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My Favorite Places to Eat , Play and Sightsee in Houston
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items I was born and raised in the great city of Houston. While the city continues to grow, it gives the opportunity to discover new places to eat, play and enjoy the city's great cultural offerings. Follow me for this city girl's favorites!
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Outdoor Activities
Houston has some of the most beautiful parks in the country. Here are my favs!
This park is extremely clean, modern, and family‑friendly.
Levy Park
This is my favorite park! It's the largest urban parks in the U.S. Famous running trails, golf course, and beautiful wooded areas.
Memorial Park Houston | 1,500 Acres of Nature, Trails ...
Hermann Park
Hermann Park
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If you like to see Houston's skyline views, and like biking, kayaking, and sunset walks, this park is for you!
Buffalo Bayou Park
This is Houston’s most popular producer‑only market, and a great place to visit on Saturday's! Be sure to get there early.
Urban Harvest Farmers Market
This farmer's market has ample parking, and a strong mix of produce, baked goods, and specialty vendors.
Memorial Villages Farmers Market
This is a great farmer's market for families and has live entertainment and tons of fresh food vendors.
Azteca Farmers Market
This is a top-tier trail and has 500 acres, along Buffalo Bayou Long, shaded, paved + dirt trails. It's really popular for running, cycling, and nature walks.
Terry Hershey Park Hike & Bike Trail | Texas Trails
With over 4,700+ acres of forested land, this is a great trail to visit on the weekend. You can try hiking, biking, horse trails, even kayaking.
Lake Houston Wilderness Park
This is a primo trail for bike lovers and hikers, and is one of my favorites.
Memorial Park Hike and Bike Trailhead
This is a beautiful trail that features both paved and mountain‑bike‑friendly trails. It even includes a skate park and nature preserve!
100-Acre Wood Preserve - Bayou Land Conservancy
This playground is in a walkable neighborhood and has a cute railroad‑themed wooden playground.
Donovan Park
This playground just recently reopened. It has more modern equipment, safe surfacing, and a nature‑inspired design. A great place for the kiddos to play!
Vale-Asche Foundation Playground at Memorial Park
Be sure the check out Moody Gardens, the Pleasure Pier for a ride on a roller coaster or the Ferris wheel, eat some great food at Bubba Gumps Shrimp Co., or the Rainforest Cafe.
Galveston Beach
This is the perfect beach if you're looking to get away from the summer beach crowds. It's smaller, quiet and has a neighborhood‑style.
Facilities • El Jardin Beach Park
This is a newer botanical garden (2020). It has beautiful global plant collections, wetlands, and immersive themed zones, and light shows.
Houston Botanic Garden
These gardens are hands-down one of the most scenic places for photography. Definitely worth a visit!
McGovern Centennial Gardens
This Japanese Garden easily rivals those in Japan! It's free and is great for peaceful walks and photography
Japanese-style Garden - Hillwood Estate
This is a huge dog park with separate large & small dog areas, walking trails, agility courses, and wash stations. My dog loves it!
Congressman Bill Archer Dog Park
This is one of my favorite parks! It has two ponds, lots of shaded areas, and long walking paths, along with separate small/large dog sections.
Millie Bush Dog Park
If your dog loves to swim like mine, you will love this dog park! It's located along Buffalo Bayou and is a great place to meet other people and pet owners. There are lots of shade areas, along with a dog pond, and wash stations.
Danny Jackson Family Bark Park - Harris County Precinct One
This is more of a boutique‑style, modern dog park. It has clean turf, and shaded seating.
Zoomies Dog Park
I like viewpoint because of its perfect, unobstructed skyline views. It's quiet and great for sunrise/sunset photos.
Diana’s Viewpoint
This is a great place for a romantic date and taking great pictures!
Sabine Overlook
The skyline views at this park are iconic and is one of the best places in Houston to celebrate the 4th of July!
Eleanor Tinsley Park
Restaurants
This spot has great prices that range between ($10–20 range), and has artisinal pies that are amazing! Play some pinball while you wait for your order to be prepared.
Pinball Pizzeria
If you like mic-night and live music while you eat, this spot is for you! This trendy spot has delicisious food‑fired artisanal pizza.
The Gypsy Poet: Greatest Artisan Pizza in Houston | wine and ...
This is one of my newbie favorites! They serve Texas‑style grilled pizza + Neapolitan classics. BTW, the cocktails are a must!
Coastline Pizzeria
This restaurant is one of my favorites and the price range is: $20–60. Be sure to try the Beef Belly and boneless short ribs!
KOL KOREAN BBQ
This is one of best ‘all-you-can-eat’ Korean BBQ spots! They have a huge menu and it's opened until 2 am!
Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ
This restaurant specializes in soondubu (soft tofu stew), and the price range is: $20–30. The Chicken-Bulgogi is so good!
Dubu Dubu Korean Restaurant - Korean Restaurant | Online ...
This restaurant is a neighbor treasure! My favorite waitress is Kaitlyn, who is the sweetest and funniest. Be sure to try their egg rolls, which are traditional and delicious! They come with this relish that is so addicting that you'll be asking for ...
Yelp
Alicia's has been the place where my family celebrates birthdays and special occasions. It's a family friendly place that has some of the best Mexican food in the west side of Houston. Its also a cool place to stop by after work for happy hour, or to...
Alicia's Mexican Grille near Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77079