Dewberry Farms: The frightfully, fun family-friendly Halloween attraction that will scare but wonโt scar your children
Dewberry Farm is the perfect place to spend an entire day doing family activities. Once the sun goes down, itโs time for โBOOriffic Nights.โ From haunted trails to axe throwing to jack-o-lanterns, this place will keep you and the family busy.
Best bets for your Houston weekend: Dazzling light displays, electrifying stage spectaculars and more
Itโs almost the weekend before Thanksgiving, and for some of us, that means the final days of denial before weโre forced to confront the financial, social, and emotional stresses of the holiday season. (Anyone else staring down a calendar chock-full of travel days, shopping outings and obligatory family gatherings?)
Best bets for your Houston weekend: Mind-bogglingly massive holiday markets, dizzyingly dazzling light displays and more
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VIDEO: Cypress home shines with Spooktacular Halloween light show
A Cypress man has transformed his home into a dazzling, choreographed light display celebrating all-things spooky. There are strobe lights, multiple songs and oodles of Halloween cheer. The wholesome, family-friendly spectacle is perfect for kids and kids at heart. Itโs the sort of heartwarming thing that makes you truly excited to celebrate Halloween
Houstonโs Rooftop Cinema Club celebrates spooky season with spine-chilling Halloween lineup
Cinephiles, take your love of movies outdoors with a trip to one of the Space Cityโs coolest theaters: Rooftop Cinema Club Uptown. The popular open-air, rooftop venue reopened in September after closing in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Come October, the venue will screen several spooky favorites, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hocus Pocus, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween and The Addams Family.
After over a decade out of service, historic rail trolleys will soon return to downtown Galveston
Electric trolleys first made their debut in Galveston back in 1891 and remained in service until 1938. Fifty years later in 1988, a heritage streetcar system, the Galveston Island Trolley, was opened and continued to operate downtown until September 13, 2008, when Hurricane Ike severely damaged all four of the vintage trolley cars.
Rooftop Cinema Clubโs Uptown location will return to Houstonโs skyline Sept. 1
Cinephiles, take your love of movies outdoors with a trip to one of the Space Cityโs coolest theaters: Rooftop Cinema Club Uptown. The popular open-air, rooftop venue will reopen Wednesday after closing in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturn will reach its closest point to Earth early Monday morning. Hereโs how to see it
The ringed planet Saturn, already one of the solar systemโs most dazzling sights, will shine bigger and brighter this month. On Monday, August 2, at around 1 a.m. the planet will reach alignment with the Earth and the sun in an event known as โopposition.โ During this event, the sixth planet will reach its closest point to Earth and wil shine at its absolute brightest.
The ultimate Galveston bucket list: These are the must-do activities at this Gulf Coast destination
Reeling in the catch of a lifetime at one of the islandโs countless fishing spots, sipping a mojito while dining al fresco at the islandโs oldest operating restaurant, grabbing a lot of beads at Mardi Gras! Galveston . . . and a bunch of other Galveston-centric things.
West Texas travel guide: This is what you need to do when you go to mile-high Fort Davis
Modern life comes with its conveniences but itโs also got its fair share of stress. Chances are your phoneโs constantly buzzing with breaking news, work emails, traffic alerts and the like. And even if youโve only occasionally peeked at your phone, the stress of so many alerts and updates may have left you feeling a bit burnt out. An escape from the hubbub of city living could probably do you some good.
Good news, Texans: Balmorhea, worldโs largest spring-fed swimming pool, reopening
The spring-fed swimming pool and day use area at Balmorhea State Park will reopen to the public on June 26, the Texas Park and Wildlife Department announced. The beloved West Texas swimming hole, the worldโs largest spring-fed pool, has been closed for the better part of three years.
Take relaxation to new heights when you spend the night in this quirky shipping container tower in North Texas
Modern live comes with its conveniences but itโs also got its fair share of stress. Chances are your phoneโs constantly buzzing with breaking news, work emails, traffic alerts and the like. And even if youโve only occasionally peeked at your phone, the stress of so many alerts and updates may have left you feeling a bit burnt out. An escape from the hubbub of city living could probably do you some good.
Did you know Texas has its own life-size replica of the Munster Mansion?
Waxahachie residents Sandra and Charles McKee tooke their mutual love for the popular 60โฒs sitcom show โThe Munstersโ to an entirely different level. The pair built a life-size replica of the The Munster home, painstakingly recreating the fictional abode room by room by watching and re-watching footage from the show.
Oh, my stars! These 6 Texas state parks offer stellar stargazing
Like one wildly popular Texas tune goes, the stars at night are big and bright and the prairie sky is wide and high, deep in the heart of Texas.ย But in Houston and the stateโs other big cities? Not so much. Ironically, here in Space city, the solar systemโs superior celestial sights elude us and Texasโs famous stars at night remain hidden behind some serious light pollution. Those who want to glimpse a meteor as it streaks across the night sky, gaze in wonder at the Milky Way, pick out a distant planet amid a twinkling sea of stars or simply trace a few familiar constellations, will have to motor a good ways away from as many bright city lights as possible. Basically, you need to find a locale with a low Bortle Scale. What is the Bortle Scale, you ask?
6 great alternatives to the Lone Star Stateโs most popular parks
Want to breathe in the fresh air, stretch your legs, and rejuvenate in the natural world sans a chaotic crowd? Skip some of the stateโs more popular parks like Enchanted Rock and Pedernales Falls and opt for a less popular alternative.