A rich resource for documents, books, charts, maps, manuscripts, photographs and countless other reference materials that aid amateur and professional history detectives and researchers.
These houses are now galleries, exhibition spaces, artists’ residences, transitional housing for those in need and a place where neighborhood latchkey children can congregate.
Java hounds will love the Expobar espresso machine and Mazzer grinder in the dining room.
Within the last several years, nearby Project Row Houses has taken the club from neglect to restoration which includes fascinating archival photographs on the wall.
Start any meal with the superstar shrimp and mango campechana with avocado and basil. Really hungry? Go all out with a parillada.
Saint Arnold made the move to the revamped former HISD building just north of downtown. Good news for beer lovers—the new space is almost three times as big.
10 years ago artist Andrea Grover transformed the 1924 church into an offbeat non-profit cinema showcasing non-commercial and experimental short films and videos.
Art and photography lovers can get great deals and support HCP at the annual print sale every fall and the fundraising auction each February.
This ecosystem is open to the public and tours are provided by the Preservation Alliance and the Rice Design Alliance.
If you get hungry, just place a phone order with Tacos A Go-Go next door and someone will walk over and deliver your meal to you.
The station is also a one-stop access point for a night on the town, as a strip of quirky restaurants and bars has amassed around the platforms.
For years, this was Bright and Early, one of the first drive-through coffee shops in town.
It features public art pieces, fenced dog runs, weekly farmers' market, free exercise classes, two restaurant concepts, free Wi-Fi access, a concert and movie series, and a children’s playground.
A celebrity chef in his own rights, Scotland-born Matthew Gray earned a Michelin star at his last stint, the venerable Inverlochy Castle Hotel in Scotland.
This Woodlands venue attracts the biggest names in music, as well as the occasional Houston Symphony, concert, Houston Ballet performance, themed festival or religious service.
The shopping options are hokey tourist traps, but the frequent festivals and special events make it a fun outdoor option.
Want to know if those jeans really do make you butt look big? Just ask Bazbaz and her staff. They study denim labels and cuts religiously so you have a fit that is simply divine.
Inside, Asian clothes, movies, gadgets and groceries proliferate, and there are restaurants galore too, including the huge Ocean Palace, the largest dim sum place in Houston.
The owners seem to think Eddie V's will be a winner in Houston—there's already a second Houston location in the works at West Ave.
McCormick & Schmick's is offering happy hour deals with appetizers, snacks and sushi priced from $1.95 when you buy a drink from 4-7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. to close Monday through Friday.
Hobby has an array of restaurants in the central concourse including Pappasito's Catina, Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, and Hunan Return of the Phoenix.
We also dig the more rustic ambiance of this location, with its ethos of a patrician spot on the Pampas.
Once you’ve swiped your plastic in front of the graffiti mural, walk across the street to Brasil for coffee and a continuation of your hip urban experience.
Pappas has a wine cellar with access to an inventory of more than 25,000 bottles, including some rare vintages, and offers cigars in 60 brands and sizes.
Get there early and memorize where you parked your car, because a sold-out Reliant Arena is not something to be messed with.
