
The Menil Collection campus in Montrose is free and spans four buildings, a Dan Flavin neon installation, and a famous shaded live-oak lawn.
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The Menil Collection campus in Montrose is free and spans four buildings, a Dan Flavin neon installation, and a famous shaded live-oak lawn.

What is a bayou, why Houston is the Bayou City, and a guide to Buffalo, Brays, White Oak, Sims, and Greens Bayou — trails, paddling, and flood control.

The Rothko Chapel in Houston's Montrose neighborhood is free to visit, holds 14 Mark Rothko paintings and pairs perfectly with the Menil campus.

Holocaust Museum Houston in the Museum District: permanent galleries, the WWII rail car, free Thursday admission, parking, and what to know before you go.

Visit Battleship Texas, the only warship that fought in both World Wars. Tour tips, tickets, restoration update, and the San Jacinto Monument day trip.

POST Houston at 401 Franklin holds a 31-vendor food hall, 5-acre Skylawn rooftop farm, and 713 Music Hall. Hours, parking, vendors, and a one-day plan.

Complete guide to MFAH Houston: free Thursdays, the James Turrell tunnel, must-see works, Kinder and Beck buildings, Cullen Sculpture Garden, and parking.

Brazos Bend State Park guide: alligator-viewing spots, the best trails, the George Observatory, camping, and the best time to visit from Houston.

Seismique Houston guide: 40+ immersive art rooms, ticket prices, best times to visit, photo tips, and how it compares to Meow Wolf and ARTECHOUSE.

Houston skyscrapers: JPMorgan Chase Tower by I.M. Pei, Pennzoil Place by Philip Johnson, Williams Tower, and a self-guided downtown architecture walk.

Discovery Green Houston: free concerts, morning yoga, the ICE skating ribbon, Kinder Lake paddle boats, the Shire playground, and where to park.

Schlitterbahn Galveston guide: indoor and outdoor sections, best rides by age, cooler rules, season dates, parking and the drive from Houston.

Everything you need for Traders Village Houston: hours, the $6 parking fee, best aisles for antiques and bargains, 10 rides, food, and annual events.

Six Flags AstroWorld ran in Houston from 1968 to 2005. History of the famous rides, why it closed, what stands at the site today, and what remains.

Plan Thanksgiving in Houston with the H-E-B Parade, Turkey Trots, community feasts, holiday brunches and Thanksgiving weekend events across the metro.

Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in Houston: free fireworks at Kemah, a midnight drone show in Spring, NYE concerts, and hotel galas downtown.

Christmas markets in Houston: 11 picks from the 280-vendor Nutcracker Market to free markets at Sam Houston Park and Tomball. Dates and admission.

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

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

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.

Things to do in Alief, Houston: Arthur Storey Park, the Vietnam War Memorial, Jade Buddha Temple, Viet-Cajun crawfish, festivals and a half-day route.