Outdoors

Houston doesn't always get the credit it deserves as a green city. People talk about the heat, the traffic, the...

Few places in North America stir the soul of a naturalist quite like Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Tucked along the...

There's a particular kind of surprise that hits you about ten minutes into Armand Bayou Nature Center. You're walking along...

Houston doesn't announce itself the way Yellowstone does — there's no single geyser moment, no single mountain that stops traffic....

Most people think of Houston as a city defined by its freeways — a sprawling, car-first metropolis where you measure...

There's a particular kind of magic that happens when a city decides to leave something alone. When planners step back,...

There is a stretch of the upper Texas coast, about an hour east of Houston, where the land doesn't quite...

Every February, something quietly extraordinary happens along the banks of Buffalo Bayou. The manicured grounds of Bayou Bend Collection and...

Houston doesn't get nearly enough credit for its botanical soul. People think of this city and they think of oil...

Houston is not a city people typically associate with lush green spaces and collective cultivation. It's oil refineries and highway...

There's a certain kind of golf course that belongs to everyone — not to a private club, not to resort...

There are parks you visit, and then there are parks that become part of your weekly rhythm — places that...

In the heart of Houston's prestigious River Oaks neighborhood, where oak trees form cathedral-like canopies over tree-lined streets and architectural...

Tucked away in the northern reaches of Houston, Keith-Wiess Park stands as one of the city's most remarkable yet underappreciated...

Houston's golf scene has long been dominated by prestigious country clubs and high-end daily fee courses, but nestled in the...

Houston is not a city that gets much credit for its green spaces. The sprawl, the concrete, the relentless humidity...

Houston has never been short on ambition. From its towering downtown skyline to its sprawling medical center, the city builds...

In the heart of Houston's Third Ward, where the downtown skyline looms against the Texas sky and Interstate 69 hums...

Houston's East End harbors are one of the city's most storied and ecologically significant urban retreats. Mason Park, sprawling across...

There are places in Houston that exist as antidotes to the sprawl, the traffic, and the relentless urban machinery of...

The story of Jenkins Garden begins not with grand ceremony or municipal planning, but with a simple act of devotion....

The southeastern edge of Houston harbors a secret that most residents drive past without a second glance. Tucked between the...

The story of Bayou Bend begins not with architecture or gardens, but with a vision—one woman's determination to preserve American...

Houston has always been a city defined by its relationship with water. The bayous that snake through the metropolitan area...

Houston's reputation as an urban sprawl of highways and oil refineries tells only half the story. The fourth-largest city in...

Market Square Park sits at the exact spot where Houston was born, yet it refuses to act its age. On...

Tucked into the elbow where Buffalo Bayou bends hard south beneath the Preston Street bridge, the 23-acre ribbon of green...

Houston pulses with energy—oil refineries along the ship channel, sprawling highways, and a skyline that rises defiantly from the bayou...

Houston pulses with energy—skyscrapers piercing the sky, bayous winding through neighborhoods, and a cultural scene that defies easy categorization. Yet...

Houston doesn't fit the typical profile of a hiker's paradise. The city sprawls across the flat Texas coastal plain, where...