Attractions na Quirkiest na Houston

Austinites na iya yin girman kansu a kan kiyaye garinsu mai ban mamaki, amma Houston yana da rabo mai kyau na quirky. Bayan haka, tare da mutane miliyan 6 da yankin metro da girman New Jersey, za ku yi tuntuɓe a cikin wasu abubuwa masu ban sha'awa. Daga "bayou" bayou zuwa gidan da aka rufe a cikin gwangwani, akwai wasu wuraren da ake gani na Houston-da-zane da za ku yi imani.

• 01 na 10

  Babban Bubble

  Akwai wuri a kan titin Preston Street Bridge a cikin gari inda idan kun danna maɓallin, yana tasowa wata babbar kumfa ta fashe ta fuskar wani bayou mai sanyi. Ƙungiyoyi suna kira shi Babban Bubble, kuma idan ba a ba ku ba ne a fili ba, yana da wuya a samu. Babu alamar haɗaka ko arrow ta bayyana gabanta, kuma ba za ka samu a kan taswira ba.

  An saka maɓallin a can a shekarar 1998 a matsayin hanyar da za ta ƙara haɓaka a Buffalo Bayou. Asirinsa shine ainihin ɓangare na shirin.

  "Yana da kawai maɓallin ja - shin zan tura shi ko a'a? - Ka san abin da zai yi?" In ji Dean Ruck, wanda ke da bayan aikin. "Ina son wannan ra'ayi cewa ba wani abu ba ne wanda ake kira ko kuma wani nau'i na fasaha." Wannan abu ne kawai da mutane suke ganewa. "

  Pro-tip: Kuwo budurwa. Maballin yana samuwa a farkon gada, amma mafi kyau ra'ayi akan kumfa yana tsakiyar. Shin mutum daya danna maɓallin yayin da wasu masu dubawa, sannan kuma canzawa. Idan kana da yara a cikin waƙa, wannan waƙa da rawa za su ji dadin su nagari, tun daɗewa.

• 02 na 10

  Eclectic Menagerie Park

  A waje kawai da kewayen Rundunar 288 ta kudu, za ku sami samfurin kayan fasaha na baƙi. Tarin yana da Texas Pipe & Supply kuma yana zaune a gefen dukiyarsa ta hanyar hanyar abinci ta 288 kusa da Belfort Street. Siffar farko ta bayyana shi ne hippo, sa'an nan kuma daga baya wani Snoopy. Ƙananan kadan, cikewar ciyawa ta cika da wadannan giant, kayan hotunan karfe - yawancin wadanda aka tsara da kuma aikata su ta hanyar 'yan wasan gida Ron Lee da Mark Rankin.

  Ba za ku ga alamar da ke nuna zuwanku ba, amma ba za ku iya ba. Yau, wurin shakatawa na gari yana da gida guda guda, ciki har da sutura, rocket, da mariachi band.

• 03 na 10

  Art Car Museum

  Art motoci wani abu ne na al'ada a Houston. Kowace shekara, birnin yana haɓaka motar motar fasaha, wanda shine ainihin abin da yake kamar: a kan gaba, kayan ado da dama suna daɗaɗɗen motocin da suke jigilar kayayyaki a cikin birnin Houston. Abinda aka fi so a kowace shekara shine farkon irinsa a ko'ina cikin Amurka kuma ya ci gaba da kasancewa mafi girma a cikin ƙasar.

  Gidan kayan gargajiya na Art Museum kyauta ce mai kayan kyauta a cikin yanki na yanki, ba tare da I-10 ba. Yana samun sunansa daga fararen, a fili, amma aikin fasaha ba motsi ba ne kawai. Gidan kayan gargajiya yana da nauyin kayan fasaha na yau da kullum wanda ba za ku iya samunsa ba a cikin gidan kayan gargajiya na snootier. Ayyuka a nan su ne ainihin maɓallin zance - amma, to, kuma, shi ne ainihin aya. Gidan kayan gidan kayan gargajiya shine burin kulawa da hanyoyi daban-daban hanyoyin da za ku iya tunani da magana da al'amuran al'adu, siyasa, da tattalin arziki na ranar.

  Mafi kyawun wannan gidan kayan kayan gargajiya shine masu tsarawa suna ci gaba da juya sabon abu mai ban sha'awa a cikin tasoshin, tabbatar da cewa akwai wani abu sabon abu don ganin - kuma yayi magana akan.

• 04 na 10

  Shafin Orange

  Aikin Orange ya fara shekaru da yawa da suka wuce a matsayin wata hanya ga mai gidan waya na Houston don ya girmama abin da yake so. Mahalicci Jeff McKissack ya yi amfani da kusan shekaru 25 ya canza kayansa na Gabas ta Gabas a cikin gine-ginen masana'antu, da baranda, da mosaics. Ya yi amfani da kayan da aka girka kamar tsofaffin tubalin da kayan aikin gona, kuma, ba shakka, yawancin orange. Ya yi aiki har zuwa mutuwarsa a shekara ta 1980, kuma wani masanin zane-zanen gida ya shigo don kare mahimmancin McKissack. Shafukan yanar gizon yanzu suna da yawa daga ayyukan ayyukan fasaha na gari da kuma shirye-shiryen ilimin ilimi, zama daya daga cikin ƙaunatacciyar ƙaunatacciyar Houston - duk da haka baƙi ba ne.

• 05 na 10

  Beer iya gidan

  Yayinda McKissack ke yin motsawa a Orange Show, wani dan Houston a garin Rice Military na garin yana sa hannun kansa a kan gidansa - wannan lokaci tare da taimakon abincin da ya fi so. John Milkovisch ya shafe shekaru da yawa daga cikin aikinsa na yin gyare-gyare na samar da shinge na aluminum, labule, da hanyoyi don gidansa daga gwangwani. Kadan kadan, ya kwashe kusan 50,000 gwangwani kuma ya haɗa su tare don yin kayan ado ga gidansa wanda yawancin lokaci yana aiki kamar yadda suke ado. Alal misali, shaguna na tsaunuka, sun taimaka wajen rage yawan kudaden wutar lantarki yayin da suke "raira" a cikin iska.

  Kuna iya fitar da gidan zuwa gawk idan kuna so, amma yawon shakatawa shine hanya mafi kyau don samun cikakken kwarewa kuma ku koyi tarihin yadda Milkovisch ya juya gidansa a cikin ɗaya daga cikin manyan ayyukan fasaha na Houston.

• 06 na 10

  Buffalo Bayou Cistern

  Hanya mai zurfi ta karkashin kasa ta kasance a karkashin Buffalo Bayou Park a kusa da titin Sabine Street da kuma jifa daga dutse. An san shi ne kawai a matsayin Ƙarin ruwa kuma yana da ma'anar tsarin ruwa na garin wanda aka gina a cikin '20s. Kullin kafafu na 87.500 yana magana ne da aka fi so a tsakanin masu daukan hoto na gida saboda ginshiƙan ginshiƙai 200+ waɗanda suke sa sararin samaniya mai kyau.

  Shafukan da aka yi amfani da ita su zama tafki ga ruwa na gari har sai lalacewar da ba ta da banbanci ya sa ya zauna a watsi da mafi yawan shekaru goma. An sake buɗewa ga jama'a don ganin su a watan Mayu 2016.

  Matsalar karin bayani: Ana iya ƙayyade hanyoyi ne kawai a cikin 'yan kwanaki a mako, kuma ana buƙatar adreshin. Dubi shafin yanar gizo don cikakkun bayanai.

• 07 na 10

  Tarihin Gidan Tarihi na Funeral

  Houston yana da wasu kyawawan kayan gargajiya , amma mafi girma shine ya zama wannan. Gidajen gidaje 30,000+ yana da nau'in kayan tarihi wanda ke ba da labarin tarihin jana'izar masana'antu. Bugu da ƙari, na jin murya, gidan kayan gargajiya yana farfado da Popemobile mai gaskiya ga Allah wanda Paparoma John Paul II ya yi amfani dashi, wani akwati da aka yi da gashin gaske, kuma duk wani abu yana nuna sadaukarwa.

• 08 na 10

  David Adickes Studio

  Idan ka taba tayar da I-45 a arewacin Houston, tabbas ka ga babban hoton Sam Houston da dama daga Huntsville. Mawallafi na gida David Adickes ya kirkiro wannan hotunan, kuma jigilar litattafai irin nau'in abu ne. Ya taba yin tashe-tashen hankulan mutane 43 na shugabannin Amurka don nunawa a Dakota ta kudu. Mafi shahararrunsa, duk da haka, su ne batutuwa na Beatles da suke zaune a waje na 8th Brewery Wonder . Tsarin shinge yana kewaye da ɗakin studio, amma har yanzu zaku iya ganin hangen nesa daga tituna.

  Karin bayani: Duba zane yayin da zaka iya. Za a tilasta wajibi su rufe wurin da yake a yanzu don samar da hanyoyi don fadada babbar hanya a 2019, kuma babu wata kalma a kan ko za a bude hotunansa ga jama'a a sabon wuri a lokacin.

• 09 na 10

  Waugh Drive Bat Colony

  Kamar yadda kewayar Waugh Drive ta tsakiya tsakanin Allen Parkway da Tunawa da Mutuwar Kwaminar, tons of matsuna masu yawa sun sanya gidansu a cikin kullun. Shekaru da dama, 'yan Houston sun kai ga gada a faɗuwar rana don duban dubban' yan sanda suna tashi a cikin babbar ƙungiya a fadin sararin samaniya.

  Ƙasar ta ɗauki wani mummunan rauni a lokacin Hurricane Harvey, lokacin da kullun da ke kan titin Waugh Drive, ya kashe da yawa daga cikin 'yan sanda da ambaliyar gidajensu. Bayan ambaliyar ruwa, da mallaka ya zama mafi tsabta, ya tashi yayin da yake da duhu kuma a kananan kungiyoyi. Amma yayin da ƙananan ƙidaya suke, adatsan har yanzu suna da kyan gani.

  Pro-tips: Domin mafi kyau ra'ayi, tsaya a kan tashar kallo dake a kusurwar Waugh Drive da Allen Parkway.

• 10 na 10

  Yankin Lazy na Texas da aka yi a Marriott Marquis a cikin gari

  Wannan kogin Texas-dimbin yawa a Marriott Marquis a cikin gari yana da jerin guga don yawancin mutanen Houston. Hotel din ya bude a karshen shekara ta 2016 kawai a lokacin Super Bowl, kuma kogin dakin rugugi - wanda aka sanya sama da 100 feet a cikin iska da kuma mai zurfin mita 510 - ya kasance babban zane tun daga lokacin. Hakika, menene Texans suke son mafi? Texas.