OT: Houston trip

WanderingSpectator · Sep 17, 2026

We went to the Bills Vs. Texans in Houston last weekend. It was crazy hot and humid, but I have to say, that stadium was rocking. I wasn't expecting much but the Texans fans were pretty loud.

I also didn't reaize the city has an underground network of tunnels to escape the heat. And they have over 850 murals all over town.

We were pretty impressed because out expectations were so low going in.

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OKLALionsFan · Sep 18, 2026

I can remember when the Astrodome opened to a lot of hoopla about it being the 8th wonder of the world. Seeing it next to the new stadium it looks tiny.

WanderingSpectator · Sep 18, 2026

OKLALionsFan said:
I can remember when the Astrodome opened to a lot of hoopla about it being the 8th wonder of the world. Seeing it next to the new stadium it looks tiny.

I agree! I was shocked at how small it looked. And I totally forgot that astroturf got its name from the Astrodome.

DaytonRickster · Sep 18, 2026

WanderingSpectator said:
We went to the Bills Vs. Texans in Houston last weekend. It was crazy hot and humid, but I have to say, that stadium was rocking. I wasn't expecting much but the Texans fans were pretty loud.

I also didn't reaize the city has an underground network of tunnels to escape the heat. And they have over 850 murals all over town.

We were pretty impressed because out expectations were so low going in.

Game Day in Houston: Bills vs Texans Recap and Highlights

Explore an exciting NFL weekend in Houston, from game day buzz to unique experiences. Discover the city's hidden gems and local favorites!

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Summer & early fall (September) Temps in Houston are brutal with incredible heat and very high humidity. Our son & his family lived there for a few years, we visited in mid-summer; everytime we would go outside you would sweat immediately. Always felt like we needed a shower just walking a block. Huge, expansive city.

WanderingSpectator · Sep 18, 2026

DaytonRickster said:
Summer & early fall (September) Temps in Houston are brutal with incredible heat and very high humidity. Our son & his family lived there for a few years, we visited in mid-summer; everytime we would go outside you would sweat immediately. Always felt like we needed a shower just walking a block. Huge, expansive city.

I'll never complain about 110° in Phoenix again

. Houston is the 4th largest city in America and 5th largest metro. And yet the downtown area is a ghost town on the weekend.

RochLion · Saturday at 5:53 AM

WanderingSpectator said:
We went to the Bills Vs. Texans in Houston last weekend. It was crazy hot and humid, but I have to say, that stadium was rocking. I wasn't expecting much but the Texans fans were pretty loud.

I also didn't reaize the city has an underground network of tunnels to escape the heat. And they have over 850 murals all over town.

We were pretty impressed because out expectations were so low going in.

Game Day in Houston: Bills vs Texans Recap and Highlights

Explore an exciting NFL weekend in Houston, from game day buzz to unique experiences. Discover the city's hidden gems and local favorites!

wanderingspectator.wordpress.com

Nice pics. Really want to visit now. In the winter! Hah, Pinto Ron! I remember seeing him at Xerox where we both worked as engineers way back when.

rudedude · Saturday at 6:22 AM

WanderingSpectator said:
We went to the Bills Vs. Texans in Houston last weekend. It was crazy hot and humid, but I have to say, that stadium was rocking. I wasn't expecting much but the Texans fans were pretty loud.

I also didn't reaize the city has an underground network of tunnels to escape the heat. And they have over 850 murals all over town.

We were pretty impressed because out expectations were so low going in.

Game Day in Houston: Bills vs Texans Recap and Highlights

Explore an exciting NFL weekend in Houston, from game day buzz to unique experiences. Discover the city's hidden gems and local favorites!

wanderingspectator.wordpress.com

You need to get to the new Highmark Stadium. It was wild at the Bills Lions game Thursday night. Definitely the loudest stadium I was ever in. Connor McGovern even commented that their OL coach had to get face to face to him to communicate about line play and even then McGovern had a hard time hearing him!

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DELion · Saturday at 6:26 AM

Always enjoy your trip reports. Looks like you got to see a very exciting game! I travelled to Houston many times for work over the years and it has always been one of my least favorite cities (but admittedly I never really spent any time downtown). That humidity is just unbearable.

WanderingSpectator · Saturday at 10:37 AM

rudedude said:
You need to get to the new Highmark Stadium. It was wild at the Bills Lions game Thursday night. Definitely the loudest stadium I was ever in. Connor McGovern even commented that their OL coach had to get face to face to him to communicate about line play and even then McGovern had a hard time hearing him!

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I will get there for sure. Just not this year. The place looks amazing and showed well for the opener. I loved the end zone paint scheme.

Looks like you scored decent seats. Congrats and enjoy!

rudedude · Saturday at 12:44 PM

WanderingSpectator said:
I will get there for sure. Just not this year. The place looks amazing and showed well for the opener. I loved the end zone paint scheme.

Looks like you scored decent seats. Congrats and enjoy!

More than scored, I’m a STH!

WanderingSpectator · Saturday at 1:17 PM

rudedude said:
More than scored, I’m a STH!

I remember you said that. That’s fantastic. Do you stay up there or day trip as much as possible?

rudedude · Saturday at 2:42 PM

WanderingSpectator said:
I remember you said that. That’s fantastic. Do you stay up there or day trip as much as possible?

Stayed for the night game day trip for 1
O’clock games

Big_O · Saturday at 2:48 PM

We drove through Houston in late April on our way to CA. It was horrible. Worse than Atlanta traffic.

saturdaysarebetter · Sunday at 12:25 PM

WanderingSpectator said:
I'll never complain about 110° in Phoenix again . Houston is the 4th largest city in America and 5th largest metro. And yet the downtown area is a ghost town on the weekend.

Any thoughts as to why? Bars & restaurants cater only to the weekday working crowd? Unsafe city?

WanderingSpectator · Sunday at 2:12 PM

saturdaysarebetter said:
Any thoughts as to why? Bars & restaurants cater only to the weekday working crowd? Unsafe city?

Phoenix was like that when we moved here too. They didn’t have a lot of downtown apartment/resedential living. People moved to the burbs. Phoenix has built a lot more residential living and infrastructure (grocery stores) and now it’s more lively. I expect Houston will do the same. Personally, I love a walkable city and would prefer to be an urban dweller - if it were safe and clean. Unfortunately, not many cities fit that description. I’d love to hear which ones are.

Houston didn’t seem unsafe. We saw a few homeless and unstable people but nothing major (ie Kensington or Skid Row) . Overall very clean and somewhat safe where we were.

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