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

Venture from downtown Houston to the suburb of Katy for stellar Malaysian food.

Some of the best Chinese-Vietnamese fusion can be found at outposts of this homegrown empire.

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.

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.

Three bronze beauty queens welcome you to “Miss America University.”

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

A century-old local legend surrounds the grave of Barbara Snyder due to its eerie epitaph.

Jog (or stroll) down an esplanade of fluctuating and whimsical sculpture works.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.

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