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The nation's fourth-largest metropolis is many things all at once: energy capital, rodeo town, biotech and medical research center, aerospace innovator, and international arts destination. Its multiple personalities exist side by side in a city untamed by zoning laws, and the randomness of the place is sometimes appealing, sometimes appalling, but always exhilarating. Three separate skylines full of audacious skyscrapers—from the likes of I. M. Pei, Cesar Pelli, and Philip Johnson—tower beside leafy residential neighborhoods. Exquisite museums, fine restaurants, and fashionable shops lie off the pristine streets of downtown.

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8 Hotels 10 Restaurants 26 Activities

Destinations: Houston · Downtown · Downtown · Museum District · River Oaks · Post Oak/Galleria · Rice Village · The Heights

Themes: Adventure · Arts + Culture · Food + Drink · Hotels + Resorts · Shopping · Spa + Wellness

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    St. Regis, Houston

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    Post Oak/Galleria | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas | Houston

    A bit of convincing English pretension snugly situated on a wooded lot near the Galleria mall, the St. Regis is the suburban answer to downtown's F

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    Magnolia Hotel

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    Downtown | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Georgia | Atlanta

    Opened in 2004, the 23-story Magnolia is the least designed of the downtown boutique hotels, with spacious and sunny guest rooms but a lobby with c

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    Hotel ZaZa, Houston

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    It may be impossible to say the name with a straight face, but the Hotel ZaZa’s location is seriously good. It lies close to the Museum of Fine Art

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    Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa

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    Post Oak/Galleria | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas | Houston

    Imagine a resort—or a hunting lodge—in the middle of Central Park, and you'll have an idea of life at the secluded-yet-central Houstonian, a low-ri... More
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    Alden Hotel

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    An understated counterpoint to its ravishing neighbor, Hotel Icon, the Alden is an exciting player in Houston's downtown revival. Opened in 2006 an

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    Lancaster Hotel

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    Through a brass-and-beveled-glass door, you enter into more than just a small luxury hotel—you experience a bit of old New York, transported to Hou

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    Four Seasons Hotel, Houston

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    Houston's Four Seasons delivers all the sublime comfort, service, and dining that are trademarks of this hotel group. Guest rooms are generously sc

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    Hotel Icon

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    In their ambitious 2002 top-to-bottom redo, the owners of the Hotel Icon went for a dramatic baroque look, with velvety, tasseled interiors swirlin

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    Mark's American Cuisine

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    Corny to say, but eating at Mark's can be a religious experience, and although it occupies an early 1920's brick church complete with sanctuary, si

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    La Tapatia

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    In a town of many fine Tex-Mex restaurants, La Tapatia is the standout. Located on a busy block of Richmond Avenue, this glorified diner offers not

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    Au Petit Paris

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    This little bit of Paris, charmingly set in an unassuming brick house at the edge of the Museum District, is the labor of love of two young Frenchm

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    So Vino Bistro & Wine Bar

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    Given its unlikely shopping-center-storefront location and the fact that it's known chiefly as a wine bar, So Vino is an unexpected find for dinner

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    The Grove

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    Downtown | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas | Houston

    Nestled within the city's newest park, Discovery Green, the Grove seems on track to be Houston's 21st-century answer to Tavern on the Green, except

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    Hugo's, Houston

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

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    Indika

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

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    Goode Company Texas Bar-B-Q

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

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    Dolce Vita

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    An overnight success when it opened in 2006, Dolce Vita, which occupies a rambling two-story Victorian house, feels like a private—but very welcomi

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    Riviera Grill

    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

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    Thompson + Hanson

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    Post Oak/Galleria | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas | Houston

    This is Houston's version of the sort of rural compound you might find in Tuscany or Provence, an enchanting oasis that includes a nursery, home an

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    Sloan/Hall

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    River Oaks | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas | Houston

    Sloan/Hall far exceeds expectations for what might seem to be, at first glance, another candle and card shop. Marcus Sloan and Shannon Hall, who br

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    The Tipping Point

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    Downtown | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Georgia | Atlanta

    Evolving from the city's thriving hip-hop music scene, The Tipping Point is something more than a store for the sneaker connoisseur. The three owne... More
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    Rich's

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    This limestone warehouse, a mid-century beauty that was once a steel-fan factory, blasted back to life in 1980 as a dance club, with owners promoti

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    Cezanne's

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    Found, unexpectedly, in a rambling ivy-covered brick building that houses a homey-looking branch of the Houston Public Library, the Kraftsmen Baker

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    Continental Club, Houston

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    The Houston outpost of the Austin music-and-dance club had a rocking opening in 2000, and the tin-ceilinged joint hasn't quieted down since. Expect

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    13 Celsius

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    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    One of the best of a new crop of wine bars around town that includes Max's Wine Dive and So Vino, this place has the best name of the bunch (13 Cel

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    Installations

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    The Heights | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas | Houston

    It's hard to say what's most compelling about Installations: the array of merchandise (a 200-plus-year range described by owners Becki and Jur Van

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    Sig's Lagoon

    Houston | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas

    This tiny hole-in-the-wall's namesake, Sig Byrd, was the coolest cat in town in the 1950's and 60's, covering the local music and club scene for tw

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    Variety Fair 5 & 10

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    Rice Village | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Texas | Houston

    Possessing not an ounce of retro-chic sensibility, this true time warp is a classic five-and-dime, a jumble of toys and games, school supplies, kit

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