Hi Carol,

I'm very sorry to hear about this. I wish you had found me sooner so I could perhaps help you plan your trip. We do in fact want visitors to Houston and we at the Houston CVB and VisitHouston.com do our best to ensure everyone has as much information as possible to help make their stay as enjoyable.

Our website has an extensive calendar of events where we include many of the exhibitions, performances and other things happening around town. If we had talked earlier, I would have told you about some great exhibits in the Museum District, including Ancient Warriors and Titanic at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and some great retrospectives at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. I would also have told you about What We're Up Against, a funny yet poignant play that adeptly illustrates the struggle of women in the workplace that's now showing now at Alley Theatre, and Comicpalooza which you discovered on your own.

Houston does have a lot to offer in culture, food, music and more. I'm really sorry you didn't get to explore the city like you wanted. We will be following up with you via email to see if there's anything else we can do to address your experience.

Veronica

Hi Yanis, 

I can recommend a few good restaurants. Take a look at the listings for these and see what you like best: 

Natachees 

Black Walnut Cafe

La Tapatia 

El Real Tex-Mex Cafe 

Check out our restaurant section for more ideas. 

I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for on the entertaining side. You could go to Main Event or Dave and Busters for games, bowling etc.Those are a couple options that will accomodate you guys under 21. But if you respond to this and give me a better idea what you're looking for, I can maybe give you more direction. 

Best, 

Veronica  

Hello Nora, 

Our Metro Rail system does not currently service the Galleria area. It focuses predominantly on the Downtown-Reliant Park corridor, traveling through Midtown, the Museum District and Medical Center. Your best bet for getting to and from the convention center and your hotel is indeed a cab. The fixed price of $6 applies only to trips within the Downtown area, not the city as a whole. It should take about 15 minutes to get from your hotel to GRB and will likely cost around $20 each way--depending on traffic etc. You may also want to check with your hotel concierge and see if they are running any shuttles to and from this convention--if enough guests are participating in the conference. 

As for free time, there's always something happening! If you like classical music, check out the Texas Music Festival happening at the University of Houston. Some of the brightest young musicians from all over the world participate in this annual event. You may want to see an ongoing exhibit of artifacts from the Titanic happening at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. That museum is also opening an all-new paleontology hall in early June. Check out our calendar of events for more options! 

I hope this helps!

Veronica  

Hi Marie,

I highly suggest you check out Trader's Village. This place is huge, with hundreds of vendors of all types and regular special events. It's my best suggestion for the flea market experience in Houston. 

Hope this helps. 

Veronica 

Susan,

You have a few options! 

Outdoors

•  Dinosaurs! at the Houston Zoo
• Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy
• Memorial Day Ceremony at the Harris County War Memorial
• 10th annual Race for the Pennant
• Dancin' in the Street...Motown and More at Miller Outdoor Theatre

Indoors

• Comicpalooza
• The opening of the Paleontology Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
• Fresh Music Festival at Reliant Park 
• Houston Ballet's Made in America
• Noises Off and What We're Up Against at the Alley Theatre

If you have additional questions, let me know!

Veronica

Kat,

There is so much to do in Houston with toddlers! 

The Children's Museum of Houston is a must. There's even an area in the museum called TotSpot that's specifically designed for children from birth to 36 months.

Nearby, the Houston Zoo is always a great place to take small children.  Hermann Park--the Zoo is actually located inside the park--is the perfect place to spend a day with kids, whether it's riding the train along Hermann Park Railroad, pedal boating on McGovern Lake, or enjoying a peaceful moment in the Japanese Garden.

We've also put together a five-day family vacation itinerary that might give you some good ideas.

If you have additional questions, let me know!

Veronica

Neidra Billings handles all the reunions.  You can reach her at nbillings@ghcvb.org.

If you need anything else, let me know! 

Thanks! 

Veronica

PK,

Absolutely! Here's our member directory. 

If you have any other questions, please let me know! 

Veronica

Marco,

You can only buy individual tickets to a Texans game through Ticketmaster. 

A few suggestions for you for your proposal: Mark's, Brenner's on the Bayou or Tony's.  All are very upscale and romantic.  Congratulations!

Veronica

Alejandro,

You're looking for an event tonight? Here are your options:

• Dancin in the Street...Motown and More at Miller Outdoor Theatre 
• Houston Ballet's Made in America
• What We're Up Against at the Alley Theatre
• k.d. lang at the Bayou Center

Let me know if you need more ideas!

Veronica