With discounts on certain days of the week and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, you won’t find many better climbing facilities than Texas Rock Gym. This unique and colorful gym is equipped with sturdy rock walls and padded floors throughout, and it offers both bouldering and top roping for all kinds of climbers.

Whether you’ve been rock climbing before or you’re embarking on your first climb, there are skilled instructors who are always on hand to offer as much or as little support as you need. The routes on each wall change frequently so there’s always a new climb to try, and each one uses different parts of your arms, core, and legs to give you a killer full-body workout. You can rent the essential equipment or bring your own if you’re a more experienced, frequent climber.

Texas Rock Gym
1526 Campbell Road
Houston, TX 77055
(713) 973-7625
www.texasrockgym.com

CC-BY-SA-2.0/Flickr Charlie Brewer

May your day be touched with a little bit of the luck of the Irish!

Connie’s Frozen Custard is an American tradition that was first established in Coney Island more than 65 years ago. Today, the Houston location brings the cool, frozen treat all the way down to Texas, offering a wide selection of freshly made custards created using fine ingredients and fresh fruit toppings. You’ll only find classic flavors like chocolate and vanilla at Connie’s, but the wide selection of cookies, candies, and other “concretes” to use as toppings make it easy to customize your dessert to your specific cravings.

Connie’s is easy to find because of its old-fashioned ice cream cone sign and its sunny yellow exterior, and you’ll almost always find customers enjoying ice cream on the benches outside. The most difficult thing about a visit to Connie’s is trying to choose between the ice cream sandwiches, custards, and sundaes, but most people would say that’s a pretty good problem to have!

Connie’s Frozen Custard
12545 Jones Road
Houston, TX 77070
(281) 469-3444
www.conniesfrozencustard.com
www.yelp.com/biz/connies-frozen-custard-houston

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