Things to Do

Houston is also a car-based city. Think LA rather than NYC or SF. Don’t expect much bus or subway coverage. But Uber and Lyft are plentiful and easy.

One of the reasons for Dixie Hoedown’s creation was to get back to a time when folks would dance together at night and then hang out, socialize, and make new friends doing fun non-dance activities together during the day.

Here’s some suggestions:

At Neon Boots, our dance venue: in addition to the main dance floor, Neon Boot also has a karaoke room, and an outdoor patio. And next door at Speedy’s is mini golf and go karts. Use those dance muscles for something else!

If you have time, here are several places to visit during the day. Let google be your guide on the details. Each of these you could accomplish with an early start to the day, without impacting your dance time

  • Butterfly Museum, a 3 story rainforest. And the butterflies are alive, so no idea why it’s called a “museum”. Well, it’s part of the Houston Museum of Natural Science
  • Houston Zoo. Lions, and tigers, and elephants! Oh, my!
  • The Menil Collection art museum. If you like the MOMA, you will love Menil. If you like sculpture, you will love Menil. If you like doing cultural things the morning after a night of slutting around, the Menil will act as a combo Confession+Mikvah+BloodyMary for your soul.

If you’re staying an extra day in Houston, here are two great day trips:

  • NASA’s Houston Space Center (and museum) . If you have a full day to dedicate to this
  • Historic Galveston, on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Galveston was supposed to be the Big City in this part of Texas, before it got wiped out by a hurricane and Houston took its place. An incredible beach experience with historical architecture, sort of like a combo of P-town on Cape Code, Cape May NJ, and Monterey California rolled into one.
  • For a real treat, if you’re ever in Texas for an extended time consider taking a tour of the historical dance halls all across Texas, many of which are still in operation: Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Broken Spoke in Austin, just to name a few. They harken back to an era where the highlight of the week was riding into town and actively dancing. More details at : https://thedaytripper.com/historic-texas-dance-halls/