Houston in Summer...
 

Anyone know of a particularly good time to visit Houston during the summer? A couple of friends and I are going this summer to do the racing thing, but I was kinda hoping I could do something a lil more interesting than just race while I'm there :)

-Will

Houston in the Summer....are you nuts?

It's a filthy busy, flat, low class city with mosquitoes the size of crows....not to mention the humidity!!!!!

My advice; Go on south to Padre Island or Mexico instead.

lol, thanks for the honesty....I was going to hang out with friends, etc...Was just hoping to find something else to do while I was there...

Guess I'm not looking forward to that trip now ;)

-Will

I lived there for 6 years - stay away if you can!!!!

If you go:

You can go down to Galveston Island and watch the 1-foot high brown waves roll in.

Take a lot of extra shirts - they won't stay dry for more than a few minutes if you're outside.

Advice - always leave your sunglasses outside in the car. Otherwise, every time you leave an air-conditioned building, they'll fog up and you can't see for 5 minutes.

Okay - one serious piece of advice - Go to the Johnson Space Center - it's a very educational and interesting tour (stay away from Bldg 44, though!).

Okay ynh, so what's with Bldg. 44?

There was a hostage situation with 2 deaths there a few days ago.

/just a little gallows humor.

i go to houston every summer.
i like the baseball stadium there.
it's got a retractable roof and a kick ass AC system,
so it's actually way more comfortable than either of the 2 chicago ballparks in july or august.

if you're into the family friendly stuff,
the science museum is pretty neat (indoors, AC).
they have a butterfly exhibit there where butteflies fly all around you. it's pretty neat if you like flying bugs. i do.

if you're into Art, check out the Menil Collection.

if you like chick-fil-a, i hear there is one there that has a double drive through.

if you like racing... ummm... i don't know. it's not my thing.