Our annual Best of Houston® issue hits the streets on September 27. The theme is hidden treasures, so every day till then we’ll be unfolding a map of what you can expect.

Gone are the days when you had to run from store to store to find a vibrating flexidong and a space-age cock-and-ball harness. Now it’s one-stop shopping — and you’ll know where to go once you discover our pick for Best Novelty Store.

The Houston Press is a nationally award-winning, 34-year-old publication ruled by endless curiosity, a certain amount of irreverence, the desire to get to the truth and to point out the absurd as well...