A rich resource for documents, books, charts, maps, manuscripts, photographs and countless other reference materials that aid amateur and professional history detectives and researchers.
These houses are now galleries, exhibition spaces, artists’ residences, transitional housing for those in need and a place where neighborhood latchkey children can congregate.
Java hounds will love the Expobar espresso machine and Mazzer grinder in the dining room.
Within the last several years, nearby Project Row Houses has taken the club from neglect to restoration which includes fascinating archival photographs on the wall.
Start any meal with the superstar shrimp and mango campechana with avocado and basil. Really hungry? Go all out with a parillada.
Saint Arnold made the move to the revamped former HISD building just north of downtown. Good news for beer lovers—the new space is almost three times as big.
10 years ago artist Andrea Grover transformed the 1924 church into an offbeat non-profit cinema showcasing non-commercial and experimental short films and videos.
Art and photography lovers can get great deals and support HCP at the annual print sale every fall and the fundraising auction each February.
This ecosystem is open to the public and tours are provided by the Preservation Alliance and the Rice Design Alliance.
If you get hungry, just place a phone order with Tacos A Go-Go next door and someone will walk over and deliver your meal to you.
The station is also a one-stop access point for a night on the town, as a strip of quirky restaurants and bars has amassed around the platforms.
For years, this was Bright and Early, one of the first drive-through coffee shops in town.
It features public art pieces, fenced dog runs, weekly farmers' market, free exercise classes, two restaurant concepts, free Wi-Fi access, a concert and movie series, and a children’s playground.
The rooms are lovely, but it's the extras that seal the deal: free Town Car service, evening turndown service, complimentary Wi-Fi, a 24-hour concierge
Get your favorite Le Mistral ingredients at Foody's Gourmet & Bakery, the next-door grocer opened by the Denis brothers.
This lovely wooded sanctuary nestled in Memorial offers tennis courts, a fully outfitted gym, a swimming pool, and privacy.
Becerra started out as a line cook at Post Oak Grill, and now he owns it. In 2002, he bought the restaurant from Manfred Jachmich, who operates So Vino on Montrose.
Forget paying a visitor fee or sneaking in on a hot day—Sorella opens up its swank pool to any bar or restaurant patron.
The 18th floor holds an infinity pool with panoramic views, a spa and a gym that includes "meditative yoga space," which sounds pretty cool.
The main sanctuary at Woodway sustained serious damage after Hurricane Ike, but reopened in September 2009 bigger and better than before.
Customized invitations for weddings, birthdays and other events are expertly handled here, plus there's always scrapbooks for every season lining the shelves.
If you get a chance, ask the owners, a lovely couple from Beirut, about their backstory.
The walls of their tiny shop around the corner from Reliant Stadium are covered with photos of famous Texans.
Harris County commissioners can't figure out what to do with the building. Among the proposals: A hotel or movie studio. No one knows what will happen to it.
In its previous life, this hotel was an InterContinental. Shoppers note: It's almost directly across the street from Saks Fifth Avenue in the Galleria.
GTAC combines more benefits with a lower member roster to be sure a tennis court or cardio machine is always free.
