Houston on a $1K Budget: 3 Days of Food, Fun & Adventure
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Houston Budget Adventurer – $1,000 Itinerary (3 Days)
Flights & Transport
Frontier or Spirit Airlines – $142 roundtrip
METRO Q Pass (3-Day) – $9
Wanderstay Houston Hostel – $60/night × 3 = $180
Day 1 – Dinosaurs, Tacos & Skyline Strolls
Breakfast: Blacksmith – $13
Lunch: Tacos Tierra Caliente – $7.50
Walk: Discovery Green – Free
Dinner: Mai’s Restaurant – $25
Day 1 Total: $70.50
Day 2 – History, Heat & Haggling
Breakfast: Common Bond – $10
Lunch: The Breakfast Klub – $17
Shopping: Pavement Houston / Leopard Lounge – $35
Dinner: Mico’s Hot Chicken – $13
Day 2 Total: $85
Day 3 – Space, Art & Last Bites
Breakfast: Empire Café – $20
Space Center Houston – $29.95
Lunch: Crawfish & Noodles – $38
Smither Park – Free
Shopping: Phoenicia Specialty Foods – $20
Dinner: El Tiempo Cantina – $21.50
Day 3 Total: $129.45
Flight: $142
Transport: $9
Lodging: $180
Day 1: $70.50
Day 2: $85
Day 3: $129.45
Grand Total: $615.95
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