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Day
Trips & Activities
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June
& July - Blueberry Picking - There are 2 or 3 blueberry
farms in the area to the north of us. They are generally open
from the first of June through the middle of July (or the end
of July in some years). You go into the fields and pick your
own blueberries. They are fresh, delicious and cheap. Wear comfortable
clothes and comfortable shoes. Wearing a wide brim hat is a
good idea because it can get hot out there.
My personal
favorite is the Moorehead Blueberry Farm which is east
of Conroe. Take I-45 North to Highway 242 (just north of the
Woodlands). Go east for 6 miles to FM-1314 and turn south. Travel
on 1314 until you come to Calhoun Road where you can only turn
right. Follow Calhoun to East Road and turn Left. There is a
Volunteer Fire Department on Calhoun that is a landmark to let
you know you are approaching East Road. Follow East Road until
you reach Moorehead Road. Once on Moorehead, just follow it
until you get to the berry farm. It is a bit of a twist and
turn but you'll get there. Once you get on Calhoun Road, there
are signs that direct you to the Blueberry Farm. They have a
website, www.sayblueberry.com
that is updated throughout the season. The directions on the
site were a bit outdated so I included them here.
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Year
Round - Butterfly Centers - There are at least two Butterfly
Centers in the Houston area. These are large indoor tropical
gardens that have populations of many varieties of Butterflies.
The closest one is the Cockrell Butterfly Center which
is part of the Houston Museum of Natural Science which is just
south of Downtown Houston near the zoo. This center has 50 to
60 varieties of Butterflies in a natural setting that you stroll
through. You can get the details on the Cockrell Butterfly Center
at this web site. Houston
Museum of Natural Science
The
other Butterfly Center in the Houston Area is at the Moody Gardens
complex in Galveston. It is similar to the Cockrell Butterfly
Center but is much further away.
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Year
Round - NASA - Houston is Space City. Every area resident
must see the NASA complex at least once (and of course again
each time an out of state relative visits for the first time).
It really is a neat place and worth the trip. Between the very
interactive Visitor's Center and the tour of many key buildings,
you are bound to come away very impressed. The complex is great
for visitors of all ages. Young visitors who have grown up with
space flight as part of their lives will love trying to 'land
the shuttle'; and older visitors who remember the first space
flights will be able to see the center with different eyes.
The
Manned Space Flight Center is located in Clear Lake (about 1/2
way between Houston and Galveston). You can get all the details
at this web site. Space
Center Houston
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Other
Great Day Trips and Activities in the Houston area include:
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Take
an Outing to see the Texas Wildflowers in the spring
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See
the Boardwalk in Kemah (lots of Landry's restaurants)
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Galveston
Beaches (and the free Bolivar Auto Ferry)
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Houston
Zoo
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Houston
Children's Museum
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Merry
Christmas Tree Farm
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There
are many, many more fun activities and over time, more details
will be added to this page. If you have suggestions, please
send them along.
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