Consultant from Australia just landed in Houston. Staying downtown but wow is the city centre dead on weekends. Are there any nice stretches of avenue or outdoors where people congregate on weekends?

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If you’re looking to go out - Main St downtown or Washington Ave in the evenings. Also some cool stuff in greater heights.

Outdoorsy stuff - try Buffalo Bayou Park. Usually something going on any given weekend. If you’re there, try to catch a tour of the Buffalo Bayou Cistern - it’s definitely worth 30 minutes and $5

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Midtown is a fun spot with bars to hang around. Uptown and the galleria area is nice as well. West University has cute shopping

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The heights is also great to check out - lots of restaurants, bars, shopping.

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The galleria area and uptown has more things to do! The above areas too

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Moved to Houston for a year, straight from Europe... I’ll warn you, you may not find what you’re looking for. Everyone gets around by car, and even the areas that people are suggesting still feel a bit dead and artificial.

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Welcome to H-Town!
For parks in the loop: Buffalo Bayou Park, Memorial park, Hermann park are all great outdoor areas.

More shopping/food centric: Heights Mercantile, Highland Village, City Center, or try outdoor patios/bars

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For what it’s worth, active, 30, female

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So anyone wanna meet

Can’t directly answer this, but can attest that Houston has a particularly odd and counterintuitive city layout

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The university areas are good

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Discovery green, miller outdoor, museum district

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Go to Hermann Park; look for the area close to th dog park. It is quite a fun place to hangout

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City Center

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Yes it’s weird. The downtown is dead

The highs, Monrose and midtown...downtown is just for work and watch d games

Móntrose for fun night life galleria for shopping oak park for living

Hit up Mid town, Montrose, Upper kirby, Washington heights. Google your interest within those areas and you should find plenty to do.

I don't fly till Tuesday this week. DM and I'll swing by and pick up and we'll go grab drinks. I'm looking for a reason to go out.

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Midtown is fun is you are into a bar foodie scene

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So yea I'm out ...

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