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Hack Your City Each Friday we ask you for your best city tips: driving tips, restaurant recs, things to do, and any other advice for visitors and locals. Sometimes the weekly topic is a specific city; other times it's an aspect of all cities, so everyone can participate. Prev Next View All

This week on Hack Your City, we’re covering the lush southern supercity of Houston, Texas. Like the singers of “Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy,” Houston is big and rich. The fourth-biggest city in the U.S. is still growing, catching up on Chicago. And it’s physically massive; it’s got feeder highways for its feeder highways. It’s also the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area in the nation, and home to top-class night life, restaurants, sports teams, parks, and museums (I’m partial to the scribbly murals in the Cy Twombly Gallery).




Houston was the first city I lived in, for just a summer, so I have a soft spot for it, even after years as a coastal snob. No one in New York or Chicago right now, throwing a second blanket on their bed as winter creeps in, can deny the allure of a toasty city that’s still got plenty of culture. So tempt us, Houston residents. Tell us about the best parts of your hometown.

Houstonians, what’s good in your city? Where do you go, how do you get around, and what rookie mistakes do you avoid? Tell us in the comments, and we’ll feature the best tips in a Thursday post.