Customer Reviews

Shifra Stein's Day Trips from Houston: Getaways Less Than Two Hours Away

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This is a useful book with information on a great many places within an easy drive of Houston. More detailed maps would be a plus.

I purchased this book last year and LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!It covers almost every festival and other happening there is within driving distance of Houston. You will still probably want to call and check to make sure of the date of the festival (or other event) that you are interested in. The book provides the phone numbers to the chambers of commerce, etc. which makes it easier to find out all of that good stuff. So if you like taking short trips, THIS BOOK IS A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many times have you considered the VFW a local eatery?
We tried using the book and found it to be a serious let down. A day trip to Sealy? What is the purpose? Hinze's Bar-B-Que is very good but you can find better without leaving Houston.
To be fair, we did not try all the trips, but the ones we did try left a lot to be desired. Not for people interested in getting out of the car.

We are new to Houston, and have lots of company, as well as liking to explore and find new restaurants, shops, activities, beautiful views, etc. for ourselves. We have learned so much about Houston and the surrounding area in a few short weeks thanks to this book. And, every recommendation we have tried has panned out well!!

As someone who is very familiar with houston and the surrounding area, i find this book a bit disappointing and dont agree with many of the authors suggestions, but if you are totally new to the area, this may be an good starter book I suppose, but frankly, stick to Galveston, Kemah, Brenham, Beaumont, and you'll have a good time and find lots to do in and around these places, frankly i dont care to drive two hours to some town of 300 and eat at some dive and stay at someone's house, id rather take in historical Galveston, or the Kemah boardwalk, or Crocket Street in Beaumont, but hey that's just me.

This book would be great for someone who really has nothing to do,loves to drive around, and won't be sad if they don't find much at the end. I was looking for more at the end of the journey especially with gas prices where they are now. Driving 2 hours just to have BBQ is not worth it to me. BUT if you are driving somewhere anyway and want to know what is along the way by all means this book will be informative. I say borrow it from the library.

We just moved to Houston and have been using this book to find fun places to go in Houston. It is a very detailed book and contains little mini-histories on each town in and around Houston. I am sometimes overwhelmed by how much is in here - it is sometimes tricky to figure out what is worth going to. I have supplemented this book with "147 Fun Things to do in Houston" which is much more user friendly. I find a fun thing to do in the 147 book, then I look in this book for other fun stuff that might be close to the real attraction. It is also handy to have a guide for nearby eateries.

Overall, this is a very handy book and if you really want to get to know Houston and surrounding areas well, this book will really help.