Winsome Lane guidebook
Sightseeing
Shop to your heart's content at The Galleria- with shops like Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Macy’s.The mall also features an ice skating rink called Polar Ice which was the first to be built inside a mall. There are over 50 restaurants and specialty food shops at the mall complex too
The Galleria (4 mins from the property)
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The Galleria
5085 Westheimer RdShop to your heart's content at The Galleria- with shops like Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Macy’s.The mall also features an ice skating rink called Polar Ice which was the first to be built inside a mall. There are over 50 restaurants and specialty food shops at the mall complex too
The Galleria (4 mins from the property)
the official visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center, is a must-see attraction in Houston. This is a huge complex, where you can walk through the space shuttle replica Independence and the enormous shuttle carrier aircraft it's mounted on. In the visitor center, you can wander inside a replica of America's first space station, Skylab, and touch a rock from the moon. This is also the place to learn about NASA's upcoming missions, including travel to Mars. If you are here on a Friday around noon, you can even meet an astronaut.
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Space Center Houston
1601 E NASA Pkwythe official visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center, is a must-see attraction in Houston. This is a huge complex, where you can walk through the space shuttle replica Independence and the enormous shuttle carrier aircraft it's mounted on. In the visitor center, you can wander inside a replica of America's first space station, Skylab, and touch a rock from the moon. This is also the place to learn about NASA's upcoming missions, including travel to Mars. If you are here on a Friday around noon, you can even meet an astronaut.
a beautiful 160-acre green space running through the city, with the slow moving waters of Buffalo Bayou as its centerpiece. This urban park is home to extensive walking and biking trails, a dog park, sculptures, and plenty of shady areas to relax.
If you are looking for fun things to do in Houston, especially if you want to get outdoors, rent a kayak, canoe, or stand up paddleboard and enjoy a paddle along the bayou. Rentals are available at the park, and various tours are offered, ranging from one to three hours in length.
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Buffalo Bayou Walk
Buffalo Bayou Walka beautiful 160-acre green space running through the city, with the slow moving waters of Buffalo Bayou as its centerpiece. This urban park is home to extensive walking and biking trails, a dog park, sculptures, and plenty of shady areas to relax.
If you are looking for fun things to do in Houston, especially if you want to get outdoors, rent a kayak, canoe, or stand up paddleboard and enjoy a paddle along the bayou. Rentals are available at the park, and various tours are offered, ranging from one to three hours in length.
one of the best places to visit in Houston for families is the Houston Children's Museum. This colorful, noisy place is guaranteed to plaster a smile on everyone's face. Let the kids run wild and have a fun time getting busy will all the hands-on and interactive displays.
One of the major highlights is the How Does it Work exhibit. Here, you and your kids will learn how things in everyday life operate. The FlowWorks wet zone is also a fascinating place where you can turn water on, off, and adjust the flow and watch the effects.
If your kids have ever wanted to pretend they are secret agents, send them over to the SECRETS Spy Game exhibit. They will put their skills to the test to try and crack codes and locate clues while competing against nefarious characters.
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Muzeum Dziecięce w Houston
1500 Binz Stone of the best places to visit in Houston for families is the Houston Children's Museum. This colorful, noisy place is guaranteed to plaster a smile on everyone's face. Let the kids run wild and have a fun time getting busy will all the hands-on and interactive displays.
One of the major highlights is the How Does it Work exhibit. Here, you and your kids will learn how things in everyday life operate. The FlowWorks wet zone is also a fascinating place where you can turn water on, off, and adjust the flow and watch the effects.
If your kids have ever wanted to pretend they are secret agents, send them over to the SECRETS Spy Game exhibit. They will put their skills to the test to try and crack codes and locate clues while competing against nefarious characters.
If you are an Enthusiasts of the arts then you will have a grand time visiting this place. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is one of the largest of its kind in the entire country. It has a permanent collection that spans 6,000 years with almost 70,000 pieces from different continents. Most of the artworks here are of Italian Renaissance, French Impressionism, and American art. Other facilities housed at MFAH are Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens which displays American decorative furniture and art, and Rienzi, which is for the European decorative arts. If you just can’t get enough of mesmerizing art, visit Sawyer Yards in the city too.
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Beck Building
1001 Bissonnet St If you are an Enthusiasts of the arts then you will have a grand time visiting this place. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is one of the largest of its kind in the entire country. It has a permanent collection that spans 6,000 years with almost 70,000 pieces from different continents. Most of the artworks here are of Italian Renaissance, French Impressionism, and American art. Other facilities housed at MFAH are Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens which displays American decorative furniture and art, and Rienzi, which is for the European decorative arts. If you just can’t get enough of mesmerizing art, visit Sawyer Yards in the city too.
Believed to be the oldest bar in the city, La Carafe is a place to unwind. The building is also known to be the oldest commercial structure still in use. La Carafe exclusively serves reasonably priced wine and beer against a dim, eerie setting. Throughout the decades, it’s also been a popular spot for ghost hunting due to the building’s old age and history. There’s nothing else to do here but swap stories with friends over a glass of wine, all while being serenaded by mellow music.
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La Carafe
813 Congress St Believed to be the oldest bar in the city, La Carafe is a place to unwind. The building is also known to be the oldest commercial structure still in use. La Carafe exclusively serves reasonably priced wine and beer against a dim, eerie setting. Throughout the decades, it’s also been a popular spot for ghost hunting due to the building’s old age and history. There’s nothing else to do here but swap stories with friends over a glass of wine, all while being serenaded by mellow music.
One of the most remarkable places in Houston, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a Hindu temple known to offer an unforgettable experience to its visitors. An in-house cafeteria serves authentic Indian food and piping hot tea. The marble carvings, all handmade, are beautiful enough to be gazed at for hours. This place is open for cameras as well, so don’t forget to take your best shot with this exquisite temple forming the backdrop. A huge parking space and free entry makes it an even more attractive destination for the visitors. This gorgeous temple sees people from all faiths paying visits throughout the week.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
736 Mason TerraceOne of the most remarkable places in Houston, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is a Hindu temple known to offer an unforgettable experience to its visitors. An in-house cafeteria serves authentic Indian food and piping hot tea. The marble carvings, all handmade, are beautiful enough to be gazed at for hours. This place is open for cameras as well, so don’t forget to take your best shot with this exquisite temple forming the backdrop. A huge parking space and free entry makes it an even more attractive destination for the visitors. This gorgeous temple sees people from all faiths paying visits throughout the week.
Food scene
If you’re craving some authentic Chinese fare in Houston, there’s no better place to go than Chinatown. This neighborhood is primarily a residential area, but there is also a lot of family-owned eateries with a wide-ranging menu. It isn’t all about Chinese food here, though. You’ll find different cuisines like Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese. At Chinatown, you can even check out retail centers with discount shops. Get a taste of the rest of the world and visit the area when you arrive in Houston!
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Chinatown
11200 Bellaire Boulevard If you’re craving some authentic Chinese fare in Houston, there’s no better place to go than Chinatown. This neighborhood is primarily a residential area, but there is also a lot of family-owned eateries with a wide-ranging menu. It isn’t all about Chinese food here, though. You’ll find different cuisines like Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese. At Chinatown, you can even check out retail centers with discount shops. Get a taste of the rest of the world and visit the area when you arrive in Houston!
Kolach is a kind of sweet pastry that’s essentially a piece of fruit covered by puff pastry. Some of the most common kolach flavors are poppy seeds, fruit jam, and quark spread. If this is starting to make your mouth water, you may be delighted to know that Houston has its very own cafe that serves this goodie—The Original Kolache Shoppe! This bakery also serves various pies and cakes which are best paired with freshly brewed coffee!
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Original Kolache Shoppe
5404 Telephone RdKolach is a kind of sweet pastry that’s essentially a piece of fruit covered by puff pastry. Some of the most common kolach flavors are poppy seeds, fruit jam, and quark spread. If this is starting to make your mouth water, you may be delighted to know that Houston has its very own cafe that serves this goodie—The Original Kolache Shoppe! This bakery also serves various pies and cakes which are best paired with freshly brewed coffee!
Cheers to Texas’s oldest craft brewery where Only the best, world-class drinks are served. Beer enthusiasts (or not!) will get to taste full-flavored beers, ciders, and hard seltzers at Saint Arnold. Their year-round beers include the Headliner blonde ale and H-Town Pils lager. You might be lucky enough to get your hands on their seasonals, too. Of course, these are best paired with their food menu that features classics like meat and cheese board, pizza, and pretzels!
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Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons AveCheers to Texas’s oldest craft brewery where Only the best, world-class drinks are served. Beer enthusiasts (or not!) will get to taste full-flavored beers, ciders, and hard seltzers at Saint Arnold. Their year-round beers include the Headliner blonde ale and H-Town Pils lager. You might be lucky enough to get your hands on their seasonals, too. Of course, these are best paired with their food menu that features classics like meat and cheese board, pizza, and pretzels!
one of Houston’s biggest names when it comes to the culinary world. If you enjoy Mexican cuisine, this is a restaurant that you don’t want to skip. It started as a small taco stand in a tortilla factory and eventually became a full restaurant that’s taken the city by storm. The restaurant was started by Ninfa Laurenzo who was the pioneer of serving skirt steak in tortillas which we now know as fajitas. Their menu also includes tamales, enchiladas, tacos, and a whole lot more!
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The Original Ninfa's on Navigation
2704 Navigation Blvdone of Houston’s biggest names when it comes to the culinary world. If you enjoy Mexican cuisine, this is a restaurant that you don’t want to skip. It started as a small taco stand in a tortilla factory and eventually became a full restaurant that’s taken the city by storm. The restaurant was started by Ninfa Laurenzo who was the pioneer of serving skirt steak in tortillas which we now know as fajitas. Their menu also includes tamales, enchiladas, tacos, and a whole lot more!
They have a pie for all the taste buds! Some of their most famous offerings include class fruit favorites, multi layered Bayou Goo, sugar pastries and more! They also run a small day long menu. Visit this place for a courteous staff and some of the best pies in Texas
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House of Pies
3112 Kirby DrThey have a pie for all the taste buds! Some of their most famous offerings include class fruit favorites, multi layered Bayou Goo, sugar pastries and more! They also run a small day long menu. Visit this place for a courteous staff and some of the best pies in Texas
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Neighborhood Description
Neighborhood Description:
Enjoy a private, spacious home and easily experience all the great things Uptown Houston has to offer such as the most popular The Galleria Shopping Center and Houston Arboretum and Nature Center which is located 5 mins away from the property. Within the 30 minute location radius are also the following attractions that you can visit:
6 mins away Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park
13 mins away The Museum of Fine Arts and Hermann Park
14 mins away Houston Children's Museum
15 mins away Rice University Campus
16 mins away Houston's Museum District and Saint Arnold Br