• CityCentre's fireworks display
  • The Capitol at St. Germain
    The Capitol at St. Germain/Facebook
  • Hudson Lounge
  • 13 celsius
    Photo by Debora Smail at realityphotography.net
  • MKT Bar at Phoenecia
    Courtesy photo
  • Marfreless Bar
    Marfreless/Facebook
  • New Year's Eve fireworks at Discovery Green
    Photo by © Hall Puckett

  • Try a raspa, shaved ice or snow cone.
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  • Support our local farmers at the various markets around town, as shown here withUrban Harvest Farmers Market.
    Photo by Julie Soefer/Greater Houston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • You know there’s at least one artsy-fartsy place you’ve always meant to visit(for me, it’s the Rothko Chapel).
  • Visit the superfecta of Houston-area breweries, such as Buffalo Bayou BrewingCo.
    Photo by Sarah Powers
  • Support our hometown heroes at an Astros or Dynamo game.
    Photo by © Michelle Watson/CultureMapSNAP.com

  • Wonder Bar is open Christmas Day at 10 a.m.
    Photo by Marcy de Luna
  • Red Lion Pub is open from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Christmas Day.

  • Relax at Lizzard's
    Chris Conyers
  • Keep up your binge eating with thin crust pizza at Kenneally's
  • Watch the game at Railyard
    Photo via The Railyard/Facebook

  • Whether you plan to channel Isler Fisher ...
  • Or enjoy some competition a Little Woodrow's.
    Photo by Chris "Mojo" Denbow
  • Remember, the Danny Cruz auction is for a good cause.
    Photo by Nigel Brooks/PhotoBucket

  • 36 Hours in Houston, according to the New York Times, starts with drinks at TheGrove
  • And one night ends at Poison Girl
    Axel Bethke
  • I'd put a visit to Lankford Grocery for a juicy hamburger on my list
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  • Margo Sawyer's "Synchronicity of Color" in Discovery Green. Get a load of youand your Valentine's reflection inside the installation’s glossy interior.
  • River Oaks Country Club's golf course brings a Tennessee Williams-esque aspectof Southern gentility to your outdoor romp.
  • Marfreless' infamous blue door behind the River Oaks Theatre.
    Photo by Jude Buffum
  • Avant Garden's second floor boasts a romantic loft-like space with glimpses ofthe skyline.
    Photo by Erin Nies

  • From "Sesame Street," best buddies Ernie and Bert
  • Going where no man has gone before, "Star Trek" stars Spock and Capt. James T.Kirk
  • Han Solo, right, and his big (and protective) "teddy bear," Chewbacca (or justChewy)
  • "Scrubs" guy loves Turk and JD