What’s Happening In Houston This Weekend

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This Weekend In Houston

A fun thing to do on weekends is visit some of the wildlife attractions in and around Houston. You can spend your weekend hanging out with some of the exotic members of the animal kingdom from anacondas to zebras and everything in between.

5 Wildlife Attractions In Houston

Houston is a place where wildlife attractions feature some of the rarest animals in the world. Creatures from around the globe graze where the deer and the antelope once played. Although, there are still plenty of cattle and horse ranches in Texas. On a few of them the animals that were once part of the rugged western frontier have been replaced by camels, emus and other types of livestock.

Downtown Aquarium In Houston

Despite popular belief, white tigers all white appearance is not a result of them being albinos cats. They are a color morph of the orange Bengal tigers. These unique felines are rarely seen in the wild and only a few hundred or so, are known to be in captivity.

Houston is fortunate to be the home of four white tigers. They are part of a small contingent of animal attractions featuring big cats that are not in a zoo. This fascinating wildlife attraction sea creatures and other dazzling entertainment awaits you at the Downtown Aquarium.

Waugh Bridge Bat Colony

Friday and Saturday evening (a half hour prior to sunset) are a good time to watch the Waugh Bridge free-tail bat Colony the nightly swarm. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department sometimes has bat ambassadors on hand at the local viewing areas to answer questions and other activities.

If you prefer to experience a more formal and informative tour of the bat colony, the Buffalo Bayou Partnership offers monthly viewing as part of their boat tour.

Big Thicket (Texas Big Foot )

Every since settlers began moving into the piney wood of Texas, people have reported encounters and sightings of an elusive hairy creature roaming the deciduous forest. Researchers claim, Big Foot is behind the vocalizations, knocking and strange chatter often heard in the Big Thicket park, and Sam Houston National Forest.

Local folks refer to them as the “wild man”. Sightings have continued into the 21st Century. You can view info about the latest sightings and learn about the marvelous work done by Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy online.

Sea Center Texas

A FUNtastic place to take kids that adults can enjoy too is Sea Center Texas. The main attraction is their 1,000-gallon aquarium with a 14 feet long window with a fisheye view into the world of creatures under the Gulf. It introduces you to the importance of coastal salt marsh where natural debris provide oysters and clams an ideal habitat. You’ll will be amazed with:

• 250 gallon coral reef aquarium featuring corals, invertebrates and fish
• 2,200 gallon exhibit depicting Texas’ Gulf Coast bays or estuary systems
• 5,000-gallon jetty exhibit full of sea creatures

Your family will enjoy looking and learning about aquatic residents of Texas redfish, clown fish and other marine life on display in this man-made watery environment.

These are only a handful of the attractions in and around the Houston area. Each of these are kid-friendly places where children are encouraged to pet, feed and or interact with the exhibits.

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10 Must-See Houston Attractions - Historical Sites

There are some incredible Houston attractions that help visitors to step back into small epochs of time. They preserve the rich historical information of this area and document the fears, faces and facts of the men and women who often braved hostile elements during the preceding 20 plus centuries in this neck of the woods.

The sign post, sonnets and structures they left behind we simply refer to as his-story, but could aptly be called her-story or more appropriately the-story.



First time visitors to the state can get some quick details about the area and residents can compare their easy going lifestyles with facets of life experienced by earlier generations of Texans.

See details on Houston historical markers and facts.


Battleship Texas

10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.) The USS TEXAS was home to daring sailors during in WWI and WWII. It fired on Nazi defenses at Normandy on "D-Day," June 6, 1944. and lent gunfire support and antiaircraft fire to the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

San Jacinto Battle Ground Monument

The place where Texans fought and won their independence from Mexico is now the location of the world’s tallest monument tower. You’ll discover little know facts about the lifestyle on the frontier, items valued by early settlers and witness a film on the Texas revolution in the Jesse H. Jones Theater for Texas Studies.
Location:3523 Battleground Rd, Houston,
Free admission to the monument and museum
Check for current price on movie and admission to observation deck

George Ranch Historical Park

Established when this area was still part of NE Mexico the ranch houses are remnants of life in early Texas. It will take a couple of hours for you to wander through gardens, barns and outdoor kitchens in what seems like a parallel time period.
Admission:$10 (Adults) $5 (Children ages 5-15)
Location: 10215 FM 762 Richmond, TX,
open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 10 pm.


Texas Seaport Museum

Located on Galveston Island, which was once the Ellis Island of the South. It only takes a few minutes inside the museum before it begins revealing how the rich legacy of seaborne commerce and immigration fostered growth throughout the Gulf Coast.
Location:Pier 21 Theater, Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 763.1877
Open Daily 10am-5pm

Taylor-Stevenson Ranch

This ranch is home to the American Cowboy Museum. It welcomes visitors thrills them with farm animals they can pet and astonishing stories seldom heard or told about African-American ranchers in the West. Hours vary, to set up a visit call (713).478.9677
11822 Almeda road
Houston, Texas
(photo courtesy Google image)

Sam Houston Park

The displays in the downtown Houston park celebrate the diversity of the people who struggled together, to build a sleepy Texas enclave into a world-class city. It’s home to a collection, of ten restored historic homes from various periods 1823 to 1905. Free admission
1100 Bagby Street, Houston
Hours are: Tuesday–Saturday:
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.




Jesse Jones Park

See how the early inhabitants of Texas ate lived and survived in the hostile environment of the frontier. Learn about their tools and weapons at the Redbud Hill Homestead. See how their neighbors an Akokisa Indian Village, lived. It gives you a real sense of a simpler, friendlier time between immigrants and native Americans.20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble, open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

(Early Texas cabin courtesy Google images)











Historic Liendo Plantation

Volunteer docents familiar with the rich history of Texas and Liendo Plantation lead guests back in time when cotton was king and chattel slavery embroiled the nations into a fierce Civil War. The historic landmark is only open on the first Saturday of most months. An reasonable admission fee of $7.00 is charged (seniors, groups, and students $5.00). Tours run at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:00 PM.

Bayou Bend Gardens

This Texas treasure is renowned for its superb collection of American decorative arts and paintings. The works in the collection are considered some of the finest examples of American designs and craftsmanship that also reflect the tastes, values, and aspirations of ordinary Americans. Visit the attractions website (http://www.mfah.org/visit/bayou-bend-collection-and-gardens/) for times and special events.

Galveston Harbor Tour and Dolphin Watch

Take a fantastic voyage on Seagull II, a fast, stable and sheltered motor vessel built specifically for harbor sight-seeing excursions and education. Visitors can get an up-close look at the Galveston harbor and watch for sightings of the abundance of marine mammals that live there.

Admission:$12 (discount coupon available at website)
Pier 21, Number 8
Galveston, TX 77550

Historical Attractions

Taking time to visit some of the many Houston attractions are fun things to do with a group of friends that will quicken the pace of a lazy day. It seems that many of the attractions that commemorate historical events are often slighted or barely mentioned in brochures and media accounts of the city. That doesn’t distract from the importance of the historical exhibits as witnesses that remain behind linking the chain of unforgettable people and places of the past, present and future together.

The parks, streets and other community assets in Houston often bear names from its past. As you traverse the city you’ll notice the frequency of some of the names you encounter. Milam (street, school) Jones (street, school, park, buildings) Hermann (park, hospital, zoo). The accomplishments of these early settlers, businessmen and politicians are often memorialized by the city by naming new accouterments that improve life in the community after them.

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7 Nature Attractions For Couples In Houston

Within an hours drive there are plenty of nature attractions for couples in Houston to visit together or with friends and family. You can enjoy a vast range of adventures, romantic paddle boat rides on lakes and rivers, the beauty of the majestic rolling hills and mysterious swamps filled with trees, and aquatic plants and animals.

Each of these attractions are wonderful places to spend an afternoon enjoying pleasant activities such as birding, fishing, brisk hikes on walking and bike paths and the tranquility of paddling a water trail.

Outdoors Attractions Near Houston

The best accommodations are located close to historic attractions and major Texas cities. It won't be hard finding a regal hotel, well maintained outdoor recreational areas, that welcome RVs and campers or an intimate bed and breakfast.


There are several parks near Houston that harbor hundreds of acres of some the country’s last untouched natural habitat. Texas State parks are ideal places for couples to visit on a romantic getaway. They preserve some of the few places still remaining where you can experience swatches of nature's raw beauty and view romantic sunsets unspoiled by the glare of city lights.

Local Attractions

Padre Island National Seashore
Katy Prairie Conservancy
Armand Bayou Nature Center
Waugh Bridge Bat Colony
Brazos Bend Park
Lake Livingston
Big Thicket National Preserve

These natural attractions that are fairly close to Houston have untamed wilderness, but are not too rugged for urban dwellers.

Texas State Parks In And Around Houston

Some of the state parks within an hours drive of Houston are listed below.Also remember these handy travelers tips when you visit Texas state parks:

Get there early to find good parking or camping areas.

Bring a good still or video camera to capture the beauty witing to be discovered as you explore the expansive Texas outdoors.

Dress for the weather. It can go from hot and humid on sunny days to a major downpour in minutes, so don’t forget to grab some rain gear just in case.

Sheldon Lake State Park
Galveston Island State Park
Brazos Bend State Park
Livingston Dam and Park
Washington On The Brazos
Huntsville State Park
Stephen F Austin State Park
Sea Center Texas


Any of the major interstates that dissect the city can lead couples to these must visit nature attractions near Houston.

The Scenic Gulf Coast

Houston's metro area is situated on the Gulf Coast, a crossroad where the landscape dominated by coastal prairies ambles into eastern hardwood swamps that when dried up become coniferous forest which slowly melt into the southwestern desert.

The amount of ecological diversity in Texas is amazing. You can find everything from deserts to beaches and hills that graduate into mountain peaks that climb to over 8,000 feet. Couples can only see a small part of the state’s natural beauty during a daytrip. To see more of it indulge yourself with a Texas getaway for overnight or longer.

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Houston Attractions Couples Should Visit

There are still some good Houston attractions where couples can kick back, relax and enjoy an outing on the cheap. Here's a list of free or nearly free places where two-somes are welccome and can find plenty of fun things to do year-round.

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To experience some of the best homegrown artist, musiciasns and entertainment in the Southwest take your partner, spouse or loved one to any of these cool palces.


Hermann Park

Houston Cinemas

Public Library

Miller Outdoor Theater

For over thirty years one of the exciting things for Houston couples to do on weekends has been to attend free events at what used to be affectionately called Hippie Hill, the Miller Outdoor Theater in Hermann Park.

The amphitheater style setting has a covered seating area to ensure that you can sit comfortably during an event. They have lots of space for hillside seating, if you prefer you can bring a lawn chair, it must be placed on the left side of the hill. The right side is for those who enjoy their entertainment from ground level on a quilt or picnic blanket.

There are afternoon matinees for children and plenty of evening and weekend shows. Here are just some of the exciting Houston events that have a regular spot on their calender.


Motown and more Revue “Dancing In The Streets”
Juneteenth Celebration
Annual July 4th Concert
Free Concerts
The Houston Shakespeare Festival.
Movies At Miller

USA Today has tagged Miller Outdoor Theatre as the top free event and attraction in all of Texas. To find out about tickets for the covered seating and this weeks schedule of activities visit their websapce.

Movies In Houston

Free movies may be coming to a park near you. So far, Agnes Moffit Park, Market Square and Discovery Green have featured free “Screen on the Green” nights for the public. If you like oldie but goodie movies, sci-fi or Hollywood blockbusters, Houston is the place where you can enjoy them in a variety of traditional and chic settings.

If you are ready to get off the couch and experience cinema in some new ways? Here are some of the venues where movies rule, in the city.

Alamo Drafthouse
Domy Books
Museum of Fine Arts Houston’s Brown Auditorium
Museum of Natural Science

Events At Houston Public Library

If you have not updated your Houston Public Library Card since you were in school you are missing out on one of the best places to chill-lax in town. The library is not just a a place where you can check out a book. Residents gather at local libraries for book clubs, art exhibits, yoga classes, crafts, hobbies and more.

You can research your family genes at Houston’s Clayton Genealogy Library. Learn about the African American experience at the The African American Library at the Gregory School or browse early Texas imprints, old newspaper clippings.





Here’s a look the Houston Public Library by the numbers and some of the other fantastic things happening there!



Registered Borrowers
Youth 232,995
Adult 564,608

Program Attendance: 263,748
Public access catalogs: 707,909
Total # items checked out last year 5,838,587



* Houston Metropolitan Research Center
* Clayton Library Center For Genealogical Research
* Greenberg Collection
* The African American Library at the Gregory School
* Texas and Local History Collection
* More Money @ Your Library


Your library card will give you access to music CD’s video games some specialized online collections, magazines and periodicals. Each month their local author series invites local writers an poets to drop in for some lively discussions with residents. More programs...

* Author Series
* Gulf Coast Reads
* Language Workshops
* Mid-Day Series (B.Y.O.L.)
* Poetry at HPL
* Exhibits
* Crafts & Hobbies
* Exercise & Fitness



They have music CD’s video games and a your card will get you access to some specialized online collections, magazines and periodicals. Each month their local author series invites local writers an poets to drop in for some lively discussions.

Most of the Houston attractions that couples love to visit are in and around their neighborhood. Keep coming back here and you will discover even more of them that are close to where you work, live and play.

We are on a mission to encourage more people to take the time to support, shop and see all of the wonderful local treasures we have in H-town.

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Things For Couples To Do In Houston, Tx

When you are searching for things to do for couples in Houston an important thing to remember is, “Money can't buy happiness, it's available freely to those who are willing to seek and find it.”

So don't be skitish about trying some unconventional date ideas that can put the U back into your fun, when you are on a tight budget. Our blog lists lots of great activities, attractions and adventures that make it simple for the two of you to keep laughing, talking and spending time together.

You will find frugal rendezvous for two and other date ideas that will hit the spot or at least juice you up with some ideas of your own. The key to a having a good date is to make sure that you spend plenty of the time making your partner, spouse or significant other feel that they are special to you.

Things Couples Can Do In Houston For Under $20

1. A Casino Night
Have a casino night for couples or friends who may be game for some friendly, fun, low stakes gaming. Everyone should bring something, food or drinks and some cash no credit cards. If you are lucky enough to get 5 other people with $20 each to join you, by the end of the night you may have a C-note in your pocket.

2. Go Bargain hunting
Real bargain hunters know that thrift stores are the best place to find last year’s designer jeans, exercise equipment, DVD’s and CD’s for cheap. Keep your eyes out for pottery (Newcomb), jewelery (Tiffany) and books (1st edition Alcoholics Anonymous book sold for $8,351 on e-bay in 2010).

3. Wine Tasting
Scan the local newspapers and the Internet for wine tasting events that are free or, charge a small fee. Not only will you have good time while there, afterwards you will amaze your friends with your new found knowledge about wines.

4. Wash Your Cars
You can clean your cars at home or at a local car wash with a heavy duty vacuum and high pressure hose to knock those pesky love bugs out of the front grill of your vehicles. If you’re lucky you’ll find a few dollars in change under the car seats.
If you don’t own a car you can replace the automobile with a few baskets of laundry.

5. Take a self guided tour
Every community grows by leaps and bounds each day. Buy a little gas, and you and your spouse, significant other or partner can can make small talk and take slow walks through the new subdivisions, down new walking trails and if there is inclement weather take your tour through a new mall.

6. Pizza in the park
Pick-up a round of pizza (look for coupons before ordering) and some beverages. Take the pizza and your someone special with you to the park. If you prefer eat on a picnic table, but it is much more romantic when bodies are allowed to tangle themselves together on a blanket.

7. Have a picnic for two
Ever heard of a pantry picnic? It is where you get out all that stuff that’s been sitting in the back of the pantry and nearing it’s expiration date and turn it into finger food. You can grab a cooler if you don't have one check out this hip Insulated Shoulder Pack with Picnic Service for 2, that has a compartment to keep your vino properly chilled.

The best places are parks close to home with full size playground equipment. Highly recommended are parks with at least a swing where the two of you can share romantic rides and/or a pond with a few ducks, geese and other water fowl that will happily devour your leftovers.

8. Board games
Break out, borrow or buy a board game. There are games online that the both of you can play together and enjoy too. Create-your-own treats to snack on using fruit, cheese or sandwiches. To save time grab ready-to-go treats from the local deli.


9.Free Concert
Free concerts or musical events are a staple of city life. It does not have to be your favorite kind of music. You are there for the entertainment value. If it gets too boring you can always let the music become your soundtrack for some serious smooching.

10. Make a music CD together
You can go to any music website (Itunes, Myspace, ) and download whatever kind of music that floats your boat around a dollar each. It can be your favorite love, dance or party songs. One thing for sure it will become the one CD you won't leave home without.

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