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Moving from NYC to Texas?? |
Travel Info I'm a graphic designer from NYC, and I'm looking for a city in Texas for jobs, housing and art community. My husband has traveled everywhere and unfortunately I'm sooooo NYC mentality. In my eyes, NYC is everything especially as a designer. Galleries, theater, people, shopping etc. I love walking in central park, going to the met, shopping and having the diversities of people from every walk of life. Recently, we've made some trips for his conferences and we just got back from Minneapolis and I realized how wonderful it really can be outside of NYC. Maybe I'm not giving Texas a chance. We were in Houston with some friends who were really conservative. Maybe my perspective was skewed by these personalities. So I'm thinking of planning another trip but I'm looking for some suggestions. Does Texas have any artsy communities with culture, museums and a young vibe? Thanks for your help. Travel Tips If you haven't already, go to www.visithoustontexas.com Look under my source list.... Houston is very large and multicultural. It's literally like a NYC no exaggeration. There is always something to do. Always! Lots of events hosted. Mostly all areas are diverse. Inside 610 loop is very upscale (Galleria, River Oaks, Rice University, West University, Memorial Park) and is the heart of the city. Houston has all those things you listed about NY. There is a Museum District, Downtown(Main St, lots of live theathers, music venues), Galleria, Highland Village, Uptown Park ( for shopping). I love North houston burbs. That is where most of my family resides. North burbs (Kingwood, TX, Atascocita, TX, and Humble, TX) all are 20mins NE of downtown. Also, The Woodlands, TX which is north of Houston by 30 mins. It is great for raising a family. SW burb of Sugarland, TX is far but nice and can get expensive. There are high profile people out there(NBA, NFL and other high profile folks) What sets Houston apart from NYC is the cost of living. You can get a lot of house for 200k-300k seriously. Trust me that alone will make you stay. Houston rarely snows and the weather is hot most of the year that maybe the only negative for you. Good luck! Source(s): www.visithoustontexas.com, Click Send Me A Visitors Packet, its free with magazine, maps, brochures www.thewoodlands.com-The Woodlands, TX www.humblearea.com-Humble, Atascocita, Kingwood areas Other Travel Tips Austin or Dallas. hah i just moved from houston to nyc! Houston has an awesome art area with museums. look into montrose or the heights areas. great parks, wonderful zoo, and the movie theaters rock! great ballet and theatre too! The Galleria Mall is a great place to shop. indoors with tons of stores. yeah there are alot of conservative people (i'm a dem) but we all get along. but people are nice and say hi everytime you walk by. galveston is nice too. but make sure, seriously, your house is not in a flooding zone, or if it is, has a history of never flooding. and don't worry there's lots of culture. blacks, whites hispanics, asians etc! wonderful world fairs. was a greek festival last year. Don't do it . Other than the over -emphasized and over-rated local culture Texas is a cultural wasteland. Austin is where Texans who don't fit into Texas live But still you could find better places to live, like Chicago. Austin is sort of a hippie/artsy town Houston has one of the top theater and museum districts San Antonio is real folksy Dallas is the red-headed step-child of Texas Stay in NYC. Trust me, you'll have a lot more fun. All you'll get is a wannabe NYC, not the real thing. |
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