Like the Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz, we’re all melting in Houston these days.

But doesn’t that big bucket of cool water they throw on her sound refreshing just about now?

No need to be green with envy or throw a tantrum. (But we’ve got a place you can do that, and they’re offering a summer special right now.)

We’ve got plenty of spaces to escape the heat in the Spring Branch District, including an escape room that is air-conditioned.

You can also get lost in a story about cooler places at the bookstore or library, jump into a public pool, get a slime shower or climb to the top of a rock wall.

Check out these indoor locations to beat the heat right here in the District:

Bookstores & Libraries:

Becker’s Books
7405 Westview
https://sbmd.org/lose-yourself-in-a-rare-or-used-book-from-beckers-books/ 

Ring Neighborhood Library
8835 Long Point Rd.
https://houstonlibrary.org/home

Hillendahl Neighborhood Library
2436 Gessner Rd.
https://houstonlibrary.org/home

Public Pools:

Agnes Moffitt
10645 Hammerly Blvd.
https://www.houstontx.gov/parks/pdfs/2024/PoolOpeningPhase3.pdf

Schwartz
8203 Vogue Ln.
https://www.houstontx.gov/parks/pdfs/2024/PoolOpeningPhase3.pdf

Other Activities:

Texas Rock Gym
1526 Campbell Rd.
https://sbmd.org/climb-your-way-to-fitness-at-the-texas-rock-gym/

Tantrums
1730 Elmview
https://tantrumsllc.com/

Sloomoo Institute
Marq-E Entertainment Center
7620 Katy Freeway, Ste #360
https://sbmd.org/family-fun-spring-branch-site-is-a-sublime-silly-sanctuary-of-slime/

Escape It Houston
Marq-E Entertainment Center
7620 Katy Fwy. #110
https://sbmd.org/escaping-reality-at-escape-it-in-the-spring-branch-district/

— Dorothy Puch Lillig