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Houston hums with an energy and independent spirit all its own. A leading cultural and culinary destination in the South, the city is home to over 11,000 restaurants featuring cuisine from more than 70 countries. The thriving arts scene includes resident opera, ballet, symphony and theater companies. The Museum District houses 19 museums, all within walking distance. Be sure to visit Space Center Houston, where you can visit NASA’s Historic Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center.
Restaurants in Houston
1. Nation Tours
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5.0 based on 12 reviews
Nation Tours is Houston's premier Segway Tour Company. Segway Tours are offered daily. Depending on the tour you choose, your will visit historic landmarks, gleaming skyscrapers, professional sports stadiums, and scenic parks. Houston is the 4th largest city in America and we are proud to be able to show off this beautiful city. Call ahead for reservations. Call 713-818-0052 for assistance.
2. The Music Box Theater
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5.0 based on 460 reviews
The Music Box Theater provides audiences a unique mix of live popular music and original comedy in a relaxes club environment. There are songs you know sung by people you should know and there is something for everyone. Appropriate for all ages.
Reviewed By JeffD430 - Houston, United States
A must do for locals and visitors. Energetic and talented singers who make the evening fly by in an intimate setting. Take some friends along. And meet others in the audience.
3. Smither Park
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5.0 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By OhioLinda
We were pleasantly surprised and impressed by the quality of the work and imagination of the artists at this park. Especially since all or most of the items used are found items and the artists are volunteers. There is parking on the street, a couple of picnic tables and a shelter along with the decorated walls. We spent about an hour here and enjoyed every minute. I highly recommend this unusual place.
4. Houston Panic Room
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5.0 based on 642 reviews
Come experience the finest escape room where your puzzle solving skills will be tested to the max and teamwork is forged by a common goal: to escape Houston Panic Room! So grab 4-10 friends, sign up for a time slot, and see if you can solve the puzzles and escape in 60 minutes or less! Reserve your booking at our website! Now the question is... will you escape... or panic?
Reviewed By Emkamm93 - Rome, Italy
We did Cabin Fever and it was really fun! Lots of good puzzles that you really had to pause and think about. The hour flew by but we did end up getting out. Shout out to Amanda for helping us get through it!! We will be back :)
5. Escape Hunt
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5.0 based on 1,248 reviews
The Escape Hunt Experience is Houston's Premier Escape Room. We offer an exceptional escape room experience from the moment you walk into our Victorian furnished reception room, reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes' famous 221B Baker Street study. Conveniently located near many food and drink options in Midtown. We provide free complimentary parking. Our escape rooms transport you to another time and place where you work together as a team to escape the room in less than 60 minutes. Our new Apollo 13 Escape Room is receiving excellent guest reviews and media coverage. It is being described as the most realistic escape room in the United States. For those not yet familiar with the concept, an escape room is a physical adventure game in which players are locked in a room and have to use elements of the room to discover clues and solve codes and puzzles in order to escape the room within 60 minutes. Complimentary free parking in our covered facility.
Reviewed By darciew - Houston, United States
To be honest, I didn't know how this was going to turn out and I was a little concerned because I can be claustrophobic (I kept that to myself), but this was far more challenging than I expected and great fun at the same time! We booked this for a birthday celebration for a couple of our adult sons, so this was a family adventure (6 adults). The best part was that each of us found key clues that contributed to the success of the game. This is perfect for people who love mysteries and problem solving!I'd also like to say that Jim and Jan were excellent hosts! We were running just a little behind, but they handled everything smoothly and graciously and made us feel perfectly at ease. Could not have been better!
6. Strange Bird Immersive Escape Rooms
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5.0 based on 49 reviews
Voted the #1 Escape Room in the United States, Strange Bird Immersive brings you "The Man From Beyond: Houdini Seance Escape Room." We immerse your team from the moment you walk through our door, and take you on an adventure you will never forget. Experience the game that players across the globe say is "worth flying to Houston."
Reviewed By troy547
An absolutely transcendent, magical, thrilling, captivating, and (most importantly) human experience. For an escape room enthusiast such as myself who has played almost 200 rooms, this knocked me off my feet. From the set design to the puzzle integration down to the historically researched details of every element of the production, this was a truly revolutionary experience. I am a geek for room flow and design to the point where I often become a "director" in escape rooms, stepping back from puzzle-solving to analyze how every element is flowing and put together. The way "The Man from Beyond" was constructed was so well thought out. The immersive theater aspects did not hinder the "puzzle play" aspects. In fact, the immersive theater portions enhanced the meaning behind why you were solving these strange puzzles in the first place. I never felt as if the actors or story were "getting in the way" of me solving a puzzle. Major props to Strange Bird for thinking through the logistics of their medium to deliver an experience that was anything but frustrating. Strange Bird has definitely created something that will hopefully become part of the industry-standard moving forward. The cast and "crew" were all top-notch and delivered an experience that brought me to tears. Never has the agency I have felt in an escape room led to a payoff as emotionally rich and rewarding as this room. I don't want to spoil the ending, but suffice to say it will make you think about the most important people in your life (living and dead) and appreciate their contribution to your existence. What is real? What is magic? Are those two mutually exclusive? All questions you will grapple with at this remarkable place. I cannot stop thinking about this experience and neither will you. Bravo Strange Bird Immersive!
7. National Museum of Funeral History
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4.5 based on 526 reviews
This museum, owned by a funeral company, houses the largest collection of funereal artifacts in the U.S., traces the history of funeral services, displays historic hearses and provides memorabilia from funerals of the famous, such as Dwight Eisenhower, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley.
Reviewed By lauramooki - Bogota, Colombia
This is an absolute must-do in Houston. Fascinating and well put together displays with lots of excellent information. They also have a wonderful haunted house in October and lovely gift shop. The staff are so nice and the day we went (Halloween) there was a volunteer who was so knowledgeable and really genuinely enriched our visit.
8. Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
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4.5 based on 235 reviews
A 155-acre nature sanctuary 4 miles west of downtown. Five miles of walking trails through forest, meadow, and pond habitats offer opportunities to see frogs, turtles, and other wildlife. The Nature Center houses a Nature Shop, restrooms, and Discovery Room which includes aquariums, microscopes, and interactive exhibits like the 15 ft. model "Learning Tree". Grounds: Open Daily 7 am to dusk; Building: Open Daily 9 am - 5 pm, except major holidays. Discovery Room: Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm. Admission free; donations appreciated.
Reviewed By pglejm - Santa Cruz, United States
What a find very close to a very busy vibrant city that is sure to offer you a stressful experience. Parking is cheap...$1.35 per hour. If you’re a member of the Arboretum, parking is free but know your code. Building and rehab efforts are still taking place. Some walking amongst the various paths will give you a welcome change from the hustle and bustle of the city.
9. Military Museum of Texas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By 784555 - Houston, United States
This is a very enjoyable museum. Not free as one comment said -- we paid $10 per adult and it was $6 for kids under age 11 -- but to us it was well worth the price. We got a great tour from Will, who was amazingly knowledgable as well as friendly, and clearly was passionate about the exhibits. Will showed us and our 13- and 8-year old through the museum for 2 hours and 20 minutes (I'm sure he could do it more briefly, but we found ourselves really interested and he accommodated us). Will gave us a lot of information that was brand-new to us, and he made sure that we understood all that he was telling us by being very interactive and talking about all the exhibits in relation to each other so that they made sense as a whole, and making everything fit together in the context of war and history. Will made it an extremely interesting and educational experience for us. Our tour started in a warehouse-like building with no air conditioning housing a number of APCs, tanks and Humvees, a PT boat, two helicopters, and equipment from WW1 to the present day. The tour went in chronological order. Almost all the vehicles indoors are quite well-restored and kept in good, running condition; indeed, the people involved with the Museum used them during Hurricane Harvey to save people from high water. The outdoor exhibits included perhaps thirty APCs, tanks, Humvees, and a couple of boats that haven't been fully restored. After the outdoor exhibit, we spent about fifteen minutes in an air-conditioned indoor exhibit, which had a number of uniforms, WWII-era rifles, pistols, and grenades, ration kits, and a set of soldiers' equipment from D-Day. We had a great time and highly recommend the experience.
10. Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
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4.5 based on 135 reviews
"The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum a proud member of the Houston Museum District is the only Museum dedicated primarily to preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier, in the United States of America."
Reviewed By GlendaKHouston_Texas
The day that we visited, we were the only people in this very informative and well organized museum that chronicles the history of the buffalo soldiers and other African Americans who served in the military. I was very impressed with the large amount of memorabilia and artifacts that they had. I loved the pictures and while looking at a group photo often wondered what was the "story" of each of the men pictured. This is a museum well worth the time to visit.
