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Known for the vibrancy of its visual and performing arts, Houston's Theater District is ranked second in the country in the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area per capita and has world-class visual and performing arts organizations. For information about arts and museums in Houston see:

Officially, Houston is nicknamed the "Space City" as it is home to NASA's Lyndon. B. Johnson Space Center. If you would like to visit NASA see: http://www.spacecenter.org/

Restaurants and Entertainment:
Rice Village (nearest to Rice University Campus)
Fuzzy's Pizza Italian & Sports Café
Dimassi's Mediterranean Café
Buffallo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Mi Luna Tapas Restaurant
La Madeleine Bakery, Café & Bistro
Fu's Garden Restaurant
Hungry's Café & Bistro
Ruggles Café Bekery
Istanbul Grill & Deli Turkish Cuisine
Two Rows Restaurant and Brewery
Patu's Thai village
Kubo's sushi bar and grill

For other restaurants in the Houston area see: http://www.houstonrestaurants.com/

Shopping:
Rice village has a nice shopping area. Another place is Galleria shopping mall. The complex is located at 5085 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77056.
For more information see: http://www.houstoncl.com/shopping/galleria.htm

Outdoor activities close to Rice University campus:
Herman Park: http://www.hermannpark.org/
Houston Zoo: http://www.houstonzoo.org/

(The information on this page is cited from the website of the 11th Biennial Rice University Symposium on Language created by Dr. Claire Bowern.)

The 12th Biennial Rice University Symposium on Language

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