• Space Center Houston - 1601 NASA Road 1 (located 25 miles south of downtown Houston in the NASA/Clear Lake area), 281-244-2100. Open daily. Summer hours: June 10am-7pm, July 9am-7pm, August 10am-5pm, 10am-7pm Weekends. Winter hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. $17.95 Adults, $13.95 Children (4-11), discounts for seniors. Parking $4. Indoor fun space museum. A big hit with kids, but informative for adults. A highlight is the tram tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center.
 • Battleship Texas and San Jacinto Battleground Monument - LaPorte (From Interstate 610 East, take Texas Highway 225 east for 11 miles to Battleground Road (Texas Highway 134), continue north approximately 2 miles. Turn right on Park Road 1836 for the Monument or continue on Highway 134 another mile to reach the Battleship.). Every day (closed for major holidays). Hours: 10-5 (battleship), 8-6 (monument). Battleship admission: Adults $5, Children (6-18) $3, Children (5 and under) free. Senior discounts. San Jacinto Monument is free. Tour a World War II battleship. The monument commemorates the battle at which Texas won its independence from Mexico.
 • Toyota Center- This is best known as home of Houston Rockets, NBA basketball team. Houston Comets (WNBA) and Houston Aeros (minor hockey league) also play here. Toyota Center also hosts many variety of shows and concerts.
 • Reliant Stadium - Home of the Houston Texans (NFL team). Has a retractable roof.
 • Former Enron Building - 1500 Louisiana; downtown. No tours at the moment. Designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates and Kendall/Heaton Associates at a cost of $200 million. Marvel at its wonder, gawk in remembrance of the tragedy and at the sins of Ken Lay.
 • The Galleria - Huge shopping mall in the center of the Galleria area (also known as uptown), filled with high end retail stores, several hotels and even includes an indoor year-round ice skating rink used by Tara Lipinski.
 • Hermann Park - approximately 455 acres (about half the size of Central Park in New York City). George Hermann gave the parkland to the City of Houston in 1914. It is accessible via the MetroRail.
 • Japanese Garden - located on Main St & Sunset Blvd in Herman Park and has connections to Houston's Japanese sister city, Chiba.
 • The Downtown Underground tunnel system - 25 miles of subterranean tunnels are used daily to get around downtown Houston. Flooded very nicely during Tropical Storm Allison.
 • Forbidden Gardens - outdoor museum replicating some of China's historic scenes
 • City of Galveston - including the seawall, beaches, Bolivar ferry, and the Strand historic district.
 • Moody Gardens - Recreation destination featuring beaches, 3 pyramids, IMAX theater and more.
 • MFAH - Museum of Fine Arts Houston 
 • CAM - Contemporary Arts Museum
 • Highland Village Shopping District - Upscale shops and restaurants near River Oaks. 
 • Diverse Works - alternative artwork center 
 • Marq*E - outdoor shopping mall with many attraction including a giant movie theater 
 • IKEA - recently rebuilt giant IKEA store. Eat Swedish food in the Scandinavian style cafe.
 • Williams Tower - The largest skyscraper in Houston. A short walk from the Galleria, and the ever-romantic Water Wall.
 • Lake Conroe - Sailing and water recreation north of Houston.
 • The Houston Zoo - Great children's section.
 • Lakewood Church - The largest church in North America, housed in the former stadium of the Houston Rockets.
 • Southmore House - a house with people living together inside 
 • Rothko Chapel
 • Houston Ship Channel Boat Tour - its free!
 • Saint Arnold Microbrewery  
 • Hillcroft - Drive west on Richmond from Loop 610 to Hillcroft. Hang a left and show them all the halal Chinese restaurants, Persian kebab shops, Latino hip-hop clubs, Indo-Pakistani curry houses, Arabic hookah bars, Indian sari boutiques and travel agencies prominently displaying their deals on flights to Lahore, Cairo, Mumbai, Calcutta and Delhi along Hillcroft's Asian miracle mile.
 • Downtown Aquarium - Features great seafood, a ferris wheel and much more. Great place to go on a date.  
 • Kemah Boardwalk - a small theme park and recreational area on Galveston Bay in Kemah.