South of Houston

Who knew that Houston had an underground? The Tunnel, as the befuddling, 6.3-mile subsurface promenade is informally known, has been with us since the mid-1930s, but it remains one of the city’s least-trumpeted destinations. On purpose. “The Tunnel was never intended to be an attraction. It was not designed; it just kind of evolved,” says… Continue reading South of Houston

Loop de Loop 610

The best ride of the day was not on a roller coaster but in a stretch limousine; it purred there on pitted asphalt, gleaming like polished bone in the Gulf Coast sun. The Six Flags flacks had hand-picked half a dozen limo riders from the gathered throng of media types; most of those at this… Continue reading Loop de Loop 610