<p>I’m pretty sure Moody Gardens is open again. Anyone have any idea how the Strand area is doing? That was such a fun place to visit. If it interests you, there is the Texas Seaport Museum with the tall ship Elissa.</p>
<p>Other Houston museums - Museum of Printing History, Contemporary Arts Museum, Holocaust Museum, the DeMenil Collection, Buffalo Soldier National Museum, Center for Contemporary Craft, Rothko Chapel, and the Art Car Museum, just to name a few. Oh yes, and the Funeral Museum.</p>
<p>There’s actually quite a bit to enjoy in Houston - the ethnic diversity is quite vibrant! - but the sprawl/lack of zoning make for an overall unpleasant image.</p>
<p>restaurants i like are- baba yega, pappadeaux, lupe tortilla, pappasitos, star pizza, ruggles, pinks pizza, baby barnaby’s cafe, house of pies, good company barbeque, taste of texas, fogo de chao</p>
<p>My oldest son lives in St. Augustine, Florida and is a big surfer. Last time he came to Houston, he brought his surf board, saying he was going to Galveston to surf. I thought he was nuts! Anyway, he ended up going one day, and I have some amazing shots (he has this camera thing that attaches to his board) of him surfing the brown waves in Galveston. He said they were pretty decent - shoulder high. I had no idea!</p>
<p>Houston catches more than its share of abuse, especially from Texans, but the truth is that it is an OK place to visit and a fine place to go to college, have a career and raise a family. Just like lots of other places. There is a Tier 1 of fun cities, which includes NYC, LA, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Miami, Wash. DC – and Houston is not in it. But neither is Memphis, Cinncinnati, Dallas and many others that are plenty good enough.</p>
<p>ya, i see lots of surfers, skimboarders, and a surprising amount kiteboarders and kitesurfers in galveston. Last time i was there about a week ago I saw 3 kitesurfers within like 200 yards of eachother</p>