Gay & Lesbian Travel: Houston

A cosmopolitan city that blends Western and Southern heritage and style, Houston has been one of America's great boomtowns of the past decade. Its once staid, business-oriented downtown has become a trendy district of restaurants, clubs, shops, condos, and hip hotels, along with an architecturally stunning baseball stadium.

Other central Houston neighborhoods, including gay-popular Montrose and up-and-coming Midtown, have also seen big changes for the better, helping to turn the nation's fourth-largest city into a lively and downright stylish getaway.