Places DrFlog Wants to Go

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

At Houston’s longest-running restaurant, find a classic oyster stew beloved by a former U.S. President.

Houston’s oldest continuously-operating Tex-Mex restaurant has been a community hub since 1941.

This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.

Viet-Cajun is a true hybrid cuisine that evolved in Houston and at this Asiatown mainstay, there’s more to it than just crawfish.

West African flavors shine at this unassuming strip mall spot in southwest Houston.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

This Choctaw/Thai restaurant celebrates Indigenous cuisines from different continents.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Formally known as American Statesmanship Park, this roadside collection of eighteen-foot presidential busts and Texas statesmen is located only minutes away from the former studio of Houston sculptor David Adickes.

A former post office turned venue, food hall, and retail center.