You will have a blast, most places are good, but places like Greenspoint are BAD, any part of town has a bad "spot" but overall, you will be fine. Your flying solo and not sure if you're a guy or gal but take precautions as you would anywhere, by and large the folks are hospitable but be careful at night, don't put yourself in a bad situation as in any city. I travel to Mexico all the time solo, and I can normally tell if I am in a good part of town or not based on my Spidey senses ...............we have the best tex mex food in all of Texas and the BBQ will melt in your mouth, if you catch an Astros game stay downtown and enjoy the atmosphere before and after, you will have a blast and welcome to HTOWN
If you're doing touristy stuff, you'll be fine. Check out NASA. Avoid the Sunnyside neighborhood in SE Houston where I grew up. Enjoy your visit.
Yeah, I lived there during a big transition phase. Still had folks working on the Eastside with blue collar jobs and we had young families move in. 19th was getting redevelop and 20th/White Oak/11th starting to evolve to what it is today. Definitely a mix of old school heights and new school. I can make a case for living in River Oaks Memorial The Woodlands Rice Village That is surrounded by commute time/type of networking/recreational If you are in your 20s you can definitely make a case for other central areas like Montrose The Heights Midtown/Eado When I lived in all those places I went to games/concerts multiple times a week
100% with you. When we were going out we used to live at Pub Fiction in in Midtown and Bakers St and Bronx bar in Rice Village. Used to see Matt Maloney all the time.
Houston is so vast and areas that used to be the hood are now gentrified, so anyone with older knowledge of areas (me) wouldn't be able to give you a concise overview. 20-30 years ago I would have told you to avoid X Y Z only to find out that there are million dollar houses there now. Like someone else said, better to ask about where you want to go.
Thanks so much for all the tips, I will be checking out NASA, the Museum District, and some Texas BBQ while I'm in town. Can't wait!
