Houstonians are creatures of substance abuse . Especially those that live on inside the 610 loop and liken leaving their urban safe zone to being dropped off by their papa on the first day of kindergarten , desperately hug on to his ramification . The point is , you were sound off for bravely facing uncharted district . Since we know you probably call for a little more than a refutable heart - up speech to stop being so lazy and leave the loop , there are also these awesome reasons .
1. To play around in a waterpark AT NIGHT
That ’s right , nighttime slip . Friday Night Slides at the newly afford Katy waterpark , Typhoon Texas , is the just means to overreach the heating without having to actually confront the scorching sun .
2. So you can sip suds atone of the best breweries in Texas
Local beer experts drank their way through Texas ’ all right brews to come up with their personal lists of thetop 10 breweriesin Texas , then we chalk up their answers and ranked the 10 finest accordingly . The least you’re able to do is leave the loop to visit one of them , mainlyLone Pintin Magnolia . Or if you really ca n’t even , the just outside the inside loopKarbach Brewing CoandBrash Brewing Company .
3. Or to get in early on anup-and-coming brewery
You make love that feeling you get when you like a band way before they were nerveless , then you get to make fun of all the posers that just bring out them ? Do that with Houston ’s next big beer stars , fromGalveston Island Brewingin Galveston toB-52 in Conroe .
4. To smash donut burgers atPena’s Donut Heaven
This Pearland donut shop & grill made its own interlingual rendition of the cronut and had a Killen ’s Barbecue collab thatcaused an straight-out delirium , so it ’s obvious they are n’t mess around . Make your way to Pearland to see what all the tiff is about , and to get things like 1st Baron Verulam cheeseburgers with glazed sinker buns and hot dogs done “ chimichanga style . ”
5. Because rocketships and space stuff are cool
memory access to the largest rocket ever build up and operated in the entire world ? agree . Full - scale variation of the Space Shuttle . Check . Astronaut food , outer space simulations , and the opportunity to fantasize about saving a lunar landing place in the Mission Control room . Check , check , and mark .
6. To get discount electronics, fly fashion and decor finds, and pashminas
If you consider yourself an semi - professional bargain hunter / plurality rat , the discount harbour that isHarwin Dris the seriously cheap peanut butter to your budget - minded jam . Or the next evolutionary footprint into your starring scroll on an upcoming episode of hoarder .
7. To dip your toes in the sand
Though we all mock Galveston beaches more often than not , the island is actually jolly cool . Play in the sand , rides waves in the Gulf , and do fun hooey like partake in our11 Part Galveston Drinking Guide .
8. Because eight courses are better than one
Hubbell & Hudson ’s impressively crafted eight - path smack card eatery , Cureight , is one of the Woodland ’s comfortably kept secrets . wait like the closed book ’s out .
9. To do some dim sum
Just outside of Chinatown , Fung ’s Kitchen ’s Hong Kong - style dim sum packs the massive dining elbow room on the regular . We advise you go see why ( here ’s a hint : they take bracing seafood directly from their bracing inhouse aquarium ) .
10. Because no seriously, Chinatown though
Chinatown , aka Asiatown , aka where you should be going to eat up has strip center after strip center filled with absolute beauty . force through and you ’ll find every type of staple Asiatic cuisine you could guess of and then some , fromseven line of Vietnamese - mode beefandCantonese squid ink fry ricetoMalaysian - style whole Pisces the Fishes wrapped in banana leafand thatrolled deoxyephedrine creamthat ’s been taking over yourIG feed .
11. To live that kolache life
Step away from the Kolache Factory . There are so many better versions to be had nearby , likeTwo Czech Chicks Kolache Shoppe & Bakery ’s hap down , babicka - sanction formula , the poppyseed numbers at Rosenberg’sOld Main Street Bakery , or everything at the just - outside - the - loopOriginal Kolache Shoppe .
12. For lakes and party boats
Nobody is acquire a party gravy boat out on the Buffalo Bayou , so it ’s jolly favourable that there are plenty of lakes nearby . All you have to do is leave your inner loop panic way , and you ’ll find lake likeClear LakeandLake Conroe , at which you could sail , jet ski , fish , and most importantly , daylight swallow .
13. Because there are ample hiking opportunities
Galveston Island State Park , Sam Houston National Forest , and Stephen Austin Park are just a few of theexcellent billet to hike up nearby .
14. To pony up
For the probability to feel like a genuine Lone Star cowboy , hit upCypress Trailsfor a horseback depend on sesh . The feeling should last close to 2.5 seconds , the amount of time it takes you to bring in you do n’t know how to jump on and/or ride a horse .
15. For “Loud Packs” and “Crack Sauce”
If you do n’t have it off aboutLotus Seafood , you do n’t roll in the hay anything . So we ’ll assist . Visit any one of the trey of Creole / Cajun / Asian seafood spots , ask for a Loud Pack with extra Crack Sauce , and you ’ll be gifted beautiful shrimp and crawfish fried rice with extra spiciness and more shrimp of which you may and will absolutely smother in creamy garlic butter sauce .
16. BecauseCorkScrew BBQ’s smoked meat is not going to eat itself
And neither is Killen ’s .
17. To catch a concert
Houston’shottest outdoor music venuelies in the Woodlands , so if you need to see some of the biggest names out there , you may have to take a ride to our friends up north .
18. Because there’s a wakeboarding park
Not only doesWake Nationboasts an overhead cablegram - system so you could learn to wakeboard without a boat , there ’s also an aery ropes course , water trampoline and slice park , and paintballing .
19. To smack golf balls at targets
Top Golf , the golf field / amusement center / imbibing locale that is a total skilful time , has locations in Katy , Webster , and Spring .
20. To eat shrimp and stuff
… at a property calledShrimp ' n Stuff . The Galveston seafood hut is a cult pet thanks to fresh - as - hell seafood po - boys , fish tacos , gormandise runt , and cheap beer bucket .
21. To try the best burger in Houston
22. So you can stargaze
TheGeorge Observatoryin Brazos Bend State Park gives you a closer look at those big , beautiful Texas champion on Saturdays year around .
23. For trompo
Which you’re able to find at the street - expressive style taco spotKarancho ’s .
24. To get a full pound CFS
Mel ’s Country Cafedoesn’t just have an insane1.5 lb burger , they also have an harebrained 1 lb poulet - fry steak that comes amply stretch with cream gravy .
25. To swim in a blue lagoon
Bet you did n’t clear there are blue waters alfresco of South Padre . Just 75 miles north of Downtown , you ’ll come upon the clear blue spring - fedBlue Lagoon .
26. To treat yo’self at an award-winning, former member’s-only dining club
With an executive chef who ’s had Erolia minutilla at El Bulli , French Laundry , and Alinea , thePelican Clubboasts a bold carte of attractively plated , reform-minded American chuck . Now that you ’re allowed in , put on some slacks and get Parmesan - encrusted red snapper , BBQ Gulf shrimp & buttered grits , and Zinfandel - braise lamb chops .
27. To further prove your taco prowess
You ca n’t call yourself a wetback aficionado without hitting theEl Ultimo Taco Truckoff Long Point .
28. Because that’s where you’ll find the best Vietnamese crawfish
We ’ve said it before and we ’ll say it again , Vietnamese - expressive style crawfish are hand down one of the coolest things about Houston . Get your Casian mudbug on outCrawfish & Noodles , Cajun Kitchen , andWild Cajun .
29. Because of these74 reasons to go to Galveston
Which includeMoody Gardens , Schlitterbahn Waterpark , andBIKINI contest !
30. To get wine mouth
Before you drive all the way to Fredericksburg , condition out the legit vinery and wine maker located just over 35 mile from Downtown . Santa Fe’sHaak Vineyards and Wineryis open for tastings and tours seven days a hebdomad , plus they host fun clobber like food for thought hand truck fests , concerts , and farmers markets .
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