Q. We are looking for an area that has several cool spots within walking distance of each other so we can get all trashed and then pile back into the limo and be taken home nice and safe. We live in Riverside so we are with an hour or less of several places: LA, San Diego, OC, Santa Barbara/Ventura....Please Help!!
A. I think renting a limo is safe and fun, you can also rent a party bus. It's not as small as a limo it is more of a shuttle.
You can go to Pasadena and head to Old Towne, there are tons of bars and restaurants.
You can go to Santa Monica and go to the Promenade but not too many places to chose, you would have to go to the sides and there are more bars surrounding it, close to the beach too.
You can go to Hermosa Beach and go to all the bars at the pier, it's a pretty cool spot and the limo would be convienant because parking sucks.
Downtown Fullerton is also a good spot, at the Soco District.
City Walk at Univeral Studios, you have a few restaurants and clubs and right after you can head to hollywood to more spots.
Have fun!
You can go to Pasadena and head to Old Towne, there are tons of bars and restaurants.
You can go to Santa Monica and go to the Promenade but not too many places to chose, you would have to go to the sides and there are more bars surrounding it, close to the beach too.
You can go to Hermosa Beach and go to all the bars at the pier, it's a pretty cool spot and the limo would be convienant because parking sucks.
Downtown Fullerton is also a good spot, at the Soco District.
City Walk at Univeral Studios, you have a few restaurants and clubs and right after you can head to hollywood to more spots.
Have fun!
Fliying to arizona for the first time from maryland. what do you recomend for 1 adult and two kids-7&12.?
Q. why don't the hotels have indoor pools? how long will it take to get to the grand canyon? do i need to rent a car? should i stay in scottsdale or phoenix? what sights are a must see? where can i find a great spa? what else do you think i should know about the state?
A. That is a pretty broad range of questions and what to see kinda depends on what your interests (and time/money) budget is. :)
As far as your specific questions:
Some Phoenix area hotels do have indoor pools, but most don't largely because the winters here are so mild there is no need (we are expecting a high today in the 60s).
From Phoenix to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is about a 3.5 - 4 hour drive (up I-17 to Flagstaff) depending on the traffic and where you start from.
Do you need to rent a car? Yes - The Phoenix area is very spread out and has one of the worst public transport systems in the country. This is a city (and a state) developed around the automobile and you really need one to get anywhere easily.
Scottsdale vs Phoenix - Scottsdale is the trendy tourist and upper-class suburb. The old downtown area has many high end galleries, shops and cafes. It is not a bad place to stay as a visitor as there are plenty of attractions in Scottsdale itself and you are not too far from other areas. Phoenix is a bit harder to classify since it sprawls all over the area and encompasses a lot of different districts including the central downtown area, poor and rundown areas and also high-end communities. If you are talking about downtown Phoenix (where the big buildings are) - than I have to give it mixed reviews - on the one hand, there are several good museums there, but much of it becomes a ghost town at night and there are still some 'bad' areas.
Things to See and Do in the Phoenix area:
Phoenix Zoo (Papago Park) - Its not Sea World or anything, but it is a pretty good city zoo and the kids would like it. The nearby Phoenix Desert Botantical garden is also nice.
Heard Museum (downtown) - A world-class museum focused on the history and culture of the American southwest indian tribes (such as the Apache, Navajo, Hopi, etc).
Arizona Science Center (downtown) - A large and relatively new museum focused on science and technology that has many hands-on exhibits aimed at kids.
Old Towne Scottsdale (Scottsdale) - Mentioned above this is the old downtown area of Scottsdale (with a somewhat phony 'old west' theme) now filled with a variety of gift shops, galleries and cafes.
Rawhide (south of Phoenix) - A fake old west town and steak house with gun fights, horses rides and people walking around in costume - kinda hokey, but fun for kids (it is now part of the Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino property).
Superstition Mountains Area - East of Phoenix (near Apache Junction) is the famous and rugged Superstition Mountains (home of the legendary 'Lost Dutchman Gold Mine'). There is a small state park with hiking trails, another fake 'ghost town' tourist attraction with shops and gunfighters (GoldRoad) and a couple of large and scenic lakes along the Apache Trail.
Things to See and Do outside of the Phoenix area:
Sedona (1.5 hours north of Phoenix) - This is the famous 'Red Rocks' area with hiking trails and nice scenery. Sedona is a tourist and resort town with many galleries, shops, etc.
Jerome (1.5 hours north of Phoenix) - A historic copper mining town with many old buildings (now filled with shops) built on the side of a steep mountain.
Sonoran Desert Museum (West of Tucson, 2 hours south of Phoenix) - An excellent world class museum and zoo with many exhibits that kids would like.
Old Tucson Movie Studio (near Sonoran Desert Museum) - Movie studio (and theme park) where many famous western TV shows and movies were filmed.
Tombstone (South of Tucson, about 3 hours from Phx) - Famous old west town and scene of Wyatt Earp's shootout at the OK Corral. Now kinda touristy, but fun.
Flagstaff (2 hours north of Phx on way to Grand Canyon) - Old railroad and lumber town with a neat historic downtown area with shops and cafes. There are nice museums (that kids would enjoy) at Lowell Observatory (where Pluto was discovered in 1930) and the Museum of Northern Arizona (dinosaur fossils). At nearby Sunset Crater, Wupatki and Walnut Canyon National Monuments are cliff dwellings (and extinct volcanos) to explore that both children and adults would find interesting (Walnut Canyon requires some walking). The Grand Canyon Deer Farm (pet and feed deer) is fun for kids as is the Grand Canyon Railroad that runs from Williams up to the Grand Canyon.
One bit of warning... not all of Arizona is desert. Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, Williams, Grand Canyon) is up in the mountains at 6000-7000 feet elevation and can get quite cold and have snow in winter (especially Dec through Feb).
As far as your specific questions:
Some Phoenix area hotels do have indoor pools, but most don't largely because the winters here are so mild there is no need (we are expecting a high today in the 60s).
From Phoenix to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is about a 3.5 - 4 hour drive (up I-17 to Flagstaff) depending on the traffic and where you start from.
Do you need to rent a car? Yes - The Phoenix area is very spread out and has one of the worst public transport systems in the country. This is a city (and a state) developed around the automobile and you really need one to get anywhere easily.
Scottsdale vs Phoenix - Scottsdale is the trendy tourist and upper-class suburb. The old downtown area has many high end galleries, shops and cafes. It is not a bad place to stay as a visitor as there are plenty of attractions in Scottsdale itself and you are not too far from other areas. Phoenix is a bit harder to classify since it sprawls all over the area and encompasses a lot of different districts including the central downtown area, poor and rundown areas and also high-end communities. If you are talking about downtown Phoenix (where the big buildings are) - than I have to give it mixed reviews - on the one hand, there are several good museums there, but much of it becomes a ghost town at night and there are still some 'bad' areas.
Things to See and Do in the Phoenix area:
Phoenix Zoo (Papago Park) - Its not Sea World or anything, but it is a pretty good city zoo and the kids would like it. The nearby Phoenix Desert Botantical garden is also nice.
Heard Museum (downtown) - A world-class museum focused on the history and culture of the American southwest indian tribes (such as the Apache, Navajo, Hopi, etc).
Arizona Science Center (downtown) - A large and relatively new museum focused on science and technology that has many hands-on exhibits aimed at kids.
Old Towne Scottsdale (Scottsdale) - Mentioned above this is the old downtown area of Scottsdale (with a somewhat phony 'old west' theme) now filled with a variety of gift shops, galleries and cafes.
Rawhide (south of Phoenix) - A fake old west town and steak house with gun fights, horses rides and people walking around in costume - kinda hokey, but fun for kids (it is now part of the Wild Horse Pass Resort and Casino property).
Superstition Mountains Area - East of Phoenix (near Apache Junction) is the famous and rugged Superstition Mountains (home of the legendary 'Lost Dutchman Gold Mine'). There is a small state park with hiking trails, another fake 'ghost town' tourist attraction with shops and gunfighters (GoldRoad) and a couple of large and scenic lakes along the Apache Trail.
Things to See and Do outside of the Phoenix area:
Sedona (1.5 hours north of Phoenix) - This is the famous 'Red Rocks' area with hiking trails and nice scenery. Sedona is a tourist and resort town with many galleries, shops, etc.
Jerome (1.5 hours north of Phoenix) - A historic copper mining town with many old buildings (now filled with shops) built on the side of a steep mountain.
Sonoran Desert Museum (West of Tucson, 2 hours south of Phoenix) - An excellent world class museum and zoo with many exhibits that kids would like.
Old Tucson Movie Studio (near Sonoran Desert Museum) - Movie studio (and theme park) where many famous western TV shows and movies were filmed.
Tombstone (South of Tucson, about 3 hours from Phx) - Famous old west town and scene of Wyatt Earp's shootout at the OK Corral. Now kinda touristy, but fun.
Flagstaff (2 hours north of Phx on way to Grand Canyon) - Old railroad and lumber town with a neat historic downtown area with shops and cafes. There are nice museums (that kids would enjoy) at Lowell Observatory (where Pluto was discovered in 1930) and the Museum of Northern Arizona (dinosaur fossils). At nearby Sunset Crater, Wupatki and Walnut Canyon National Monuments are cliff dwellings (and extinct volcanos) to explore that both children and adults would find interesting (Walnut Canyon requires some walking). The Grand Canyon Deer Farm (pet and feed deer) is fun for kids as is the Grand Canyon Railroad that runs from Williams up to the Grand Canyon.
One bit of warning... not all of Arizona is desert. Northern Arizona (Flagstaff, Williams, Grand Canyon) is up in the mountains at 6000-7000 feet elevation and can get quite cold and have snow in winter (especially Dec through Feb).
If you are in your 20s and living in Houston could you tell me about the city. Im considering moving there!?
Q. Apartment rental prices? Nightlife? Things to do? This will help me decide if I should choose a job offer in Houston. Thanks!
A. Apartment reantal prices depend on where you live...and if you choose an apartment, I would suggest living in the 'burbs...like in Katy. I am not sure where you are at now, but you will find some of the lowest home prices if/when you look to buy. If you want to rent a house here is a great website to check out: http://www.har.com
Here is a website so you can start to get quites for apartments:
http://www.rent.com/rentals/texas/houston-and-vicinity/katy/
Here is a very long list of places to see, eat at, shop, or have fun:
MIDTOWN (Midtown Houston is a district southwest of Downtown Houston, Texas, bordered by the Montrose area and U.S. Highway 59.)
Midtown has become one of the hotest nightspots in town, and is filled with a number of restaurants, bars, theatres, and art galleries.
Some notable restaurants are:
Julia's Bistro
The Fish
The Breakfast Klub
Farrago World Cuisine
Ponzo's Italian Food
T'afia
Van Loc
The Ensemble Theater in Midtown Houston. Also seen are the two kinds of street signs on the same pole (one for Midtown and one for the Main Street Corridor) that are seen along Main Street in Midtown. Bars include:
Pub Fiction
Red Door
Front Porch Pub
Wet Spot
Little Woodrow's
Tipsy Clover
(There are also plenty of clubs along Westheimer and the Richmond strip!)
Theatres, art galleries, and museums, which include:
The Ensemble Theater (a theater that focuses on African-American themed plays)
The Community Artists' Collective
Houston Fire Museum
Houston Center for Contemporary Arts
Lawndale Art Center
Midtown Art Center
Destiny's Child's Recording Studio
THE GALLERIA (just outside the city's I-610 inner beltway)
Anchor Stores:
Macy's (Galleria IV) (opened 2003 as Foley's, became Macy's 2006)
Macy's (Galleria III) (opened 1986)
Neiman Marcus (opened 1969)
Nordstrom (opened 2003)
Saks Fifth Avenue {opened 1997)
Other notable stores in the Galleria include:
Adrienne Vittadini, Anne Fontaine, Apple Store, A/X Armani Exchange, Baccarat, Bally of Switzerland, Bang & Olufsen
Barneys New York CO-OP, BCBG Max Azria, Betsey Johnson
Brooks Brothers, Bulgari, Burberry, Cartier, Chanel, CH Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, Christofle, Club Monaco, Coach, Cole Haan, David Yurman, Discovery Channel, Disney, Duo
Emporio Armani, Energie, Fendi, Fila, Forth & Towne, French Connection, Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Jacadi,
Jessica McClintock, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Kenneth Cole
Lacoste, Lalique, Louis Vuitton, Luca Luca, Marmi, Max Mara
Michael Kors (opening soon), Miss Sixty, Montblanc, Movado
Oakley, Puma, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sony Style
St. John, Stuart Weitzman, Swatch, Tiffany & Co., Tourneau
Tumi, Wolford, Yves Saint Laurent, Zara
There is also an ice skating rink inside!
THE MUSEUM DISTRICT (http://www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org/def...
The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas where many of the city's museums are located. The district is centered on the Hotel Zaza (currently being renovated) and the adjacent Mecom Fountain. The Museum District also houses Rice University, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research and Hermann Park which includes the Houston Zoo and the Miller Outdoor Theatre. The Museum District is also near the University of Saint Thomas.
Some of the museums and institutions include:
Holocaust Museum Houston
Children's Museum of Houston
John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Natural Science
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston Center for Photography
John C. Freeman Weather Museum
THE THEATRE DISTIRCT (DOWNTOWN)
The Houston Theater District, a 17-block area in the heart of Downtown Houston, is home to Houston's nine world-class performing arts organizations, the 130,000 square-foot Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas and parks.
The district is ranked second in the United States for the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area and is one of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines (the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Ballet, and The Alley Theatre).
One of the several attractions in the district is the Bayou Place Entertainment Complex�a large multilevel building that is home to full service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, multiple theatres and art house films. The Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre stages a variety of live concerts and the Angelika Theatre presents the latest in art, foreign and independent films.
NEARTOWN--AKA MONTROSE (Neartown is bounded by U.S. Highway 59 to the south, Allen Parkway to the north, Bagby Street on the east, and Shepherd Drive to the west.)
Neartown is an area located in west-central Houston, Texas and is one of the city's major cultural areas. The location comes with distinctive character of eccentricity and diversity. The location and boundaries of Neartown is colloquially referred to as Montrose. Once a magnet for the hippie movement, Houstonians would consider it as a hybrid of San Francisco's the Haight-Ashbury and The Castro.
Museums
Menil Collection art museum
Rothko Chapel
Houston Center for Photography
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Museo Guadalupe Aztlan
Museum of Printing History
Dan Flavin permanent exhibit
CLEAR LAKE
http://www.spacecenter.org/
NASA
GALVESTON
Galveston is known for its historic neighborhoods and a ten-mile long seawall designed to protect the city from floods. It is also home to the infamous Balinese Room, a historic nightclub and former illegal gambling hall located on a 600-foot pier extending into the Gulf of Mexico.
The city houses many tourist attractions. The attractions include the Galveston Schlitterbahn waterpark, Moody Gardens, the Lone Star Flight Museum, a downtown neighborhood of historic buildings known as "The Strand," many historical museums and mansions, and miles of beach front. The Strand plays host to a yearly Mardi Gras festival, Galveston Island Jazz & Blues Festival, Texas Beach Fest, Lone Star Bike Rally, and a Victorian-themed Christmas festival called "Dickens on the Strand" (honoring the works of novelist Charles Dickens, especially A Christmas Carol) in early December. There are lots of shops along The Strand that you can have fun in.
Other attractions in Galveston include Moody Gardens, the Galveston Island Railroad Museum, Schlitterbahn, the Strand and the Lone Star Flight Museum. Galveston is also home to several historic ships: the tall ship Elissa at the Texas Seaport Museum and USS Cavalla and USS Stewart, both berthed at Seawolf Park on nearby Pelican Island. Galveston is also home to a symphony orchestra and a small ballet company.
HOUSTON HOSPITAL DISTRICT
The Texas Medical Center, with more than five million patient visits annually and one of the highest densities of clinical facilities and basic science and translational research of any location, is the largest medical district in the world. The center is located in Houston. It contains 42 medicine-related institutions, 13 hospitals, and two medical schools.
Adjacent to the center is Rice University, Hermann Park, Reliant Park and the Museum District. The center is sometimes referred to as the "Houston Medical Center" due to its location south of Downtown Houston and Midtown Houston.
Patient care institutions
Northern view of Texas Medical Center campus with downtown Houston in the distanceHarris County Hospital District
Ben Taub General Hospital
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
Quentin Mease Community Hospital
Thirteen Neighborhood Health Centers
The Hospice at The Texas Medical Center
Memorial Hermann Hospital
The Methodist Hospital
Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Shriners Hospitals for Children � Houston
Texas Children's Hospital
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston
There is so much more...and things are always changing. It can be a lot of fun!!! I hope this helps you!
Here is a website so you can start to get quites for apartments:
http://www.rent.com/rentals/texas/houston-and-vicinity/katy/
Here is a very long list of places to see, eat at, shop, or have fun:
MIDTOWN (Midtown Houston is a district southwest of Downtown Houston, Texas, bordered by the Montrose area and U.S. Highway 59.)
Midtown has become one of the hotest nightspots in town, and is filled with a number of restaurants, bars, theatres, and art galleries.
Some notable restaurants are:
Julia's Bistro
The Fish
The Breakfast Klub
Farrago World Cuisine
Ponzo's Italian Food
T'afia
Van Loc
The Ensemble Theater in Midtown Houston. Also seen are the two kinds of street signs on the same pole (one for Midtown and one for the Main Street Corridor) that are seen along Main Street in Midtown. Bars include:
Pub Fiction
Red Door
Front Porch Pub
Wet Spot
Little Woodrow's
Tipsy Clover
(There are also plenty of clubs along Westheimer and the Richmond strip!)
Theatres, art galleries, and museums, which include:
The Ensemble Theater (a theater that focuses on African-American themed plays)
The Community Artists' Collective
Houston Fire Museum
Houston Center for Contemporary Arts
Lawndale Art Center
Midtown Art Center
Destiny's Child's Recording Studio
THE GALLERIA (just outside the city's I-610 inner beltway)
Anchor Stores:
Macy's (Galleria IV) (opened 2003 as Foley's, became Macy's 2006)
Macy's (Galleria III) (opened 1986)
Neiman Marcus (opened 1969)
Nordstrom (opened 2003)
Saks Fifth Avenue {opened 1997)
Other notable stores in the Galleria include:
Adrienne Vittadini, Anne Fontaine, Apple Store, A/X Armani Exchange, Baccarat, Bally of Switzerland, Bang & Olufsen
Barneys New York CO-OP, BCBG Max Azria, Betsey Johnson
Brooks Brothers, Bulgari, Burberry, Cartier, Chanel, CH Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, Christofle, Club Monaco, Coach, Cole Haan, David Yurman, Discovery Channel, Disney, Duo
Emporio Armani, Energie, Fendi, Fila, Forth & Towne, French Connection, Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Jacadi,
Jessica McClintock, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Kenneth Cole
Lacoste, Lalique, Louis Vuitton, Luca Luca, Marmi, Max Mara
Michael Kors (opening soon), Miss Sixty, Montblanc, Movado
Oakley, Puma, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sony Style
St. John, Stuart Weitzman, Swatch, Tiffany & Co., Tourneau
Tumi, Wolford, Yves Saint Laurent, Zara
There is also an ice skating rink inside!
THE MUSEUM DISTRICT (http://www.houstonmuseumdistrict.org/def...
The Houston Museum District is an area of Houston, Texas where many of the city's museums are located. The district is centered on the Hotel Zaza (currently being renovated) and the adjacent Mecom Fountain. The Museum District also houses Rice University, the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research and Hermann Park which includes the Houston Zoo and the Miller Outdoor Theatre. The Museum District is also near the University of Saint Thomas.
Some of the museums and institutions include:
Holocaust Museum Houston
Children's Museum of Houston
John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Natural Science
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston Center for Photography
John C. Freeman Weather Museum
THE THEATRE DISTIRCT (DOWNTOWN)
The Houston Theater District, a 17-block area in the heart of Downtown Houston, is home to Houston's nine world-class performing arts organizations, the 130,000 square-foot Bayou Place entertainment complex, restaurants, movies, plazas and parks.
The district is ranked second in the United States for the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area and is one of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines (the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Ballet, and The Alley Theatre).
One of the several attractions in the district is the Bayou Place Entertainment Complex�a large multilevel building that is home to full service restaurants, bars, live music, billiards, multiple theatres and art house films. The Houston Verizon Wireless Theatre stages a variety of live concerts and the Angelika Theatre presents the latest in art, foreign and independent films.
NEARTOWN--AKA MONTROSE (Neartown is bounded by U.S. Highway 59 to the south, Allen Parkway to the north, Bagby Street on the east, and Shepherd Drive to the west.)
Neartown is an area located in west-central Houston, Texas and is one of the city's major cultural areas. The location comes with distinctive character of eccentricity and diversity. The location and boundaries of Neartown is colloquially referred to as Montrose. Once a magnet for the hippie movement, Houstonians would consider it as a hybrid of San Francisco's the Haight-Ashbury and The Castro.
Museums
Menil Collection art museum
Rothko Chapel
Houston Center for Photography
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Museo Guadalupe Aztlan
Museum of Printing History
Dan Flavin permanent exhibit
CLEAR LAKE
http://www.spacecenter.org/
NASA
GALVESTON
Galveston is known for its historic neighborhoods and a ten-mile long seawall designed to protect the city from floods. It is also home to the infamous Balinese Room, a historic nightclub and former illegal gambling hall located on a 600-foot pier extending into the Gulf of Mexico.
The city houses many tourist attractions. The attractions include the Galveston Schlitterbahn waterpark, Moody Gardens, the Lone Star Flight Museum, a downtown neighborhood of historic buildings known as "The Strand," many historical museums and mansions, and miles of beach front. The Strand plays host to a yearly Mardi Gras festival, Galveston Island Jazz & Blues Festival, Texas Beach Fest, Lone Star Bike Rally, and a Victorian-themed Christmas festival called "Dickens on the Strand" (honoring the works of novelist Charles Dickens, especially A Christmas Carol) in early December. There are lots of shops along The Strand that you can have fun in.
Other attractions in Galveston include Moody Gardens, the Galveston Island Railroad Museum, Schlitterbahn, the Strand and the Lone Star Flight Museum. Galveston is also home to several historic ships: the tall ship Elissa at the Texas Seaport Museum and USS Cavalla and USS Stewart, both berthed at Seawolf Park on nearby Pelican Island. Galveston is also home to a symphony orchestra and a small ballet company.
HOUSTON HOSPITAL DISTRICT
The Texas Medical Center, with more than five million patient visits annually and one of the highest densities of clinical facilities and basic science and translational research of any location, is the largest medical district in the world. The center is located in Houston. It contains 42 medicine-related institutions, 13 hospitals, and two medical schools.
Adjacent to the center is Rice University, Hermann Park, Reliant Park and the Museum District. The center is sometimes referred to as the "Houston Medical Center" due to its location south of Downtown Houston and Midtown Houston.
Patient care institutions
Northern view of Texas Medical Center campus with downtown Houston in the distanceHarris County Hospital District
Ben Taub General Hospital
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
Quentin Mease Community Hospital
Thirteen Neighborhood Health Centers
The Hospice at The Texas Medical Center
Memorial Hermann Hospital
The Methodist Hospital
Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Shriners Hospitals for Children � Houston
Texas Children's Hospital
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston
There is so much more...and things are always changing. It can be a lot of fun!!! I hope this helps you!
Planning L.A. trip, need Walking tours?
Q. So my wife and I are planning a trip to L.A. sometime this summer. We will be arriving via the Sunset Limited at Union Station. Planning 4 nights in the area.
I have read the recent questions and answers on what to do, see, etc THANKS for some great info to you regulars!
We love architecture, film noir and classic Hollywood, museums, ethnic eats, flea markets and antique/junk shops, etc. Rose bowl flea market?
We plan on a day at Disney and Universal studios. We are daily walkers, 5 miles/day and could easily do 10-12 miles. I plan on getting a car, but would like suggestions on walking tours that don't take us through the ghetto...can we get a car at the train station?
Also, are there any interesting, historic or unique hotels, like restored boutique hotels, located in a good central area? I can budget $150-200 per night
We are not star watchers....I know this is sacriledge in L.A., but I have no interest whatsoever in seeing any famous people who are alive, LOL.
Great ideas so far, if you think of anything else you can email at my profile!
Roosevelt hotel or something like it is exactly what I'm looking for. Ultra hip or historically decayed is our style.
Walking and shopping ideas are good. Where are the really big flea markets?
Art films, yes. Museums, thanks, that's right on.
By "ethnic" food I mean whatever you can't get in other places in the US, particularly Asian, so Thai sounds yummy! I travel for business a lot but usually to places like Omaha....great steak but not much exotic.
I have read the recent questions and answers on what to do, see, etc THANKS for some great info to you regulars!
We love architecture, film noir and classic Hollywood, museums, ethnic eats, flea markets and antique/junk shops, etc. Rose bowl flea market?
We plan on a day at Disney and Universal studios. We are daily walkers, 5 miles/day and could easily do 10-12 miles. I plan on getting a car, but would like suggestions on walking tours that don't take us through the ghetto...can we get a car at the train station?
Also, are there any interesting, historic or unique hotels, like restored boutique hotels, located in a good central area? I can budget $150-200 per night
We are not star watchers....I know this is sacriledge in L.A., but I have no interest whatsoever in seeing any famous people who are alive, LOL.
Great ideas so far, if you think of anything else you can email at my profile!
Roosevelt hotel or something like it is exactly what I'm looking for. Ultra hip or historically decayed is our style.
Walking and shopping ideas are good. Where are the really big flea markets?
Art films, yes. Museums, thanks, that's right on.
By "ethnic" food I mean whatever you can't get in other places in the US, particularly Asian, so Thai sounds yummy! I travel for business a lot but usually to places like Omaha....great steak but not much exotic.
A. Four nights? All these places people are suggesting are great, but also they are located all over town. So, I suggest that you pick four areas to focus on.:
Hollywood: the Roosevelt Hotel sounds like what you are looking for in accomodation. It will also allow you to walk up and down Hollywood Blvd, visit the Kodak Theater (where the Oscars take place), and get on the subway to downtown.
Downtown: Little Toyko, Koreatown, Olivera Street (Mexican), the Jewelry Exchange, Staples Center, LA Convention Center, the romantic revolving restaurant on top of ... (yikes, I forgot the name). Nearby is Dodger Stadium if you want to catch a professional baseball game.
Pasadena: Rose Bowl flea market is superhuge and the best in the LA area but doesn't happen every weekend. Old Towne Pasadena has great restaurants and shoppes.
Griffith Park: If you are looking for easy-to-moderate hiking on well groomed trails and great views of the city, go to Griffith Park. You can spend an hour or all day. There are hundreds of trails all intertwined. Also in Griffith Park are the Obervatory, really nice homes, picnic areas, the Greek Theater, the LA Zoo, the famous merrigo round, and golf course. The best hike is up to the famous Hollywood sign. That takes 2-5 hours roundtrip, depending on your conditioning. From that point, you can see 360 degrees over the city, the valley, and out to the ocean. Nearby are the Bronson caves, where the old Batman TV show was filmed. Some people rent horses instead of walking, but not all trails are open to horses. We just had a huge fire in the park the other day, so much of the foliage will be gone. But the views from atop are wonderful.
Los Feliz/Silverlake area: This area sounds exactly like what you are looking for in terms of eclectic shops. Go here instead of Melrose, which used to be eclectic but is now a bunch of national chain stores (like Gap, Urban Outfitters, etc.) and teenagers.
Disney/Universal: Ok, well there's two of your four days.
Sounds like you have to make choices.
Welcome to LA!!
Hollywood: the Roosevelt Hotel sounds like what you are looking for in accomodation. It will also allow you to walk up and down Hollywood Blvd, visit the Kodak Theater (where the Oscars take place), and get on the subway to downtown.
Downtown: Little Toyko, Koreatown, Olivera Street (Mexican), the Jewelry Exchange, Staples Center, LA Convention Center, the romantic revolving restaurant on top of ... (yikes, I forgot the name). Nearby is Dodger Stadium if you want to catch a professional baseball game.
Pasadena: Rose Bowl flea market is superhuge and the best in the LA area but doesn't happen every weekend. Old Towne Pasadena has great restaurants and shoppes.
Griffith Park: If you are looking for easy-to-moderate hiking on well groomed trails and great views of the city, go to Griffith Park. You can spend an hour or all day. There are hundreds of trails all intertwined. Also in Griffith Park are the Obervatory, really nice homes, picnic areas, the Greek Theater, the LA Zoo, the famous merrigo round, and golf course. The best hike is up to the famous Hollywood sign. That takes 2-5 hours roundtrip, depending on your conditioning. From that point, you can see 360 degrees over the city, the valley, and out to the ocean. Nearby are the Bronson caves, where the old Batman TV show was filmed. Some people rent horses instead of walking, but not all trails are open to horses. We just had a huge fire in the park the other day, so much of the foliage will be gone. But the views from atop are wonderful.
Los Feliz/Silverlake area: This area sounds exactly like what you are looking for in terms of eclectic shops. Go here instead of Melrose, which used to be eclectic but is now a bunch of national chain stores (like Gap, Urban Outfitters, etc.) and teenagers.
Disney/Universal: Ok, well there's two of your four days.
Sounds like you have to make choices.
Welcome to LA!!
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