Houston BAPS Mandir

Houston finally got some culture, although it came half way across the world from India. The Houston BAPS Mandir (temple) is the first temple in North America built using traditional Hindu design. The temple itself is not exactly open to the public; you need to arrange for a tour if you want to go inside. But there's an Indian grocery and cafeteria nearby where they serve vegetarian fare, and a museum of Indian culture next door.

I thought some of the exhibits inside the museum made claims of questionable authenticity. For example, it said that the first human organ transplant was done in India over 2600 years ago. I came home and checked online for verification, and what do you know it was true. Although I think it should've said autotransplant of the skin from forehead to nose, which sounds a lot more likely than a heart or liver transplant.