Houston Gay and Lesbian Travel Guide

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Houston Gay and Lesbian Travel Tips

By Matt Link

  • Downtown is walkable. A network of interconnected tunnels and elevated walkways that total seven miles links downtown shops and restaurants. Unlike Northern cities, Houston's indoor city is about escaping not snow but summer’s oppressive heat.
  • If you want to stay luxe, check into the downtown or uptown/Galleria areas. These districts have the most impressively upscale lodging.
  • Beat the heat at Galveston. Houston residents, both gay and straight, head to the Gulf to cool off—namely Galveston Island, 50 miles from Houston, with a happening LGBT nightlife scene.

Gay and Lesbian Travel Overview: Houston, Texas

By Matt Link
Located in flat-as-a-pancake East Texas, Houston is not the tumbleweed type of town you'd expect from the Lone Star State. Glittering from oil money, it's rather green and humid, with more in common with neighboring Louisiana than with the rest of the Texas. For the gay traveler, Texas's largest city also has a huge LGBT scene. Read More

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Hotels

La Colombe d'Or

3410 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX Map

Distance: 2.3 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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5.0

The Lovett Inn

501 Lovett Boulevard
Houston, TX Map

Distance: 2.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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4.0

Bogart's On the Boulevard

1536 Heights Boulevard
Houston, TX Map

Distance: 3.3 mi.
(from destination center)

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Attractions

Brazos River Bottom

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2400 Brazos Street
Houston, Texas

Distance: 1.3 mi. (from destination center)
Expert Rated & Recommended
5_0

Montrose Gay Village

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Neartown, Houston off Montrose Blvd.
Houston, Texas

Distance: 2.5 mi. (from destination center)
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The Menil Collection

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1515 Sul Ross
Houston, Texas

Distance: 2.8 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Houston is not only home to big oil, it’s also home to some of the greatest art collections in the... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Houston

Distance (mi.)
Houston Hobby Airport 8.7 map
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport 15.3 map
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 141.4 map

Other Smaller Airports near Houston

Distance (mi.)
Beaumont Jefferson County Airport 78.9 map
College Station Easterwood Field 82.6 map
Victoria County-Foster Airport 113.0 map

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