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Quirky Houston attractions	Not-To-Be-Missed Ceviche

Beer Can House National Museum of Funeral History Orange Show Center for Visionary Art Anderson Fair Glenwood Cemetery	Hugo's Escalante's-Highland Village Samba Grille Cyclone Anaya's Ninfa's on Navigation Pico's Mex-Mex
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Test Drives: Today's hottest cars	Indie Coffee Joints

Formula One technology hits the streets: A sneak peek at McLaren's new supercar Revving up summer in the 2011 Chevy Camaro convertible: Does the top down love stack up? A sporty new Range Rover that's big on style: CultureMap previews the new Evoque The Ford Mustang GT convertible is the original pony car, but is it the best? An exotic tour of the town with Houston Motor Club: Inside the culture of hot car swapping Volvo S60 T5 strives to be a little naughty, but with nifty features it sure is nice The comeback kid: Chrysler experiences a renaissance with the 200 and 300	Greenway Coffee Co. Brasil Agora Black Hole Café Catalina Coffee Down House The Coffee Groundz
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Alto Pizzeria Benjy's-Washington Bistro Bar Brennan's of Houston Fleming's-River Oaks Indika RA Sushi	Gallery M Squared Hiram Butler Gallery 18 Hands Gallery G Gallery Redbud Gallery
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Frosty Sno Cone Stands	Imperiled Architecture

MAM's House of Ice Tampico Tropical Chill Sno Beach	River Oaks Theatre Alabama Theater Astrodome Rice Museum building Sears
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Free Museum Days	Cupcake Heaven

The Menil Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Houston Museum of Natural Science Children's Museum of Houston Holocaust Museum Houston Blaffer Art Museum	Sprinkles Cupcakes Crave Cupcakes Sugarbaby's Cupcake Boutique Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Dessert Gallery-Kirby Celebrity Cupcakes Jodycakes
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Late Night Bites	Places to see an art house movie

Spanish Flowers BB's Cajun Café Frank's Pizza House of Pies Theo's Smith & Wollensky La Tapatia Taqueria	River Oaks Theatre Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium 14 Pews Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks Rice Media Center AMC Studio 30
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Shops for the Hip H-Town Man	Downtown Watering Holes

Mortar Reserve Supply Company Kuhl-Linscomb Billy Reid Hamilton Shirts	CharBar The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium Hearsay La Carafe McElroy's and Molly's notsuoH State Bar
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Radiohead in 8-bit, Britt Daniel's new band, previewing Brendon Walsh's new special and more

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