Location: Houston
Top Things to do in Houston
The 10 Best Points of Interest & Landmarks in Houston, Texas (TX)
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. St. Paul's United Methodist Church
2. The Galleria
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5,187 reviews
More than 26 million visitors each year seek the dynamic & fine shopping environment uniquely offered by The Galleria, Texas’ largest shopping center and fourth largest domain nationally. International guests and Houstonians blend seamlessly in the center while on shopping excursions or entertaining guests at one of the signature eateries. Spanning 2.4 million square feet of space, housing 400 fine stores and restaurants, two high-rise hotels, and three office towers, The Galleria is Houston’s most popular retail and tourist destination, meeting every style and taste.
Reviewed By 160harveyh
This is the epicenter of shopping, walking and people watching in Houston. From great shopping, high end art galleries to ice skating, the Galleria is a great place to see and visit. Due to its popularity, the parking lots fill up quickly, especially in the holiday season. Get there as early as you can and preferably right before it opens to get a good parking spot. The Metro bus# 82 goes east and west by the Galleria and connects to many other bus lines around Houston. This is a must see and visit place in Houston and I highly recommend it,
3. Water Wall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,306 reviews
The Water Wall, near the Galleria, offers a respite from commerce. Sit under the spray on a hot day, or people watch and take pictures.
Reviewed By Temeaux - Houston, United States
Very cool spot for a unique Houston photo, we've been there several times. There's always folks sharing the space with you, but everyone generally gets along. Close enough to the Nordstrom parking garage to walk over, I'd avoid parking on the street (but I've seen folks do it). Dress up, dress down, doesn't matter....I've seen guys in tuxes and gals in shorts. Get out and enjoy Houston ????
4. Julia Ideson Reading Room
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By DaveHayTX - Houston, United States
Houston's main Public Library is a picturesque building that was the city's first public library. I sort of knew that, but I never looked inside before yesterday. It is exquisite! The original Carnegie Library was built in 1906, but the core of this one wasn't built until 1926. There is indeed a wonderful reading room. With not only wired tables, but also cushy chairs to relax in, plus a conference room next door.
5. Houston Center for Photography
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Houston Center for Photography is a fine art gallery, dedicated to the art of photography, in the heart of the museum district in Houston. HCP's mission is to increase society's understanding and appreciation of photography and its evolving role in contemporary culture. HCP strives to encourage artists, build audiences, stimulate dialogue, and promote inquiry about photography.
6. Jade Buddha Temple
7. Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By KjoyandHank
Right now there is a family of geese! The bird watching is fantastic. I try to go every day. Great place to walk your dog.
8. Houston Graffiti Building
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By MylissaR - Kansas City, United States
My family and I really enjoyed the art at Graffiti Park. We just wished there was an online map or signs to show where they were all located. You have to drive around and search, and we may have even missed some. But we had a great time viewing the amazing talent!
9. Cy Twombly Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 25 reviews
Adjacent to the Menil Collection's main museum, the eponymous Cy Twombly Gallery houses a body of work that is at once baroque and spare, ancient and modern. Cy Twombly (1928–2011) emerged from the New York art world of the early 1950s, though his approach to painting and sculpture defied affiliation with any predominant movement of the mid-20th century (such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, or Minimalism).
10. Beer Can House
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 280 reviews
The Beer Can House is literally a house covered in flattened beer cans, and landscaped with marbles and rock inlaid in concrete. You can tour the house and learn about the ongoing restoration project.
Reviewed By MutantMiscreant - Houston, United States
Many years ago, when I was a young man, new to Houston, as I spent part of a Saturday wandering around aimlessly on my bicycle, I encountered this oddity at 222 Malone Street. An odd-looking old guy with rather long white hair and a beard to match was standing in the driveway. Putting my life on the line, I stopped and asked this odd old codger if he had actually drank all the beer in the thousands that now adorned his modest home. Smiling wryly, he said, “Yes, most of them.” Despite his rather scary appearance, he allowed me to wander around the outside of his home. I can only assume that either his homeowner’s association had ceased to be viable or else the deed restrictions simply failed to prohibit encasing your home in old beer cans. The old man was John Milkovisch. I only met him one other time, again in front of his eye-sore of a house. I was about to leave when Mr. Milkovisch’s wife came out the back door and also struck up a conversation. A demure, grandmotherly type, Mrs. Milkovisch was totally unlike her bearded wild-man husband. Seeing that I was traveling around on a bicycle she invited me in for a cold drink (water or lemonade - not beer). I remember commenting that I was surprised the inside of their home looked so normal (think the inside of Sheriff Andy Taylor’s home in the Andy Griffith Show) considering that the exterior was, to put it charitably, somewhat unique. Mrs. Milkovisch said “I let John do whatever he wants to the outside of the house, but he’s not allowed to do anything to the inside.” I met Mr. & Mrs. Milkovisch in the early 1980s. I don’t know when they left us, but the beer can house remains a wonderful eye-sore in an inner city neighborhood that is gentrifying all around it.
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