McMurtrey Gallery, too..

Daniel Cuellar

Best place to take out-of-towners: Ninfa's on Navigation

Great place to check out art: Moody Gallery

Mandy Zuniga

Hugo's is a favorite spot to take family and friends.

Memorial Park is a spot that make you feel like you're not in Houston.

Favorite hotel: The Alden

Favorite 2 a.m. food: Whataburger

Best place to impress clients: Fleming's, because nothing beats a good steak

Michael Carroll

Favorite place to take out-of-towners: Armadillo Palace

A place that makes you feel as if you are not in Houston? Hotel ZaZa by the poolin the summertime.

The historic Gage Hotel is worth the long trip from Houston.

What would a road trip be without taking four-legged friends along for the ride?

Hubby Jay at the White Buffalo Bar in the Gage Hotel

Exploring the west Texas landscape, with a stop at Evans Gallery.

Blizzard! But Jay and I are on an altitude high.

One of many dinner destinations, Cosmopolitan, just steps from the gondola

Take in shopping at the tiny and trendy Two Skirts boutique.

For the best fondue al fresco, hang up your board for a barstool and hit the HopGarden in the Mountain Village core.

When off the slopes, make sure to take the gondola into town.