101 Things to do in Houston

1. Visit the Houston Zoo - with their more than 6000 animals, water play park, and carousel.

2. Cool off at Splash Town - Houston's largest water park with thrilling water slides and interactive children's areas featuring a pirate ship, cannons, slides & swings.

3 . or the Dowtown Aquarium which features various sea creatures from around the world, and get an upfront look at various shark species or touch and feed live stingrays.

4. Check out the Children`s Museum - with 14 interactive exhibits for both younger and older children where they can use their imagination to create contraptions, go on a quest, experiment and discover new things.

5. Visit the Space Center Houston - the official visitor center for NASA where you can experience a simulation of a moon landing

6. Bayou City Art Festival

7. Check out the Houston Museum of Natural Science - with permanent mineral, gem and wildlife exhibits, or watch an IMax movie.

8. Even if your not a fan of golf visitors have raved about the various games (and the food) at Top Golf - including a dart themes game with micro chipped golf balls and points received for closest to the bullseye.

9. go climbing at Texas Rock Gym an indoor rock climbing gym

10. work off some energy at the Cosmic Jump indoor Trampoline Park

11. Go bowling - at 300 Houston an upscale bowling center

12. blow off some steam at American Shooting Centers where you can shoot a rifle or pistol or trap and skeet.

13.  get together a group and head to Battlefield Houston for some paintball

14. Visit the Bayou Wildlife Park - take a guided tour on the tram where you can get an up close look at there over 500 animals

15. ride the go karts at Speedy's Fast Track or at K1 Speed Houston

16. Visit the Museum of Fine Arts - with more than 64,000 works of art from around the world and from ancient to current times

17. Visit the Marq*E Entertainment Center - where you can watch a movie on one of their 22 screens including an Imax theatre, watch a comedy show at the comedy club or play games at Dave & Busters.

18. Visit Moody Gardens which features an aquarium, with over 10,000 marine animals where you can meet penguins up close or experience a recreation of an authentic rainforest.

19. Watch a performance at the Alley Theatre, a Tony award winning theatre located downtown

20. House of Blues

21. July 4th Events: Attend Freedom over Texas at Eleanor Tinsley Park with live music and a firework display, or attend A star Spangled Salute with performance by the Houston Symphony with fireworks to follow and there is also the Bayou Bend July 4th Celebration

22. Houston Maritime Museum

23. Spend the day at Houston Fun Plex - with bowling, skating, arcade games, amusement rides,

24. Listen to some great live music at Warehouse Live

25. Sam Houston Race Park

26. Miller Outdoor Theatre

27. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

28. Market Square Park

29. Houston Art Car Parade

30. Play some arcade games at Dave and Busters or Chuck E Cheeses

31. George R. Brown Convention Center

32. Go shopping at The Galleria, the largest mall in Texas.  And bring your skates and go ice skating at Ice at the Galleria.

33. Battle of San Jacinto

34. Menil Collection

35. Six Flags AstroWorld

36. Attend the largest annual livestock show and rodeo in the world - the Houston Livestock and Rodeo which takes place over 20 days beginning in late February.

37. watch live concerts, comedy shows or a play at the Bayou Music Center

38. Go shopping at Traders Village Marketplace

39. Houston Greek Festival

40. USS Texas

41. Holocaust Museum Houston

42. BBVA Compass Stadium

43. Bayou Place

44. Enjoy food, music and entertainment at Houston International Festival in April

45. go golfing at Champions golf Club

46. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

47. Visit the Water Wall - an impressive water feature

48. Go boating, camping, fishing or hiking at Lake Houston

49. The Health Museum

50. Houston Arboretum and Nature Center

51.  Watch some Dinner Theatre at: Murder by Chocolate, Die Laughing Mysteries or Mystery Café

52. Watch a performance by the Houston Symphony Orchestra at The Jones Hall

53. Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

54. go jogging on the Rice University trail

55. Visit the National Museum of Funeral History

56. Take a tour of the Rienzi Mansion with a large collection of porcelain, silver and decorative arts and well groomed gardens located in the exclusive River Oaks neighbourhood

57. Visit the 1940 Air Terminal Museum

58. go for a jog in Memorial Park

59. Military Museum of Texas

60. Take a free yoga class at Discovery Green and kids can burn of some energy on the playground or splash pad while you take advantage of the free WiFi.

61. Sundance Cinema

62. Visit the Heritage Society Museum

63. Make your own teddy bear at Build-a-Bear Workshop

64. Burke Baker Planetarium

65. Watch a sports game: The Houston Rockets (NBA) at the Toyota Center, watch the Houston Texans (NFL) play at the Reliant Stadium or watch a Houston Astros (MLB) game at the Minute Maid park

66. The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art

67. Cockrell Butterfly Center

68. Have a glass of wine while you take a painting class at The Paint Pub or byob and get instructions while you paint at Painting with a Twist

69. Halloween Events: Attend the Zoo Boo with lots of kids activities, attend the Happy Halloween Mansion at the Children's Museum, Scream on the Green at Discovery Green Park has lots of family activities and ends with a movie, walk or watch the annual Zombie Walk and adults can attend the Halloween Mixer Museum Style at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

70. Houston Auto Show

71. Houston Museum District

72. Watch Theatre Under the Stars at Hermann Park

73. Watch the Houston Ballet or Houston Grand Opera perform at the Wortham Center

74. Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden

75. A.D. Players

76. Byzantine Chapel Fresco Museum

77. Art Car Museum

78. Buffalo Soldier National Museum

79. Take a helicopter tour with Paradigm Helicopters

80. Check out the Beer Can house - a house covered entirely with beer cans.

81. Go shopping at River Oaks Shopping Center

82. Go roller skating at Dairy Ashford Roller Rink

83. Buy some local produce and handmade goods at the Houston farmer's markets: Canino Produce, Houston Farmer's Market, Urban Harvest Farmer's Market, Southwest Farmer's Market, or Urban Harvest Eastside Market.

84. iT'Z Houston - fill up on the unlimited buffet, play some games and enjoy the rides

85. Bear Creek War Monument

86. Tranquility Park

87. Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research

88. Play laser tag at Laser Quest

89. Gulf Coast Railroad Museum

90. Christmas Events: Celebrate the start of the holiday season with the Uptown Holiday Lighting which is followed by fireworks,  watch the City of Houston Christmas Tree Lighting, watch Houston's Annual Holiday Parade, check out the Festival of Lights at Moody Gardens, don't miss the annual Snow Flurry Event at The Museum of Natural Science, watch the fireworks at The Mayor's Holiday Celebration and tons more.

91. Have a good chuckle at Houston Improv

92. Zuma Fun Center

93. Visit the Houston Sports Museum

94. Go ice skating at outdoor rinks at The Woodlands Town Center and Discovery Green

95. Go for a jog or picnic at Sylvan Rodriquez Park and kids can play on the rocket themed playground equipment.

96. View Houston aboard Sam Houston Boat Tour

97. Tokyohana - watch as skilled chefs prepare your food before your eyes on large hibachis with lots of entertainment.

98. More Houston Museums: Museum of Printing History,  Houston Fire Museum, Shrine of the Black Madonna Museum, Czech Center Museum, The John C. Freeman Weather Museum, Houston Bicycle Museum, National United States Armed Forces Museum, New World Museum - showcases Hispanic art,

99. Take a cooking class at Well Done Cooking Classes

100. Get a birds eye view of the city with Houston Hot Air Balloons

101. Go shopping at Rice Village Shops