Houston/North Houston

North Houston is known chiefly as the home of George Bush Intercontinental Airport, industrial parks, the busy office buildings of Greenspoint, and sleepy residential areas, but determined travelers will also find pleasant green spaces, cozy neighborhood eateries, and even a waterpark nestled among the towering pines of East Texas.

Get in

  • 🌍 George Bush Intercontinental Airport, ☏ +1-281-230-3100. The airport is named after the 41st President of the USA, George H. W. Bush, the father of the 43rd President, George W Bush, despite the fact that the former only represented Texas for four years in the House of Representatives while the latter was a two-term governor of the state. The airport is located approximately 22 mi (35 km) north of downtown Houston. 

I 45 North and Highway 59 (soon to be I 69) and the Hardy Toll Road are your main arteries in North Houston. Beware that I 45 (also called the North Freeway) Is a traffic nightmare. Traffic information is at Transtar. Hwy 59 (Eastex Freeway) is usually less congested but again check Transtar before making plans. The Toll road is your best bet for a price. It uses the "Easy Tag" to prepay.

See
  • 🌍 Humble Negro Cemetery. (updated Apr 2017)
  • 🌍 National Museum of Funerary History, 415 Barren Springs Drive, Houston, ☏ +1-281-876-3063, . M-F 10AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-5PM, Su noon-5PM. A well-organized museum that contains informative displays and an extensive collection of items relating to historical funeral practices and customs including hearses through history, caskets and coffins, the history of embalming and cremation, items relating to funerals of Presidents, Popes and celebrities. $10 for adults, $9 for 55+ and veterans, $7 for children (6-11), and free for children 5 and under. (updated Jan 2023)
  • 🌍 Mercer Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield Rd, Humble, ☏ +1 713-274-4160. Daily 8AM-7PM. 300 acres of landscaped gardens with native plants, butterflies, and water features. free. 

Do

Buy
  • 🌍 Greenspoint Mall. A dismal, empty shell of a shopping mall that does its best business when an itinerant carnival sets up shop in its empty parking lot. 
  • 🌍 Willowbrook Mall. A single-level mall that houses 160 retail stores and five anchors including Macy's, Dillards, JcPenny, Sears, and H&M. 
  • 🌍 Old Town Spring (from I-45 get off at the Spring Cypress Road exit and head east on Spring Cypress Road.). Spring is an old town with over 150 shops, restaurants, and art galleries. Many of the original buildings, some over a hundred years old, now house places to buy antiques, collectibles, clothing, and gifts. (updated Jan 2020)
  • 🌍 Houston Premium Outlets, 29300 Hempstead Road (off of US 290 exit at the Fairfield Place Drive in Cypress). One of the largest outlet malls in the Houston area. (updated Jan 2020)

Eat
  • Brooklyn Pizzeria, 9467 FM 1960 Bypass Rd. West (Suite 300), ☏ +1 281-446-5500. 11AM-10PM. 100% Authentic New York style pizza. 
  • Nee Hao, 5797 N. Belt East, ☏ +1 281-442-3402. M-Sa 11AM-8PM. Serving Chinese cuisine. 
  • Parrillero Latin Cuisine, 21950 Meadowhill Dr, ☏ +1 281-719-8868. Venezuelan restaurant known for their arepas. (updated Jan 2020)

Drink
  • Hoot County Saloon, 15655 John F Kennedy Blvd (close to the airport), ☏ +1 281-987-9420. Relatively cheap drink prices, an outdoor patio area, and a juke box. (updated Jan 2020)

Sleep

Connect
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