The Houston Zoo is very cool - It's down by the medical center (Kim - You owe me!!).
Downtown Houston is a really live place now - lots of restaurants (any price range you want) and cool clubs.
San Antonio is all I-10 and three hours if you haul ass. Austin is VERY cool with 6th Street and all (music out the wazoo).
The Theater and Museum District is cool. Museum of Nat. Science, Planetarium and IMAX are fun.
BTW - All this stuff is 30 miles or so from the venue. I'm assuming most outta-towners are staying up north.
My first choice would be NASA Manned Spacecraft Center. Seeing all the big-ass rockets and sights are way cool. This is probably 60-70 miles from the venue!!
For public transportation, try this:
http://www.ridemetro.org/.
Looking forward to meeting all of you!!
Chris
