Rice
Village -- lots of unique shops and restaurants. You *must*
go to the Variety Fair 5 & 10
Flea
markets, indoor and out, all over town. Biggest are Trading
Fair on the South (610) Loop, and Houston Flea Market (59
at Westpark)
The
Galleria -- a huge complex with a couple of hundred stores
in three sections. Galleria I has 3 levels, with an ice skating
rink on the bottom area.There are lots of ritzy stores, including
Neiman Marcus, Gumps, Tiffanys, etc,, but there are places
you can find a bargain.
There
are big outlet centers in Conroe (way north) and La Marque
(way south).
Old
Town Spring, north of Houston, has dozens of small shops selling
antiques and crafts.
Spec's
Liquor downtown. Maybe you'll see Spec himself cruising the
aisles on his roller skates. Cheapest liquor in town, with
phenomenal selection
Antiques
stores all over, but concentrated on lower Westheimer and
around River Oaks.
Book
stores -- Half Price, Murder by the Book, Brazos Book Store,
Brown's Science Books, the Alabama Book Stop, Barnes and Noble,
Borders
.
