Gulf Greyhound Park
1000 FM 2004 Road
La Marque, TX 77568
409-986-9500

Gulf Greyhound Park features live greyhound racing, simulcast horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering year-round. Onsite is Texas’ largest full-service restaurant, featuring four levels of dining and race viewing.

San Jacinto Battleground Historical Complex
3523 Battleground Road
LaPorte, TX 77571
281-479-2431

The San Jacinto complex is located about 20 miles east of downtown Houston and marks the spot where Texas won its independence from Mexico. The complex includes the San Jacinto Monument, the Battleship Texas and the San Jacinto Museum of History, where visitors can view artifacts and a film that tell the site’s history.

Traders Village
7979 North Eldridge Parkway
Houston, TX 77041
281-890-5500

The 105-acre Traders Village is an outdoor market where an average one thousand merchants display their wares every weekend. Special events take place regularly and an RV park is located on-site. Rides, food vendors and restaurants round out this outdoor shopping and entertainment venue.

Sam Houston Race Park
7575 North Sam Houston Parkway West
Houston, TX 77064
281 807-8700

Enjoy thoroughbred and quarter horse racing with both live and simulcast racing at this venue in northwest Houston. The park features a 7/8-mile turf track and a one-mile, oval, dirt track. View the races from the grandstand, pavilion or luxury suites. Both formal dining and general concessions are available on-site.

Port of Houston and Ship Channel
7300 Block of Clinton Drive
Houston, TX 77020
713-670-2400

At the Port of Houston, a viewing platform allows visitors to watch tankers and other ships head out to the Gulf. At night, the oil refineries glow with light – the Loop 610 Bridge over the Ship Channel is a perfect viewing spot.

Bayou Place
500 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
713-227-0957

The Bayou Place Entertainment Complex is a dining and entertainment venue that offers visitors a variety of options. Live concerts take place here and foreign and independent films are shown in the eight-screen theater. A mix of restaurants and bars will please your palate and quench your thirst.

Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-528-5858

The Lawndale Art Center provides an alternative space for local artists to exhibit their works. Rotating exhibits vary in theme and style, making the center an interesting place to visit.

Czech Cultural Center Houston
4920 San Jacinto
Houston, TX 77004
713-528-2060

Promotes Czech/Slovak culture and heritage through language, arts, activities, events, museum, library, exhibits, and more.

Harris County Heritage Society
1100 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-655-1912

Historical museum complex offering seven restored structures that showcase Houston’s development. This is the city’s only outdoor interactive historic museum and park. In the heart of downtown Houston.

Greater Houston Soaring Association
15711 Cavendish Drive
Houston, TX 77059
979-478-2323

Learn how to soar in a moderate sailplane and fly like the eagles! They provide instructions and offer programs for beginners and even the experienced!

Houston Ballet
501 Texas Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-227-2787

Season begins in August and runs through June at the Wortham Theater Center.

Houston Symphony
615 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-238-1475

Performs year round offering great music – classical, pops, children’s, and more.

Beer Can House
222 Malone Street
Houston, TX 77007
713-926-6368

This is a highlight of Houston’s thriving folk art scene. Stop by and discover unique uses of 50,000 beer cans as home decorating material.

Asian Heritage Tours
9800 Town Park Drive
Houston, TX 77036
713-271-6100

Tour the exciting Asiatown in Houston where you can experience the best of the Asian culture with tea tasting, herbology, Chinese calligraphy, Dim Sum, shopping, Buddhist temples, and so much more.

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
800 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-315-2400

Productions include everything from classic and modern drama to theatrical spectacles.

Orange Show Monument
2402 Munger Street
Houston, TX 77023
713-926-6368

This unique creation is a 3,000 square foot monument that includes a wishing well, oasis, a pond, stage, a museum, and a gift shop and is considered to be a very important folk art environment.

Saint Arnold Brewery Tours
2522 Fairway Park Drive
Houston, TX 77092
713-686-9494

This is the first microbrewery in Houston and the tours offer the history behind the brewing process and the brewery itself along with taste testing and even your own tasting glass to take home as a souvenir.

Sam Houston Boat Tour
7300 Clinton Drive
Houston, TX 77020
713-670-2416

Take a free 90 minute round trip tour aboard this sailing vessel and see views from the water including international cargo vessels and the Turning Basin Terminal. This vessel offers air conditioning and lounge seating for your comfort.

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
1834 Southmore Boulevard
Houston, TX 77004
713-942-8920

The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum focuses on the contributions of African-American soldiers in the development and protection of the United States. The Cheyenne Indians nicknamed them “Buffalo Soldiers” because they admired the African-American soldiers’ fierce fighting ability. The museum acknowledges accomplishments from the Revolutionary War to present day battles.

Contemporary Arts Museum
5216 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX 77006
713-284-8250

Housed in a stainless steel building, the Contemporary Arts Museum features international, national and regional art from the past 40 years. New art is presented, and its role in modern life is explained through exhibitions, lectures and educational programs and events.

Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline Street
Houston, TX 77004
713-942-8000

The Holocaust Museum Houston is a memorial to the millions of people who were imprisoned and killed in Nazi death camps during World War II.

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
713-639-7300

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is the sixth largest museum in the country. Permanent collections and traveling exhibits are displayed within the museum’s collective 300,000 square feet of space. The museum buildings are complemented by 18 acres of public gardens.

Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-528-5858

The Lawndale Art Center provides an alternative space for local artists to exhibit their works. Rotating exhibits vary in theme and style, making the center an interesting place to visit.

The Menil Collection
1515 Sul Ross Street
Houston, TX 77006
713-525-9400

The Menil Collection features more than 15,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs and rare books.

ArtCar Museum
140 Heights Boulevard
Houston, TX 77007
713-861-5526

Dedicated to contemporary art from local, national, and international artists with emphasis on art cars and other rare art by artists who are rarely if ever acknowledged by other cultural institutions.

National Museum of Funeral History
415 Barren Springs Drive
Houston, TX 77090
281-876-3063

Institute that educates the public and preserving the rich heritage of the funeral industry and features the nation’s largest display of historic funeral service memorabilia and artifacts.

The John C. Freeman Weather Museum
5104 Caroline
Houston, TX 77004
713-529-3076

Learn through research, prediction, and education about weather and everything that surrounds it.

American Cowboy Museum
11822 Almeda Road
Houston, TX 77045
713-433-4441

Enjoy learning about the Native Americans, Hispanics and women who contributed to the cowboy culture by touring the facility, looking at the exhibits, listening to oral historians, and more.

Bible in America Museum
Houston Baptist University
7502 Fondren Road
Houston, TX 77074
281-649-3287

Learn about the unique history of the Bible and how it influenced the government, education, and culture of America. It is one of the largest collections of rare American Bibles.

The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
4011 Yupon Street
Houston, TX 77006
713-521-3990

See two 13th century Byzantine frescoes – the only two intact in the Western Hemisphere along with the construction of the museum itself that includes rough stone, opaque glass, and rich woods.

Houston Maritime Museum
2204 Dorrington Street
Houston, TX 77030
713-666-1910

See the history of the maritime industry through ship models, navigation instruments, and other nautical items along with exhibits and lectures and even a library.

Museum of Printing History
1324 West Clay Street
Houston, TX 77019
713-522-4652

Browse through the numerous exhibits including documents and tools long with narratives, galleries, and much more!

Hermann Park Golf Course
6301 Almeda Road
Houston, TX 77021
713-526-0077

The loveliest gardens in Houston encompass this superior course with 18-holes, a clubhouse, and more!

Memorial Park Golf Course
6501 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77001
713-845-1000

This 18-hole course is well known as the best municipal course in the nation with a lighted driving range, putting and chipping greens, and a clubhouse with a golf museum.

Redstone Golf Club
5860 Wilson Road
Humble, TX 77396
281-454-6590

This 18-hole course is located just 15 miles north of Houston and offers a championship design with a rock and glass clubhouse, two pro shops, dining areas, bar, locker rooms, and more!

The Galleria
5085 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056
713-622-0663

As the fifth largest mall in the nation, The Galleria is an impressive complex that boasts three office towers, two hotels, 2.4 million square feet of retail space and a variety of restaurants. Natural light streams into the Galleria through overhead glass atriums, lighting the way for shoppers to explore the mall’s 375 stores and restaurants. Upscale stores include Neiman Marcus, Cartier, Gucci, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue, The Sharper Image, Ralph Lauren Collection, Lord & Taylor and much more.

Highland Village
4055 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77027
713-850-3100

The Highland Village complex is nestled within rows of palm trees. Upscale stores such as Williams Sonoma and Crate and Barrel are located here, as well as specialty shops and eateries.