#1 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land First Colony Mall Houston TX ~1.81 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to First Colony Mall First Colony Mall is a regional shopping mall in Sugar Land, Texas, an affluent suburb of Houston. The mall, located west of the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 6, opened on March 14, 1996 and was recently expanded in 2006. First Colony Mall is owned by General Growth Properties and is the only mall within Sugar Land.The mall is anchored by Macy's, Dillard's and JCPenney. Dillard's has recently opened an additional location in the shopping center that will focus solely on men's clothing in the former Mervyn's store at the start of 2009. Its specialty tenant mix is generally upper-middle class in nature. |
#2 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Adventure Bay Water Theme Park 13602 Beechnut Houston Houston TX - 281-530-5979 ~4.80 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Adventure Bay Water Theme Park
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Alief (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~6.06 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Alief
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Fondren Southwest (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~6.65 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Fondren Southwest
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Westwood (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~6.73 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Westwood
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Chinatown (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~7.60 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Chinatown Chinatown is a community in southwestern Houston, Texas, United States. It is roughly bounded by Fondren, Beechnut, State Highway 6, and Westpark, west of Bellaire in the Alief area. The naming of the new Chinatown is disputed, as various ethnic groups live within the community.There is another Chinatown called "Old Chinatown" located within the East Downtown Houston district near the George R. Brown Convention Center.The Bellaire Chinatown has many "retail condos," shopping centers in which spaces are owned instead of leased. Many East Asian people prefer to own shopping places instead of renting them. In the United States "retail condos" are rare outside of areas populated by East Asian Americans |
#7 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Fondren Gardens (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~7.75 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Fondren Gardens
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land West Oaks (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~7.99 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to West Oaks West Oaks Mall is a mall in the Alief neighborhood of Houston, Texas, USA, that opened in 1984. It is located at the southwest corner of Westheimer Road and Highway 6. Anchor stores include Dillard's, Macy's, and Sears. The mall not only serves Alief but also is the closest non-outlet mall to Katy/Cinco Ranch and burgeoning Fulshear. The mall was purchased by Investment Properties of America from Somera Investment Partners and Coastwood Capital Group in 2005.Foley's built and opened their store in 1982, two years before the mall opened. In the foyer of the north entrance to the store, on both walls, there are handprints of children on terra-cotta tiles with a plaque dated May 22, 1982. The mall is actually not located in Alief, but rather suburban west Houston.When the mall opened in... |
#9 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Houston Park Ten Helipad (JPT) Houston TX ~8.14 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Houston Park Ten Helipad (JPT)
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Braeburn (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~8.58 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Braeburn Braeburn is a group of subdivisions in southwest Houston, Texas along Brays Bayou west of Hillcroft Avenue and south of the Sharpstown community. The first of these middle class subdivisions was developed after World War II at a time when Richmond Road (later renamed as Bissonnet Street) provided the route into the city, rather than U.S. Highway 59. Development continued into the 1970s. The Braeburn Country Club is located in the center of the community. Many large tracts of land were developed as apartment complexes. Subdivisions found here include Robindell, Braeburn Terrace, Braeburn Glen, Larkwood, Braeburn Valley, Bonham Acres, Braes Timbers and—the acreage lot subdivision—Brae Acres. |
#11 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Sharpstown (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~8.62 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Sharpstown Sharpstown is a master-planned community in Greater Sharpstown, Southwest Houston, Texas, United States. It was one of the first communities to be built as a master-planned, automobile centered community and the first in Houston. Frank Sharp, the developer of the subdivision, made provisions not only for homes but also for schools, shopping and recreation areas. While this model has been duplicated countless times in the past fifty years, at the time it was quite revolutionary, attracting national media attention. The development was dedicated with much fanfare on March 13, 1955. |
#12 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Westchase (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~9.11 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Westchase Westchase is a business district located in western Houston, Texas, United States.More than 1,500 businesses reside in Westchase; Major employers that have offices in Westchase include ABB Group, BMC Software, Chevron, Dow Chemical, Halliburton, and Jacobs Engineering.John Nova Lomax of the Houston Press said in a 2006 article that the segment of Westheimer Road in Westchase is "virtually all chains -- a Geography of Nowhere wasteland of Boston Market, Borders, Kroger, Randalls, Taco Bell, Citgo and Sonic. Several of the six CVS outlets we passed are there, as are a few of the uncountable Starbucks." He added that the segment of Westheimer Road in Westchase does not have "the sleaze of the Highway 6 area and the tacky exuberance of mid-Westheimer, the area between Chimney Rock and Fond... |
#13 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Houston Westchase Helipad (JWH) Houston TX ~9.61 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Houston Westchase Helipad (JWH)
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Fort Bend Houston (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~9.62 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Fort Bend Houston
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Westbury (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~9.64 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Westbury Westbury is a neighborhood in the southwest part of Houston, Texas, United States. It is located east of Bob White Road, north of U.S. Highway 90 Alternate (South Main Street), and west of South Post Oak Road, adjacent to the Fondren Southwest and Meyerland neighborhoods, just west of the southwest corner of the 610 Loop.Westbury was named as the 2007 "Best Hidden Neighborhood" by the Houston Press.This section needs additional citations for verification.Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2008)Westbury was developed in the 1950s and 1960s by Ira Berne as part of the post–World War II migration to the suburbs. The developer had moved from Westbury, New York, and he named the community after Wes... |
#16 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Energy Corridor (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~10.63 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Energy Corridor The Energy Corridor is a district of Houston, Texas, United States that lies along Memorial Drive and Eldridge Parkway.The area is loosely bound to the area just north of Interstate 10 (the Katy Freeway) and Westheimer Road/Farm to Market Road 1093 to the south, and extends from Kirkwood Road to the east and Fry Road to the West. The area is defined by many oil industry related companies ranging in size from large corporations, such as ExxonMobil and Shell Oil Company. Over 26,000 acres (105 km2) of urban park area, the largest outside the National Park System, borders the Energy Corridor. Two parks adjacent to the district include George Bush Park and Bear Creek Pioneers Park. |
#17 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Meyerland (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~10.91 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Meyerland Meyerland is a 6,000-acre (24 km2) community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8.A notable feature of Meyerland is Meyerland Plaza, a large outdoor shopping center. Meyerland also is the center of Houston's Jewish community. Meyerland is the home of Houston's Jewish Community Center, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Yeshurun, and several smaller synagogues.The neighborhood is named after the Meyer family, who bought and owned 6,000 acres (24 km²) of land in southwest Houston. |
#18 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Gulfton (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~11.19 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Gulfton Gulfton is a community in southwestern Houston, Texas, United States that includes a 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) group of apartment complexes with a mostly Hispanic and immigrant population. It is located outside the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8, west of the city of Bellaire, east and south of U.S. Highway 59, and north of Bellaire Boulevard.In the 1960s and 1970s Gulfton was developed, in the midst of an oil boom, with new apartment complexes geared towards young singles from the Northeast and Midwest United States who came to work in the oil industry. In the 1980s, the economy declined and the existing group of tenants vanished, causing the complexes to become bankrupt and foreclosed. The owners of the complexes marketed them to newly-arrived immigrants, so Gulfton became an immigrant communi... |
#19 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Willow Meadows / Willowbend (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~11.34 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Willow Meadows / Willowbend
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Bellaire (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~11.83 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Bellaire Bellaire is a city in southwest Harris County, Texas, United States within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 15,642 and is completely surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place.Bellaire is known as the "City of Homes" as the city is mostly residential, while there are offices along the 610 Loop within the city limits. As of 2000, Bellaire is the 27th wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income. John Nova Lomax, a journalist, stated in a 2008 Houston Press article that, due to the growth and dominance of Houston, municipal enclaves with their own services, including Bellaire, "are little more than glorified neighborhoods." |
#21 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Central Southwest (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~11.86 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Central Southwest Located in southwest Houston, 10 miles from downtown, Central Southwest is a residential neighborhood that’s perfect for those looking for a quiet, affordable place to call home. Central Southwest has a mix of charming raised and split-level ranch style homes throughout the neighborhood. Among other things, residents have easy access to 7 parks (Almeda Plaza Park, Dow Park, Townwood Park, Wildheather Park, Madison Highschool Park, Brentwood Park, and Cambridge Park), 2 golf courses (Clear Creek Golf Course and Country Place Country Club), and South Freeway. |
#22 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Memorial (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~12.25 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Memorial The Memorial area of Houston, Texas, United States is a wealthy area west of Downtown Houston and northwest of Uptown Houston. It is bounded on the south by Buffalo Bayou, on the east by Interstate 610, on the west by Texas State Highway 6, and extends just north of the Katy Freeway (Interstate 10) to Westview. Within its boundaries is the area called "The Villages," which includes the cities of Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Spring Valley Village, Hilshire Village, Piney Point Village, and Hunters Creek Village. These independent cities operate autonomously of Houston and have joint fire and police coverage. The northeast area near I-10 and Texas State Highway Beltway 8 of Memorial City is home to Memorial City Mall, the newer, more upscale Town & Country Village lifestyle center, a... |
#23 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Galleria / Uptown (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~12.25 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Galleria / Uptown A major feature of Uptown Houston is the Houston Galleria, the largest shopping mall in the state of Texas and the fourth largest in America. |
#24 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Carpenter's School Ministry 20829 Kingsland Blvd Katy TX - 281-391-0095 ~12.34 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Carpenter's School Ministry
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Galleria Mall Houston TX ~13.16 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Galleria Mall The Galleria is an upscale mixed-use urban development centrally located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas, United States.The development consists of a retail complex, as well as the Galleria Office Towers complex, two Westin hotels, and a private health club. The office towers and hotels are separately owned and managed from the shopping center.With 3 million total square feet of space that includes 2.4 million of gross leasable area with over 375 stores, the Galleria is the largest mall in Texas and seventh-largest in the United States. It is currently anchored by two separate full-line Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. |
#26 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Houston Transco Tower Heliport (JGQ) Houston TX ~13.21 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Houston Transco Tower Heliport (JGQ)
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Williams Tower Houston TX ~13.26 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Williams Tower The Williams Tower (formerly the Transco Tower) is a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. It was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, in association with Houston-based Morris-Aubry Architects, and erected in 1983. The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings. The building is the 4th-tallest in Texas, the 22nd-tallest in the United States, and the 80th-tallest building in the world. It is the tallest building in Houston outside of Downtown Houston. The building has the United States headquarters of the Hines Interests real estate firm. |
#28 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Braeswood Place (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~13.50 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Braeswood Place Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Houston, Texas, United States.Braeswood Place is a mainly single-family neighborhood inside the 610 Loop, east of the city of Bellaire, south of the cities of Southside Place and West University Place, west of the Texas Medical Center and the neighborhood of Old Braeswood, and north of the neighborhoods of Linkwood and Knollwood Village. Braeswood Place consists of approximately 2,200 homes and includes seven subdivisions: Ayrshire, Braes Heights, Braes Oaks, Braes Manor, Braes Terrace, Emerald Forest, and Southern Oaks |
#29 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Houston West Houston Lakeside (LKS) Houston TX ~13.75 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Houston West Houston Lakeside (LKS)
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Sugar Land Highland Village (Neighborhood) Houston TX ~14.00 miles from Sugar Land city center Hotels Close to Highland Village Highland Village is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, hugging the south side of the far western branch of Lewisville Lake. As of the 2000 census the city population was 12,173, though the 2006 projection by the U.S. Census Bureau puts the city's population at 15,738. A number of residential communities are located within Highland Village, including Highland Shores and Castlewood. |