
Best lunch spots in Houston: Downtown, the Galleria, Medical Center and Energy Corridor — counter-service classics to proper business dining rooms.
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Best lunch spots in Houston: Downtown, the Galleria, Medical Center and Energy Corridor — counter-service classics to proper business dining rooms.

The 5.3-mile Texas City Dike is one of the world's longest fishing piers. Add the 1947 disaster memorial, coastal birding, and Kemah or Galveston.

Mercer Botanic Gardens in Humble, TX: free admission guide covering what blooms when, Cypress Creek trails, the arboretum, and the March Mart plant sale.

Houston's best immersive art, light and interactive experiences: Seismique, Meow Wolf Radio Tave, ARTECHOUSE, Color Factory, Space Center and more.

Nonstop flights from Houston depart IAH and Hobby. Find United's international hubs, Southwest's domestic network, and how to pick your airport.

CAMH in Houston's Museum District is always free, with rotating contemporary art in a landmark steel-parallelogram building near MFAH and the Menil.

Your guide to the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston: exhibits, admission, tours, parking, and how to fit it into a full Museum District day.

Everything to do on The Galveston Strand: tour the 1877 tall ship Elissa, browse Victorian shops, eat taffy at La King's, and catch Dickens and Mardi Gras.

Tour the 1926 Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in Houston: 221 concrete columns, a 17-second echo, and rotating art installations underground.

11 verified karaoke spots in Houston: private KTV rooms in Chinatown starting at $30/hr, open-mic bars in Montrose and EaDo, and late hours every night.

The best barbecue in The Woodlands — Pit-Master on Sawdust Road, Tex-Louisiana 3rd Coast BBQ, and Michelin-starred CorkScrew 10 minutes south on I-45.

Best pizza in The Woodlands, TX: nine verified picks by style — from coal-fired at Grimaldi's on the Waterway to late-night at Zalat.