| scoutsout | 13 Feb 2015 7:00 a.m. PST |
I will be traveling to Houston TX for the first time next week. Days will be occupied with business but what can I do in the evening? Any hobby stores that I simply cannot miss? Any good historical sites or museums I should visit? Thanks! Scouts out! |
| cosmicbank | 13 Feb 2015 7:16 a.m. PST |
If you can go just outside of Houston, you can see the battleship Texas. |
| cosmicbank | 13 Feb 2015 7:18 a.m. PST |
12 US dollars open 10am til 5pm worth the trip. |
| scoutsout | 13 Feb 2015 7:36 a.m. PST |
cosmicbank – I will look into that for sure |
| JimDuncanUK | 13 Feb 2015 7:48 a.m. PST |
One of my chums was in Houston recently. He went to the space centre, he thought it was pretty good. |
DisasterWargamer  | 13 Feb 2015 8:34 a.m. PST |
Buffalo Soldiers Museum buffalosoldiermuseum.com
YouTube link ACW – Sabine Pass – take about 30 mins to do from start to finish link If you book extra time New Orleans has the WWII Museum which is well worth a visit |
| DesertScrb | 13 Feb 2015 9:11 a.m. PST |
There are a couple of game stores I try to visit when I go through H-Town. Nan's Games and Comics Too: nansgames.com Third Planet: third-planet.com They are right down the road from each other, so pretty easy to get to. |
| SpuriousMilius | 13 Feb 2015 9:30 a.m. PST |
If you're a fan of mystery fiction, the "Murder by the Book" shop at 3242 Bissonnet (near Rice Unv.) is definitely worth a visit |
 Condotta | 13 Feb 2015 8:10 p.m. PST |
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| Hey You | 15 Feb 2015 7:39 a.m. PST |
Not sure how long your stay will be, but there is a game at the Stag's Head Pub on Monday the 23rd.
link |
 Murphy  | 15 Feb 2015 8:11 a.m. PST |
Welcome to Houston…. 1: Don't honk your horn at all at anyone that does anything stupid on the freeway, (And they will). If you do, there is a good chance they will try to shoot you. 2: Understand what they mean by "Feeder road". 3: Buildings sweat too….get used to it. 4: Don't try to outrace the light rail system when crossing the tracks. You will lose. There's a whole slew of youtube videos that will support this. 5: Don't use the word "Pop" when asking for "A Coke". Ask for a "Coke", and then when they ask "What kind", tell them "Coke, Dr. Pepper, etc…" 6: Stay away from "The Montrose" late at night…unless you are into "that type of thing"…. 7: Nans: Lots of stuff, no service, be ready to understand and learn the meaning of "ignored while at the counter." Comic book – movie conversations between fanboys and the counter monkey is more important than a paying customer. And every girl that works there, (when they do), is usually the gf of the current manager, and wishes she was working at a Hot Topic instead. 8: Third Planet: Some good stuff….the owner of the store is a hustler big time, (among other things), and is the type of guy that looks like he should be selling "custom jewelry" out of the trunk of his '75 caddy… Have fun…. |
| Space Ghost | 16 Sep 2015 10:05 a.m. PST |
Just passed thru Houston myself. Third Planet is more a collectibles and toy shop, though they had some old RPG (and some out of print ones), plus a little rack of Reaper figures. It was a bit nostalgic to walk through. Nan's games is literally down the road as mentioned above, but I would not recommend it, as the owner was rude and an ass. No public restrooms, when I approached the owner to ask about the price of an item, he loudly declared, "looks like someone took the sticker off", and after giving me the price, he immediately starts to ring it up without asking if I even wanted it at said price. However, the store does have a sizable stock of very old miniatures, including iKore and even Confrontation 3rd edition blisters. However, expect to pay full retail, the owner was not interested striking a deal for a discount on any old figs which were literally collecting dust on the shelf. |
