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Things to do in Sharpstown and Gulfton: the Mahatma Gandhi District, Chinatown plazas, Harwin bargains, PlazAmericas, parks, golf and a half-day route.

Best restaurants in Alief, Houston: Hue-style Vietnamese, pho, dim sum carts, Viet-Cajun crawfish, hot pot, African grilled fish and a one-day food route.

Things to do in Kemah, TX: the free boardwalk, stingrays, sunset sails, Friday fireworks, T-Bone Tom's barbecue, boat parades and a one-day route.

The best restaurants in Webster, TX, from Pappas Row and Floyd's to Flyway's Gauchos Do Sul and NASA Parkway pupusas, with what to order and a food route.

Things to do in Bridgeland, Cypress: a creekside nature trail, a lakeside birding tower, a Sunday farmers market, candle making and Village Green eats.

The best restaurants in Seabrook, TX: Gulf oysters at Tookie's, Thai at Merlion, Yucatán tacos, Liège waffles and a one-day eating route.

Things to do in Seabrook, TX: the 56-bird Pelican Path, Pine Gully Park, bayfront birding, Waterfront Drive seafood and a half-day route on Galveston Bay.

Things to do in Webster, TX: Space Center Houston next door, Great Wolf Lodge, the Flyway boardwalk, Topgolf, parks and a one-day route to save.

Things to do in Washington Avenue Houston and Rice Military: the Beer Can House, Glenwood Cemetery, Sawyer Yards, Truth BBQ, parking and a day route.

The best restaurants in Bridgeland, Cypress, from Jonathan's the rub and Sweet Paris to True Texas BBQ and Russo's, with what to order and a food route.

The best restaurants in Northside Houston, from Cochinita & Co. and Asia Market on Fulton to Pinkerton's and Spanish Flowers, plus an eat-your-way route.

The best restaurants in Oak Forest and Garden Oaks, Houston: BBQ for breakfast, wood-fired pizza, seafood, wine-bar patios and a Save-this eating route.