Seeing Houston like a local

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Seeing Houston like a local

Food scene

Great take out, great browsing, easy to walk to.
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Whole Foods Market
11041 Westheimer Rd
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Great take out, great browsing, easy to walk to.
Great take out and fun snacks.
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Trader Joe's
11683 Westheimer Rd
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Great take out and fun snacks.
best Bagels in Houston ( a city not exactly known for its bagels)
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The Hot Bagel Shop
2015 S Shepherd Dr
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best Bagels in Houston ( a city not exactly known for its bagels)
this is the original location
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The Original Ninfa's on Navigation
2704 Navigation Blvd
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this is the original location
Nearby local favorite - diner type food
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Barnaby's Cafe
414 W Gray St
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Nearby local favorite - diner type food
Very good Italian and Close by.
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Carrabba's
1399 S Voss Rd
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Very good Italian and Close by.
Downtown. Wonderful middle eastern grocery store and food court. interesting to wander and check out exotic offerings.
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Phoenicia Specialty Foods
1001 Austin St
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Downtown. Wonderful middle eastern grocery store and food court. interesting to wander and check out exotic offerings.
Great place to explore. Interesting food from many places. good cheese selection, fresh baked bread. Great take out and hosts various cooking classes. Go early in the morning and avoid the crowds.
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Central Market
3815 Westheimer Rd
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Great place to explore. Interesting food from many places. good cheese selection, fresh baked bread. Great take out and hosts various cooking classes. Go early in the morning and avoid the crowds.
Great for Brunch and very nearby.
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The Buffalo Grille
4080 Bissonnet St
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Great for Brunch and very nearby.

Sightseeing

Great place to walk or run, the new board walk thru the woods is lovely.
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Herdenkingspark
6501 Memorial Dr
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Great place to walk or run, the new board walk thru the woods is lovely.
Beautiful place to walk
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Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
4501 Woodway Dr
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Beautiful place to walk
Fun exhibits and interesting events
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Station Museum of Contemporary Art
1502 Alabama St
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Fun exhibits and interesting events
winds thru part of downtown. Great place to walk or run. But to really explore the park - Rent a bike from any number of commuter bike locations and ride the park so that you can see all of it.
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Buffalo Bayou Park
Memorial Drive
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winds thru part of downtown. Great place to walk or run. But to really explore the park - Rent a bike from any number of commuter bike locations and ride the park so that you can see all of it.
There is one nearby on Voss, but I like the one on Montrose better, ----- great art supply store.
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Texas Art Supply
2001 Montrose Blvd
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There is one nearby on Voss, but I like the one on Montrose better, ----- great art supply store.
look for the Matisse bronzes in the back and visit the MFA while you are there.
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Cullen Sculpture Museum
Calumet Street
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look for the Matisse bronzes in the back and visit the MFA while you are there.
take a class or sign up for a lecture while you are in town. School is connected to the MFA.
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The Glassell School of Art
5101 Holcombe Blvd
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take a class or sign up for a lecture while you are in town. School is connected to the MFA.
If you like botanical gardens, which I do, see Mercer!
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Mercer Botanic Gardens
22306 Aldine Westfield Rd
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If you like botanical gardens, which I do, see Mercer!
Designed to house Rothko commissioned paintings. these are some of his last paintings.
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Rothko Chapel
3900 Yupon St
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Designed to house Rothko commissioned paintings. these are some of his last paintings.
Great Museum and always free. Lovely space and architecture. There are several other small museums related to the Menil in the immediate vicinity (print, light, Cy Twombly).
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Menil Collection
1533 Sul Ross St
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Great Museum and always free. Lovely space and architecture. There are several other small museums related to the Menil in the immediate vicinity (print, light, Cy Twombly).
Love the space and never crowded
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Cy Twombly Gallery
1501 Branard St
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Love the space and never crowded
If you like gardening, this is a great place to wander around and check out native plants.
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Buchanan's Native Plants
611 E 11th St
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If you like gardening, this is a great place to wander around and check out native plants.
Funky folk art and definitely off the beaten path, but fun to see.
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Smither Park
2441 Munger St
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Funky folk art and definitely off the beaten path, but fun to see.
Artist studios are open. You just wander thru, chat with the artist, see their work. A fun way to spend the afternoon. There are several buildings that house a number of art studios.
Sawyer St. Art Market 2nd Saturdays
1502 Sawyer Street
Artist studios are open. You just wander thru, chat with the artist, see their work. A fun way to spend the afternoon. There are several buildings that house a number of art studios.
Infrequent exhibits in the Silo portion of the building. But if there is something going on, the space is incredible - a gallery in what was old rice silos.......
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The Silos at Sawyer Yards
1502 Sawyer St
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Infrequent exhibits in the Silo portion of the building. But if there is something going on, the space is incredible - a gallery in what was old rice silos.......
it covers and entire city block. It has wine, beer, liquors from all over the world. There are weekend tastings. Imported food to pair with wines. Sales staff is very knowledgeable.
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Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods
1011 Westheimer Rd
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it covers and entire city block. It has wine, beer, liquors from all over the world. There are weekend tastings. Imported food to pair with wines. Sales staff is very knowledgeable.
Love this space. There are special musical events at times, but I like it better in silence.
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Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
105-B Sabine St
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Love this space. There are special musical events at times, but I like it better in silence.
fun and funky. the have shows and exhibits
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Art Car Museum
140 Heights Blvd
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fun and funky. the have shows and exhibits
Love this nursery!
Joshua's Native Plants & Garden
502 West 18th Street
Love this nursery!

Neighborhoods

Houston's older high end neighborhood. Beautiful homes and grounds. Drive or bike thru in March for Azalea season when the whole area is pink or in December for holiday lights.
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River Oaks
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Houston's older high end neighborhood. Beautiful homes and grounds. Drive or bike thru in March for Azalea season when the whole area is pink or in December for holiday lights.

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Check "Meet Up" to see what is going on for your interests

There is usually someone leading gallery tour, historic walking tour, or film lecture or whatever you might be interested in.
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Rent a bike

There are bike stations all over town where you can rent standard or E-Bike. Rent a bike and ride one of 150 miles of trails (stay off the Road - Houston drivers are crazy). Love to ride Buffalo Bayou Park (great urban park)
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March: The Azalea Trail

You don't have to go on the official tour, Rent a bike or drive through River Oaks. Everything is blooming for spring!
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February

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Largest rodeo in the world, trail riders ride into town on horse back for a parade. You can just visit the livestock show and skip the rodeo if you don't have time. Incredible animals.
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April - Art Car Parade

Grass roots folk art car parade.