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Eating, travelling and concert-going in and around Houston.
For The Disgusting Foodies like Foodie Zhao →
Every Houston-area restaurant in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide, from starred tasting menus to Bib Gourmand barbecue.
- 6 Michelin-starred, 26 Bib Gourmand and 21 Recommended restaurants
- Website and reservation links for each
- 11 vegan & vegetarian picks
- Filter by cuisine and price, and see every spot on a map
Escape from the Swamp →
Everywhere you can fly from Houston’s IAH or Hobby, nonstop or with one connection, near or far.
- 421 destinations, nonstop or one stop, on a time map and a real world map
- Filter or group by airline, region and trip time, with rough fare ranges
- 1,097 attractions in 331 cities, from Maya ruins and landmarks to nature and art museums with the key works to see
For the Cool Classical Crowd →
Upcoming classical concerts and opera around Houston, October 2026 through July 2027, including Rice’s Shepherd School.
- Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, Da Camera, ROCO, Mercury and more
- Every performance date and time, plus a guide to the venues
- Ticket prices and links to each event
Animated Wikipedia →
Type any Wikipedia topic and watch it turned into a short narrated video made from the article’s own pictures and words.
- Slow pans across the article’s photos, chapter titles and animated facts and dates
- Read aloud with captions that light up word by word
- Eight Wikipedia languages, from English to 中文 and 日本語
What’s the Cheapest Price →
Type anything you want to buy and compare prices at every major store, new and used.
- Cheapest-first searches at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, B&H, Adorama, eBay, KEH, MPB and more
- Request a researched price table for any item
- Price reports for telephoto lenses like the Sigma 150-600mm and Canon 100-400mm
Popular Chinese TV Shows →
The Chinese dramas people keep talking about, from the 1980s classics to the hits of 2025 and 2026, grouped by genre.
- Palace, xianxia, wuxia, romance, mystery, sci-fi, family, youth and comedy
- Chinese titles, cast and a short plot for each show
- Filter by genre and era, or search by actor
Great Artwork →
The most celebrated works of art from 30 countries, regions and ancient civilisations, from China and Africa to Byzantium and Oceania, joined by country tabs.
- China, Japan, Korea, Tibet and Nepal, Southeast Asia, India, Ancient Egypt, Africa, Ancient Greece, Byzantium, the Ancient Near East, Persia and the Islamic world, France, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Nordic countries, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, the USA, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, Peru and Oceania
- Local names, artists, dates and the museum where each one is today
- Notes quoted from each country’s own-language Wikipedia and museum catalogues
Learn a Language →
Free, step-by-step lessons in Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French and Arabic.
- Learn to write each script stroke by stroke, with your strokes checked
- Hear every letter, word and phrase
- Printable writing worksheets for every language
Great Birds of the World →
496 remarkable birds from every continent, with a map that shows where to go and see each one.
- Search any bird and see its best viewing spots pinned on the map
- Raptors, seabirds, parrots, tanagers and more, with photos and size
- Trips ranked from best to worst for birdwatching