The West Houston area is home to some of the most popular retail attractions in the Greater Houston area. Katy Mills Mall, Memorial City Mall, West Oaks Mall and Town & Country offer hundreds of major department stores and specialty retailers.

Shopping in Greater Houston ranges from the city's top retail mecca - The Galleria - to scores of specialty centers and one-of-a-kind shops.

In addition to more than 300 stores (including a new wing with Houston's first Nordstrom store), The Galleria has a spectacular ice rink, restaurants galore, several office towers and two hotels. The Galleria's success continues all the way down Post Oak Blvd., Houston's own "Miracle Mile," and down Westheimer, where upscale centers such as Highland Village lure shoppers year round.

Other Houston shopping ranges from the funky boutiques and antiques shops of the historic Heights, Rice Village and Montrose communities, to the international flavors of Chinatown and Midtown.

The West Houston area is home to some of the most popular retail attractions in the Greater Houston area. Memorial City Mall, West Oaks Mall and Town & Country offer hundreds of major department stores and specialty retailers. Katy Mills Mall, only a few minutes from Westheimer Lakes, is the region's leading retail and entertainment destination, with more than 200 stores and services in a 1.3 million-square-foot shopper's paradise