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OK folks, my mum is coming to visit (Houston) for a couple of weeks from England, soooooooooooo any ideas/suggestions as to where to go what to do. I have a few ideas but any suggestions would be gratefully received. (She's very easy going and enjoys pretty much anything).
Thanks in advance.

take her shooting

And the Rodeo.

and to round out the stereotypes, make sure you take her to the 10 gallon hat store.

It depends what she likes. There are some good museums in Houston. Also good opera, ballet and theater. If she likes planes, I enjoyed the Lone Star Flight Museum. Also in Galveston, walking on the beach in December might be a treat for someone from a colder climate. The Galleria and outlet malls are great examples of American consumerism. Mexican and Cajun restaurants of course, and there's also Indian food if she gets homesick.

adv wrote:OK folks, my mum is coming to visit (Houston) for a couple of weeks from England, soooooooooooo any ideas/suggestions as to where to go what to do. I have a few ideas but any suggestions would be gratefully received. (She's very easy going and enjoys pretty much anything).
Thanks in advance.

Take her to Space Center Houston.

Since she'll be there for a few weeks, the state capitol, Fredricksburg/Gruene, the Alamo, and some garden or nature centers/state natural areas would be good choices as well. We went on a fabulous tour at Honey Creek State Natural Area that covered the region's plants, animals, rocks, water and water sources, people and history all in a fabulous low-impact and gorgeous hike. You can find out more about it here: http://www.honeycreekfriends.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Any place the temp is above 59 degrees F, and it's not raining.

This kind of question always depends upon what the person is interested in. Here are my suggestions:

Take a walk through the downtown tunnel system. Depending upon your tastes, you could spend all day there. I can personally recommend Treebeard's, which is a casual Cajun cafeteria.

Go to the observation deck of the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which is the tallest building in Texas and was for some years the tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi. It's free.

Houston tends to demolish or bury its history, but Market Square contains some of the oldest standing buildings in the city. There's another branch of Treebeard's on Market Square.

Discovery Green can be nice on a weekend day, but maybe if you've seen one park you've seen them all.

- Jim

After taking in the above very excellent suggestions, y'all might want to go to your nearest Wal-Mart SuperCenter and show Mum how the rest of the colonists amuse themselves?

The Port of Houston has a pretty neat (and free) boat tour. We've taken several out of town people on this and I still enjoy it every time. http://www.portofhouston.com/samhou/samhou.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

San Jacinto Monument, Battleship Texas, Seawolf Park

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Some great ideas here, she loves Cowboys and wants to see some line dancing.......

Then be sure to take her to a western wear store. She'll probably OD, just looking around!