Houston, TX

Party with other foodies at the Saturday Midtown Farmer's Market at t'afia, the restaurant owned by celebrity chef Monica Pope. Enjoy mimosas and brunch while shopping for organic produce, handcrafted sauces and dips, coffee, cheeses and baked goods.

Address: 3701 Travis St., Houston TX 77002 - MAP
Phone: (713) 524-6922
Web: www.tafia.com

Check out the wheels every weekend at the Royal Purple Raceway, where you can satisfy your need for speed from a variety of events. The park includes a 3/8-mile dirt oval and an NHRA drag strip. Events include drag racing, demolition derbies and car shows.

Address: 2525 South FM 565, Baytown TX 77523 - MAP
Phone: (281) 383-2666
Web: www.royalpurpleraceway.com

One man's obsession over 20 years has become a living work of art. The Beer Can House is covered with more than 50,000 beer cans of different varieties. What began as a hobby has bloomed into one of Houston's most popular tourist attractions. Tours are available on weekends.

Address: 222 Malone St., Houston TX 77007 - MAP
Web: www.beercanhouse.org

Browse through a huge selection of Texas vegetables and fruits at the Canino Farmer's Market. Other selections include beans, rice, spices, herbs to jellies, preserves, oils and eggs.

Address: 2520 Airline Dr., Houston TX 77009 - MAP
Phone: (713) 862-4027
Web: www.caninoproduce.com

The high-energy art of mime has gotten the silent treatment for years, until urban hipsters rediscovered its purist tendencies and flat-out funny style of entertainment. Watch a group of professionals do it the right way at the Texas Mime Theater. Learn More...

Address: 2714 Florence St., Houston TX 77009 - MAP
Phone: (713) 880-9868
Web: www.texasmimetheatre.org

Visit Houston's spiritual landmark, Rothko Chapel. The non-denominational sanctuary is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, an honor awarded before the institution was fifty years old. The Chapel regularly makes top ten lists of places to visit.

Address: 409 Sul Ross St., Houston TX 77006 - MAP
Phone: (713) 524-9839
Web: www.rothkochapel.org

Learn everything you've always wanted to know about the funeral industry at the National Museum of Funeral History. Displays include fantasy coffins of Ghana, embalming practices on the battlefield during the Civil War and an exhibit on the lives and deaths of Popes.

Address: 415 Barren Springs Dr., Houston TX 77090 - MAP
Phone: (281) 876-3063
Web: www.nmfh.org

Get fired up at Glazed Over Ceramic Studios, where you can paint pre-cast pottery, create glass-fused artwork or take a canvas painting class. You can even BYOB to coax out your inner muse.

Address: 14627 Memorial Dr # B, Houston TX 77079 - MAP
Phone: (281) 497-7272
Web: www.glazedoverceramics.com

Theatre Suburbia is an all-volunteer theater with all-heart, and all-talent. The ensemble has a growing reputation for flawless productions, paired with a knack for choosing challenging, lesser-known scripts. Learn More...

Address: 4106 Way Out West Dr., Houston, TX 7709 - MAP
Phone: (713) 682-3525
Web: www.theatresuburbia.com

Discover the power of art at Project Row Houses, a community collaboration that has literally "sculpted" a neighborhood into an empowered area with art studios in row homes, exhibition residences, houses for young mothers and refurbished commercial spaces.

Address: 2521 Holman St., Houston TX 77004 - MAP
Phone: (713) 526-7662
Web: www.projectrowhouses.org

Visit the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, one of Houston's cultural treasures. The Bayou Bend home was built in 1927, and houses one of the most important collections of American decorative arts in the U.S.

Address: 1 Westcott Street at Memorial, Houston TX 77007 - MAP
Phone: (713) 639-7750
Web: www.mfah.org

Browse through Domy Books, a unique book store that focuses on rare editions, periodicals, graphic novels and independent publications. There's plenty to check out, including toys, trinkets and calendars too.

Address: 1709 Westheimer Rd., Houston TX 77098 - MAP
Phone: (713) 523-3669
Web: www.domystore.com

Visit the Chapel of St. Basil, the chapel at the University of St. Thomas. Designed by renown architect Phillip Johnson, the chapel includes three functioning bells, a custom-built organ and an overall style reminiscent of historic European churches.

Address: 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston TX 77006 - MAP
Phone: (713) 525-6981
Web: www.stthom.edu