well, a pond, a stage, a museum, a gift shop and several upper decks.

Project Row Houses

Project Row Houses is a highly acclaimed art and cultural community center consisting of 22 renovated shotgun-style homes.

Rice University Art Gallery

Rice Gallery is recognized for dynamic site-specific installation art at Rice University.

Rothko Chapel

The Rothko Chapel functions as chapel, a museum and a forum. It is a place where religion, art and architecture intermingle.

Sam Houston Boat Tour

The Port of Houston Authority offers free leisurely 90-minute round-trip cruises along the Houston Ship Channel.

Traders Village - Houston

Traders Village is Houston’s largest, most visited flea marketplace with more than 100-acres of open-air shopping, festivals and special events every weekend.

Water Wall, The

Houston’s most photographed site, this dramatic 64-foot U-shaped fountain has water rushing down its inside and outside walls.

Have fun and enjoy!

Answer 2

I learned to read at a very early age and took to books like most people take to the act of breathing. 80% of the time when I was still in school and assigned to read a book, I'd already read it. Reading is, even non-fiction, a great source of knowledge, improves vocabulary and is just a joy. If you like Pretty Little Liars, try The Vampire Academy series by Rachelle Mead. Read honey, read, you can always find the time, I did and still read for pleasure every day.

Answer 3

If you look on this website:

http://artshound.com

You will find TONS of stuff to do every day in Houston. More than you'll even have time for. Just click on today's date on the calendar and you'll see. They even list free stuff separately if you want to save $$$.

Answer 4

Astros game (in season). Also go to the boardwalk close to Galvaston (just past NASA). Nice to walk around & good restaurants. The Aquarium area is great, too.

Answer 5

I like the Woodlands.(North of Houston.) The Pavillion, the Waterway, Market Square, etc.

Answer 6

Go check out the Johnson Space Center (NASA). It's way cool and will keep you entertained all day long.

Answer 7

From my experience of having been living here for 2 yrs., I would say no. There is nothing fun to do here. Houston would be better if it would be itself and stop trying to do everything that other places across the nation do.

Answer 8

Wait until winter b.c it is too hot. Then try what can pass for "beaches" or Kemah Boardwalk. OR ....try a multi entertainment venue. Good luck, hard to find places to hav fun in Houston when everywhere is over crowded. Lol.

Answer 9

Go to the Roxy Club it's real cool.

Answer 10

go to the aquarium next to downtown, and while you're at it, go for a ride on the ginormous ferris wheel! :]

Answer 11

Seriously? the Bible Museum?