147 Fun Things to do in Houston (5th Edition)

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Summary: Oh, the Places You'll Go and the Things You'll Do
Review: 147 Fun Things to Do in Houston is a wonderful book. It has a ton of ideas on places to go and what to do when you get there. It gives an overview of costs, and helps to plan the day and events much faster and easier. The maps are an added advantage to plan sections of the city to see each day. Even the little things the city has to offer are in here. This book has fun written all over it. You can't go wrong with this book.

Rating:
Summary: Oh, the Places You'll Go and the Things You'll Do
Review: 147 Fun Things to Do in Houston is a wonderful book. It has a ton of ideas on places to go and what to do when you get there. It gives an overview of costs, and helps to plan the day and events much faster and easier. The maps are an added advantage to plan sections of the city to see each day. Even the little things the city has to offer are in here. This book has fun written all over it. You can't go wrong with this book.

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Summary: Whats happenin' in Houston
Review: :)This book is the best when it comes to what you want to do on vacation, without the hassels of calling up to find prices and times. I love this book because it is short and easy to find what you want in a hurry. I have been to so many things that I didn't even know existed! There are so many restaurants where you can just hang out and have a good time, or go to for a great party. Ice skating in Houston,in the summer, Awesome! Whenever I plan birthday parties, or get togethers, I pull out this book. (:

Rating:
Summary: Whats happenin' in Houston
Review: :)This book is the best when it comes to what you want to do on vacation, without the hassels of calling up to find prices and times. I love this book because it is short and easy to find what you want in a hurry. I have been to so many things that I didn't even know existed! There are so many restaurants where you can just hang out and have a good time, or go to for a great party. Ice skating in Houston,in the summer, Awesome! Whenever I plan birthday parties, or get togethers, I pull out this book. (:

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Summary: Maximum Fun and Minimum Fuss
Review: Check out the "Into Fun Guides" if you're interested in doing--not reading about--great places in Texas. This is the book you put in your pocket as a real guide to how to get there and what to do. It's maximum info with minium fuss and the kicker is that the "fun" is on every page. These books don't take themselves seriously. They're done with a light touch and a bit of humor. That means you don't have to get uptight either. Just have fun in Texas. My copy is frayed at the edges. I used it that much.

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Summary: Highly Useful, the best.
Review: Foulk's guide to Houston is one
of the best. it is best to have
this guide than to rely on some ones
limited or not so limited experience.
one thing that one needs is a MAP.
because the book does not come with one
. . .the author assumes that one is already
familiar with the city of houston. but any
way this is a fun book directory that will
show you the sites and the food places along with
the recreational areas of this most magnificent city
. Houston is the greatest city in the world.
it is not munich nor london nor baltimore and not even miami, nor moscow, but just one and that is Houston.

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Summary: 147 Things Fun Things to do - so little time!
Review: I baught a tour guide of my own area because my husbands work schedule does not coencide with our children's (teens) vacation times from school. A strange idea maybe but it has really paid off! I have been all over the world and have found that as far as resturaunts, Houston has by far the greatest authentic diversity of anywhere else. But I found so much more in this book to do than eat. We found theater from the Houston Grand Opera to Radio Music Theater (comedy), to Mystery Mannor Dinner Theater (Murder), to Community Theater and Out door theater. The girls and I went to the Quilt Festival (even though we know next to nothing about quilting). We spent the whole day there and left with a great excitement to make a little something of our own. Ladies from all over the U.S. came to this show, and we were right in town! The Greek and Thai Festivals have opened up a whole new and exciting view of Houston and how many diverse and interesting people live here. The art, dance, music and food was really different. The Texas Rock Gym and Lasor has become a regular for us. Two things that we found in the book that are on our next adventure list are the Antique Train Ride and the Air Boat Swamp Tour to see the aligators and other swamp life. We, as a family of teens, have found really great day trips we all love. But even my parents and grandmother would have no problem finding tons of things they would love to do. My friends with babies and small children borrow my book all the time. Now my friends call me for ideas for things to do... I have learned a lot from this little book! Other tour books are good but this one tells you what to expect with things like parking, on site food, time of year considerations etc... real need to know kind of stuff to make the day work. Great Book!

Rating:
Summary: 147 Things Fun Things to do - so little time!
Review: I baught a tour guide of my own area because my husbands work schedule does not coencide with our children's (teens) vacation times from school. A strange idea maybe but it has really paid off! I have been all over the world and have found that as far as resturaunts, Houston has by far the greatest authentic diversity of anywhere else. But I found so much more in this book to do than eat. We found theater from the Houston Grand Opera to Radio Music Theater (comedy), to Mystery Mannor Dinner Theater (Murder), to Community Theater and Out door theater. The girls and I went to the Quilt Festival (even though we know next to nothing about quilting). We spent the whole day there and left with a great excitement to make a little something of our own. Ladies from all over the U.S. came to this show, and we were right in town! The Greek and Thai Festivals have opened up a whole new and exciting view of Houston and how many diverse and interesting people live here. The art, dance, music and food was really different. The Texas Rock Gym and Lasor has become a regular for us. Two things that we found in the book that are on our next adventure list are the Antique Train Ride and the Air Boat Swamp Tour to see the aligators and other swamp life. We, as a family of teens, have found really great day trips we all love. But even my parents and grandmother would have no problem finding tons of things they would love to do. My friends with babies and small children borrow my book all the time. Now my friends call me for ideas for things to do... I have learned a lot from this little book! Other tour books are good but this one tells you what to expect with things like parking, on site food, time of year considerations etc... real need to know kind of stuff to make the day work. Great Book!

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Summary: houston activities
Review: I found this book to be an encyclopedia of fun activities in Houston. It describes fun things that people like to do (not off-beat things like goat raising), how to get to the activities and what to expect when you get there. I refer to this book as a first source for any fun activity in Houston.

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Summary: Worthless information
Review: I picked up this book eager to find out - well, 147 fun things to do in Houston. I was disgusted to find the Hard Rock Cafe listed, along with equally boring things. I mean, it's a restaraunt, not an activity. The book is very small, and the information it provides about these places (the Astrodome, a park, the MALL for crying out loud) is very brief. And as I said earlier, these are places, not activities. The title is misleading. If the book had included hot air ballooning, making pottery, seeing ancient art - things that you can DO, then maybe it would have gotten a higher rating, and maybe it would have been helpful. As it is, the book is full of worthless information.