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Local Places We Love to Visit as a Family
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items With three kids, getting out of the house is necessary to keep everyone sane. These are some places local to our area that we love to visit!
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Outdoor Activities
Restaurants
Other Food & Drinks
Arts & Entertainment
Local Favorites
Outdoor Activities
We love to come here and take advantage of the long walking track! It is just under ¾ of a mile. The scenery as you are walking is so peaceful and quiet. There are plenty of benches and water lookout spots along the way to take breaks or stop off for...
Kickerillo Park & Nature Preserve
This park is stunning! We love coming here on a cool spring day as the flowers are blooming. It also makes a great photo spot!
Mercer Botanic Gardens
This park has so many things to do! We love that there is a large green space for running around. The play structures here are amazing and so unique! Definitely a “must visit” spot!
Levy Park
Old Town Spring is an adorable collection of shops! We love the events they have and going on the weekends to walk around and window shop.
Old Town Spring – Historic shopping, dining, and entertainment
Vintage Park is one of the most gorgeous areas near us. They have a ton of events year round and the shopping here is top tier! We love it! It's our go-to when we are looking for something specific or when we just want to window shop and browse aroun...
Vintage Park Houston – Shopping & Lifestyle Village
Restaurants
Hole-in-the-wall places are always the best! We love this little pizza place. We've never had something bad come from here!
Tony's New York Pizza II
Hands down my favorite sushi and seafood restaurant. The sushi is like no where you've ever been and their seafood dishes are an experience all on their own. Anytime my husband asks what I want to eat, he knows that Redfish is the answer every time!
Red Fish Seafood Grill
Other Food & Drinks
We love this cozy little coffee spot! More of a place that this mama likes to go after the kids are dropped off at school to enjoy an incredible cup of coffee in a quiet, relaxing environment. The food is great too!
The Core Cafe
We're at Bruster's every Friday after school for a weekly treat! We love their rotating menu of seasonal options and my kiddos love their unique flavors like “Birthday Cake" and the Dino Sundae
Bruster's Ice Cream
Arts & Entertainment
We've never had a bad time at the Houston Zoo! The parking is a bit complicated, but as long as you get there early in the day, you wont have an issue. There's tons of room to run and play and my kiddos love the carousel. We also love their seasonal ...
Houston Zoo
We love Color Factory! There are so many fun interactive exhibits and we love that there are photo opportunities all along the way. Highly recommend taking your kiddos here!
Color Factory Houston
Our girls love going to Astros games! We try to take them at least once or twice a year. They love seeing Orbit and all of the yummy treats that Minute Maid offers - especially the ice cream place! The bloody Mary’s are fantastic too!
Minute Maid Park
Local Favorites
Hands down the best nail spa in all of Houston. Tracy has truly outdone herself with the design and feel of this place. The employees are all so kind and accommodating. I have never left unhappy!
Aloha Beauty Lounge
This is such a cool place to take your kiddos! They always love when we take them for a visit. Super cool exhibits and lots of room to run and play
Space Center Houston