Iziqu ze-Quirkiest zaseHouston

Ama-Austin angase aziqhenye ngokugcina idolobha lawo liyingqayizivele, kodwa iHouston inesabelo sayo esihle se-quirky. Ngemuva kwakho konke, nabantu abayizigidi ezingu-6 nomasipala wesifunda ubukhulu be-New Jersey, kuzodingeka ukhubeke kwezinye izinto ezinhle kakhulu. Kusuka ku-"burping" bayou endlini ehlanganiswe amathini amabizi, nansi izinto eziyinqaba ze-Houston-ndawo okumelwe uzibone ukukholelwa.

• 01 kwezingu-10

  I-Bubble Big

  Kunendawo edolobheni lase-Preston Street Bridge lapho uma ushaya khona inkinobho, ikhuthaza ibhuloho elikhulu ukuba liqhubekele ngaphesheya kwe-bayou enye ezolile. Abendawo bakubiza ngokuthi i-Big Bubble, futhi uma ungayibheki ngokuqondile, kunzima ukuthola. Asikho isignali enkulu noma imicibisholo ememezela khona, futhi ngeke uwuthole kunoma iyiphi ibalazwe.

  Inkinobho yafakwa lapho ngo-1998 njengendlela yokwandisa i-aeration eBuffalo Bayou. Imfihlakalo yayo empeleni yayiyingxenye yalolu hlelo.

  "Kuyinto nje inkinobho ebomvu. Ingabe ngiyicindezela noma angiyi? - Uyazi? Kuyini ukuyenza?" Kusho uDean Ruck, oyinhloko yomsebenzi. "Ngiyithande lo mqondo wokuthi akuyona into ebhalwe phansi noma ebhalwe phansi. Kuyinto nje abantu abayitholayo."

  I-Pro-tip: Thatha umngane. Inkinobho itholakala ekuqaleni kwebhuloho, kodwa umbono omuhle we-bubble ungaphakathi. Yenza umuntu oyedwa aqhube inkinobho ngenkathi omunye ebuka, bese ushintsha. Uma unabantwana ekudonseni, le ngoma nomdanso kuzobajabulisa ngoba kuhle, isikhathi eside.

• 02 kwezingu-10

  I-Eclectic Menagerie Park

  Ngaphandle kweLoop ngaphandle kwe-288 eNingizimu, uzothola ukufaniswa okubonakalayo okungahleliwe kwezithombe zensimbi. Iqoqo linge-Texas Pipe & Supply futhi lihlala emaphethelweni endlu yalo eceleni komgwaqo we-288 wesondlo ngaseBelfort Street. Isithombe sokuqala sokwenza ukubukeka kwaba imvubu, bese kuthi kamuva i-Snoopy. Kancane kancane, isibhakabhaka esinezinyosi sigcwele lezi zithombe ezinkulu, ezenziwe zensimbi - eziningi zazo ezazenziwe futhi zenziwe ngabaculi bendawo uRon Lee noMark Rankin.

  Ngeke ubone isibonakaliso sokumemezela ukufika kwakho, kodwa awukwazi ukukuphuthelwa. Namuhla, ipaki elingakahleleki liyizicucu eziningana, kufaka phakathi ibhentshi, i-rocket, ne-mariachi band.

• 03 ka-10

  I-Art Car Museum

  Izimoto zobuciko ziyinto yesiko eHouston. Unyaka ngamunye, umuzi unomcimbi wokudlala imoto, okuyiyona nto ezwakala ngayo: ngaphezulu-phezulu, izimoto ezihlotshiswe ngokucophelela eziqongelela izinto zazo edolobheni laseHouston. Umcimbi othandekayo waminyaka yonke wawungowokuqala wohlobo lwayo yonke indawo e-United States futhi uyaqhubeka ube yinto enkulu kakhulu kuleli zwe.

  I-Art Car Museum iyimyuziyamu yamahhala endaweni e-Eclectic Heights, ngaphandle kwe-I-10. Ithola igama layo kusukela embukisweni, ngokucacile, kodwa ubuciko obunemoto akuyona into kuphela ehlala lapha. I-museum nayo inezobuciko zobuciko obuphambili obungase ungayitholi eminyuziyamu yobuciko be-snootier. Imisebenzi lapha iziqalo zangempela zengxoxo - kodwa, futhi futhi, yilokho iphuzu lonke. Umgomo weNyuziyamu okukhulunywa ngawo ukubiza ukunakekelwa ngezindlela ezehlukene ubuciko bungabonakalisa futhi bukhulume nezenzakalo zamasiko, ezombangazwe nezomnotho zosuku.

  Ingxenye engcono kakhulu yale nyuziyamu yilabo abalondolozi bajikeleza ngokuqhubekayo izingcezu ezintsha nezithakazelisayo emaphepheni, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kukhona into entsha yokubona njalo - futhi uxoxe ngakho.

• 04 kwezingu-10

  I-Orange Show

  I-Orange Show yaqala amashumi eminyaka edlule njengendlela yokuba ummeli weposi wase Houston ahloniphe izithelo zakhe azithandayo. UMdali uJeff McKissack wachitha iminyaka engaba ngu-25 ephendulela impahla yakhe e-East End ibe yindawo yokwakha enezimangalo, ama-balconi nama-mosaics. Wayesebenzisa izinto eziningi ezifana nezitini ezindala kanye nemishini yepulazi, futhi, nakanjani, iningi lama-orange. Wasebenza kuze kube yilapho efa ngo-1980, kanti ubuciko bendawo basebenzela ukugcina ubucwebe bukaMcKissack. Isayithi manje liqhuba imisebenzi eminingi yobuciko bendawo yedolobha kanye nezinhlelo zemfundo, ibe enye yezintandokazi zikaHouston - nesikhungo esincane esingavamile.

• 05 ka-10

  Ubhiya Can House

  Ngesikhathi uMcKissack ehamba e-Orange Show, enye iHoustonian edolobheni laseRis Military yedolobheni yayithinta umdwebo wakhe ekhaya - ngalesi sikhathi ngosizo lwesiphuzo sakhe esithandayo. UJohn Milkovisch wasebenzisa isikhathi eside sokuthatha umhlalaphansi ekwakheni i-aluminium siding, amakhethini, kanye nemikhawulo yakhe ekhaya. Kancane kancane, waphawula amathini angaba ngu-50 000 futhi wawahlanganisa ndawonye ukuze enze izindwangu zendlu yakhe ezazivame ukusebenza njengoba zazihlobisa. Ngokwesibonelo, iziqhingi zezintambo zasiza ukunciphisa izindleko zamandla esikweletu ngesikhathi esifanayo "behlabelela" emoyeni.

  Ungakwazi ukushayela udlulile endlini uma uthanda, kepha ukuvakasha kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuthola ulwazi olugcwele futhi ufunde umlando wendlela uMilkovichki aphendulela ngayo indlu yakhe ibe yinye yezingcezu ezidumile kakhulu zobuciko baseHouston.

• 06 kwangu-10

  I-Buffalo Bayou Cistern

  Ukukhwabanisa okupholile komhlaba ngaphansi kweBuffalo Bayou Park eduze kwebhuloho laseSabine Street nokuphonsa itshe ukusuka edolobheni. Kuyaziwa nje ngokuthi umthombo futhi kuyinhlangano yesistimu yamanzi yedolobha eyakhiwe kuma-20s. I-cave ca-87,500 square-foot iyinhloko ewuthandayo phakathi kwabathwebuli bezithombe zendawo ngenxa yezinsika zayo ezingu-200 + ezikhonkolo ezenza isikhala sibe nhle kakhulu.

  Isayithi elisetshenziselwa ukuba libe yindawo yamanzi edolobheni kuze kube yilapho umonakalo ongenakuqhathaniswa kubangele ukuthi ihlale ingashiywe ingxenye engcono yeminyaka eyishumi. Ivulekele umphakathi ukuthi ubuke ngoMeyi 2016.

  I-pro-tip: Izinkambo zikhawulelwe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuphela ngesonto, futhi ukubhuka kuyadingeka. Bheka iwebhusayithi ukuze uthole imininingwane.

• 07 kwangu-10

  Umlando weNational Museum of Funeral History

  I-Houston inamamyuziyamu amnandi amahle kakhulu , kodwa okumangalisayo kufanele kube yilo. Isikhungo esingamamitha angu-30,000 + sinezintambo ezinezinto ezinama-artifacts ezilandelana nomlando wembonini yemisebenzi yomngcwabo. Ngaphandle kokuzwa okuvuthiwe, i-museum ine-Popemobile eqotho-kuya-uNkulunkulu eseyisebenzisiwe uPapa John Paul II, ikhakethi ehlanganiswe nemali yangempela, kanye nombukiso wonke ozinikele ekugcobeni.

• 08 kwezingu-10

  David Adickes Studio

  Uma ngabe uke waqhuma i-I-45 enyakatho yeHouston, cishe uke wabona isithunzi esikhulu sikaSam Houston ngaseHuntsville. Lesi sithombe sidalwe ngumdwebi wendawo uDaily Adickes, futhi ama-giant replicas anomusa wento yakhe. Uke wadala amabhasi ama-43 amakhulu ama-Amongameli aseMelika ngokubonisa eSouth Dakota. Nokho, odumile kakhulu yizithombe zakhe eziseBeetles manje ezihlala ngaphandle kwe- 8th Wonder Brewery . Ucingo lwe-chainlink luzungeze studio, kodwa usengakwazi ukubona ezinye zezithombe zakhe ezisemgwaqeni.

  I-pro-tip: Bona i-studio ngenkathi ungakwazi. I-Adickes izophoqeleka ukuvala indawo yayo yamanje ukuze yenze indlela yokukhuliswa komgwaqo omkhulu ngo-2019, futhi akukho gama okwamanje ukuthi ngabe izithombe zakhe zizovulelwa umphakathi endaweni entsha ngaleso sikhathi.

• 09 kwezingu-10

  I-Waugh Drive ye-Bat Colony

  Ngaphansi kwesibhuloho seWaugh Drive phakathi kuka-Allen Parkway no-Memorial Drive, amathoni amakholanyana amancane enza ikhaya lawo emakhakheni. Sekuyiminyaka, ama-Houstoniya aye afika ebhuloho ekushoneni kwelanga ukuze abuke izinkulungwane zamabulane avuke eqenjini elilodwa elikhulu esibhakabhakeni.

  Leli koloni lashaya ngesikhathi seMpulazi iHarvey, lapho ama-bayous akha phezu kwebhuloho laseWaugh Drive, ebulala amantombazane amaningi futhi ekhukhumeza imizi yabo. Ngemuva kokukhukhula, ikoloni isuke igcinwe kakhulu, ihamba indiza lapho ibumnyama futhi emaqenjini amancane. Kodwa ngenkathi kunesibalo esincane, amantombazane aseyiwona umbono othakazelisayo.

  I-pro-tips: Ukuze uthole ukubukwa okungcono, yima emgodini wokubuka okhona ekhoneni likaWaugh Drive no-Allen Parkway.

• 10 kwangu-10

  Umfula oLukama oluseTexas oMarriott Marquis Downtown

  Lo mfula onobuhle waseTexas edolobheni laseMarriott Marquis luyintengo yohlu lwamakethe amaningi ase-Houstonians. Ihotela livuliwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2016 ngesikhathi sokuthi i-Super Bowl, futhi umfula ovilaphayo ophahleni - omelele ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-100 emoyeni nasemakhilomitha angu-510 ubude - kuye kwaba umdwebo omkhulu kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ngempela, yini i-Texans eyithandayo kakhulu? Texas.