13 best day trips from Houston - Lonely Planet
13 best day trips from Houston Luke Waterson Lake Livingston State Park, Texas. ©Getty Houston, the USAâs fourth-largest metropolis, can seem so huge that thoughts of the myriad sights and landscapes just beyond its edges often fade from your mindâs eye. But if you are in Houston for a few days, a day trip to some of the exceptional cities, museums, beaches, lakes and wildernesses nearby will make your time here a truly memorable one.  These thirteen best day trips take you around the compass clockwise from north to west. So there will be something to enthral you whichever d...