What’s new in Houston

Houston, Texas is home to many exciting new developments opening this year, including new luxury stay options, fine dining and art.

Check out what’s new for 2024 and start planning a summer trip:

Great Wolf Lodge Texas Gulf Coast announcement October 18, 2024, as the opening day of its new complex. Great Wolf Lodge Texas Gulf Coast, located in Webster. It will feature a 92,000 square foot indoor water park with an all-new design theme. It includes the Great Wolf Pack, the friendly characters from the animated film complex. The 532-room resort, the company’s second in Texas, is being built not far from Space Center Houston.

Meow Wolf Houston -The 5th permanent Meow Wolf exhibit is scheduled to open later this year in Houston, located in the city’s Fifth Ward, northeast of downtown. Meow Wolf Houston has selected more than 40 local and regional artists to collaborate on its new site with immersive and inspiring artwork that reflects the diversity of Houston.

THE Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) reopened the renovated restaurant Welch Hall: matter and movement exhibition with ten interactive galleries and topics that include: The Houston Connection, Newton’s Cradle and History of the Universe. Special features such as pioneering contactless technology and other enhancements contribute to the immersive experience. Other exhibits at HMNS include the Hall of Ancient Egypt, the Cockrell Butterfly Center, and the incredible Morian Hall of Paleontology.

Houston Gandhi Eternal Museum is the first museum in the Americas dedicated to preserving and promoting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy of non-violent conflict resolution. The museum was inaugurated on October 2, 2023, the 154th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

UPCOMING HOTELS

Hotel Daphne (opening 2025) The new hotel, a project of the Bunkhouse group, will be located in the historic Heights district and will include 47 rooms and suites. It houses an all-day restaurant, bar and lounge, swimming pool and pool bar, courtyard, library and lobby retail store. To blend in with the area’s recycled industrial aesthetic, the Daphne Hotel will feature elements such as painted brick and steel-framed windows.

Hotel Saint Augustin (opening late 2024) -The upscale boutique hotel, Bunkhouse Group’s first project in Houston, includes five small buildings spread over two floors with 71 rooms, a full-service restaurant, a lobby bar and a swimming pool. Located in the Montrose neighborhood, near The Menil Collection in the Museum District.

Thompson Houston The 36-story luxury hotel, with 172 rooms, including 34 suites and 100 private villas, debuted in early 2024 west of downtown along scenic Buffalo Bayou Park. The new hotel features several chef-driven restaurants, a full-service spa and one of the largest rooftop pools in the city, as well as its own helipad.

NEW RESTAURANTS

PostScript -This elegant restaurant decorated in shades of pink offers classic American dishes with a luxury menu from Chef Bryan Caswell. The main dining room features a hand-painted central grand piano and a convenient champagne bell press at each booth.

End of August Chef Chris Williams’ new restaurant at The Ion, a technology park and innovation district in Midtown Houston, features a unique menu serving flavors from the South, Africa and Central America.

Conservatory Gallery -This new dining destination in Houston’s Uptown neighborhood is a three-level food hall featuring a range of cuisines from 11 diverse food vendors as well as two bar concepts.

Tatemo‘s chef Emmanuel Chavez is a finalist for the Best Chef: Texas category this year James Beard Foundation price. Tatemó is an unpretentious restaurant with a mission to restore the cultural value of but (corn) by working with nixtamalized corn for their menu creations.

More information about Houston attractions, events, hotels and restaurants at: VisitHouston.com.

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