The Black Enterprise African American travel guide presented by Allstate
Black Enterprise, July, 2005
HOUSTON
1-800-4-HOUSTON
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Where can you go for the best in entertainment, sports, cultural arts, shopping, dining and nightlife? Look no further than Houston, SpaceCity, USA. Restaurants: freebeards (315 Travis St., 713-228-2622): Urban Southern cooking. Pesce (3029 Kirby Dr., 713-522-4858): Posh seafood haven. Golf Clubs, Bedstone Golf Club (5860 Wilson Rd., Humble, 281-454-6590). Boustonian Golf Club (12600 Houstonian Dr., Richmond, 281-494-4244). Nightspots/Entertainment: The Main Event is downtown Houston's entertainment district, with more than 70 dining and entertainment options to choose from. Opus Club (412 Main St., 713-222-6787): Trendy downtown lounge ambience, hip-hop tunes and beautiful people. Spas/Salons: Sensia Studio & Japanese Day Spa (1711 Post Oak Blvd., 713-627-0070). Shopping: Gallery 3917 (3917 Main, 713-529-5262): Exhibits include genres of art from a diverse multicultural artists around the globe. Highland Village (4055 Westheimer, 713-850-3100): Houston's premier shopping and dining destination. Rice Village: One of Houston's oldest and best-loved shopping destinations since the 1930s. Exciting Activities for Kids, Children's Museum of Houston: Combining adventure and education, CMH is ranked among the top children's museums in the country by Child magazine. Houston Museum of Natural Science: The fourth most visited museum in the nation. The Kemah Boardwalk (Bradford and 2nd St., Kemah): 20 miles from downtown Houston, the perfect family getaway. Favorite African American Native Sons/Daughters: Beyonce, George Foreman, Debbie Allen.
FAST FACT: 74% of travel by African Americans is taken for leisure.
INDIANAPOLIS
1-800-323-4639
Indianapolis is rich with African American culture! Events such as the Indiana Black Expo and the Circle City Classic attract more than 600, 000 people to downtown Indianapolis annually. Restaurant: Scholar's Inn Gourmet Cafe & Wine Bar (717 N. College Ave., Bloomington, 812-332-1892). This beautifully decorated restaurant is the perfect downtown spot for dinner and drinks. The Music Mill, (3720 E 82nd St., 317-841 1850): Offers a unique setting of restaurants, bars and concert venues. Golf Clubs: Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel (1964 Burning Tree Lane, Carmel, 317-844-9938): Site of the 1991 PGA and 1994 U.S. Women's Open championships and was awarded the 2005 Solheim Cup Golf Tournament. Nightspots/Entertainment: Blu Martini (4705 E. 96th St., 317-566-8650): Restaurant by day and lounge by night, one of the cities hottest places dine and drink. Vizion Restaurant/Vapour Lounge (5252 E. 82nd St., 317-577-9570): Enjoy the best of both worlds at this exclusive restaurant and nightclub. Spas/Salons: Complexions Bay Spa (735 Massachusetts Ave., 317-423-9000): State-of-the-art facility, private treatment rooms, VIP pedicure room, showers and a Thai herbal sauna, shopping: Massachusetts Avenue: Referred to as Mass Ave., this eclectic district has a diverse offering of unique shopping. Broad Ripple Village: Trendy meets retro in this funky near north side neighborhood. Exciting Activities for Kids: Children's Museum of Indianapolis (3000 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 317-334-3322): One of the world's best and most progressive children's museums. Favorite African American Native Sons/Daughters: Major Taylor, Oscar Robertson, Madame C.J. Walker.
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