Business trip to Houston TX

I will be in Houston TX at the end of this month on a business trip from the UK, Apart from the space museum could anyone recommend any Historical or aviation attractions around the area. I will have a resonable amount of time to kill and a vehicle. Thankyou.

 

Not Aviation but I believe the Battleship Texas is close by.

 

You might give these guys a quick e-mail and see if they have re-opened to the public after the hurricane clean-up was/is done. Lone Star Flight Museum, they had/have an extensive collection of "warbirds" at their facility.


http://www.lsfm.org/media.html

The Confederate Air Force Museum is beucoup miles away from Houston, clear over in Midland TX, but they have a great collection of both flying and static warbirds. If you don't mind the drive it would be worth the effort. Also Admiral Nimitz's museum is at Fredricksberg, not that far away from Houston really.

Ya gotta think in Texas miles so you don't get discouraged by the distances! I think the USS Texas Battleship is in Galvaston, not far at all. Don't know what has happened there since the last hurricane season, some of our Texans on the board are better versed in that.

 

Galveston has an outstanding Aviation museum

Lone Star Flight Museum
www.lsfm.org

2002 Terminal Dr
Galveston, TX 77554
(409) 740-7722

Galveston also has an absolutely superior railroad museum, best I've ever seen. You get to actually climb on trains as they really looked like in the 1940's and 50's.

Railroad Museum
www.galvestonrrmuseum.com

123 25th St
Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 765-5700


Then there's the Battleship Texas. The Battleship is adjacent to the San Jacinto battleground, where Sam Houston's Texas Army defeated Santa Anna's Mexican Army. The battleground features an obelisk higher than the Washington monument in Washington DC and you can take the elevator to the top.

Battleship Texas State Park
www.tpwd.state.tx.us

3527 Battleground Rd
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 479-2431
Get directions


Lastly, I recommend Aviators Grill at Hooks Airport. The restaurant has large bay windows where you can watch planes land and take off. It's a small airport and the food is very moderately priced with large portions (definite value-I highly recommend). Some affluent people have some great planes there. There's a flying experience adjacent to the airport where you can go up in an AT-6 Texan flight trainer and participate in a mock dogfight. Lastly, there's a guy with a working TBF Avenger and he sometimes takes it out for a spin around lunchtime. The airport also has the only privately owned F-4 Phantom. This guy also likes to fly around lunchtime. If you go for lunch around noon, there's a 50/50 chance you'll see local Air National Guard and Coast Guard units fly in for lunch. This is what I like to refer to as dinner with a show. The airport also has a private lake stocked with ducks. Feeding ducks gives one a feeling of peace I can't explain. Take a loaf of bread and relax.

David Wayne Hooks Airport
Hooks Airport is one of the largest private airports in the United States and through its FBO specializes in business and military aviation services. ...
www.hooksairport.com/ov.htm - 11k

 

I forgot to mention, Galveston also has Seawolf park. There's a WW2 sub,destroyer escort, and PT boat, but also-the park took a pounding in Hurricane Ike and I don't think they've fixed everything. Thought I'd include it for reasons of thoroughness.

GALVESTON.COM: Seawolf Park
Named after the Seawolf submarine lost in submarine lost in WWII, Seawolf Park displays a WWI sub, a destroyer escort, and other military items.
www.galveston.com/seawolfpark/ - 38k - Cached - Similar pages

 

About 2.5 hours away is the Central Texas Squadorn of the CAF.
Central Texas Wing of the Commemorative Air Force
35 mins. North is the Camp Mabry Museum in Austin, lots of tanks and a few planes.
San Antonio has the Lackland Air Force base museum that you can walk for hours about the grounds. Lots of planes but not well cared for.
Anouther San Antonio museum has an FW-190 on display.
The USS Texas is an hour east of Houston where as Galveston is an hour south east of Houston, depending on traffic.
The Lone Star Flight Museum would be your best choice if it has recovered from Ike.

 

Texas Air Museum has the FW-190 at Stinson Field.

Texas Air Museum - San Antonio, TX

 

I have not been to this one but it is at Hobby Airport on the south side of Houston. Also a bit further south about 1/2 way between Galveston and Houston is Ellington field wher you may be able to see some NASA aircraft as well as F-16's of the Texas Air National Guard.
They also give tours of Nasa but you won't see any airplanes

1940 Air Terminal Museum at William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, TX - Aviation Museum

 

Not so sure you want to see the F-16 at Ellington.

http://www.mwindridge.com/Airshow_2007/Ellington_Field_2007/ellington_field_2007.html

 

How about the Texas Institution, C.Evans? http://www.ww2f.com/members/c-evans.html

Maybe Carl will buy you a pint???

 

A pint and a TEXAS-sized Steak. Come hungry because i'll take you to a Steakhouse where you can attempt to eat a 72oz steak. If you eat the whole thing, it's free, if you don't, then you will be washing a LOT of dirty dishes :lol: :lol: Just kiddin. ;-))

 

Lucky you, about half of the forum members live there .

 

Yeah, that is one huge steak! I think it's like 75 bucks! I didn't get the opportunity to go there, but would love to experience that!
Only in Texas!!

 

That's because Texas, takes up half of the lands containing the Confederate States of America ;-))

 

like this ?

 

It is one huge steak. However I heard that there is a place either here or in Austin, that has a 96oz steak for the price of $130.00 or so bucks. Not even in my wildest-most-eatingest days-could I ever attempt to try the smaller-sized steak. These days, i'd be lucky to down a 6oz-er ;-)) However, it would make for some nice entertaining-to watch someone make that ultimate attempt ;-))

They should create a medal for those who made the brave attempt to defeat that, steak in battle. This award could be called: The Singed Steak Wound Badge--which would come in three classes: Singed, Burnt & Burnt Beyond Recognition.

For those who eat the 72ozer, they would get the Distinguished Steak Award For those who can defeat the 96oz-er, they would be awarded the Professional Steak-eaters Star. :lol:

 

Heh heh, the map is a bit misleading--Texas is bigger than that ;-))

 

Notice the names of the other states

 

Heh heh, just now ;-))

 

Miss again, wise cousin, Indian Annie, Why home in, arid zona... Texas rules !