Questions for preparing weekend trip

I'll be visiting from Louisiana for Labor Day weekend, arriving Friday evening. Staying around W 34th & Antoine. Primarily thinking of seeing the Menil Collection, Buffalo Bayou, and a Skeeters game; I'm putting this together on the fly.

• Ideas for an itinerary of getting around by transit? I'd like to try one day of using the transit system. Maybe start the day somewhere (Menil collection, for example), then get lunch, a few more places to visit, and dinner all walking or by transit. Downloading and using the app sounds easy enough.

• Recommendations for that NW part of Houston I'm staying in that maybe don't get mentioned often?

• Recommendations for Monday morning/early afternoon as I leave (something on the east side or outside the city – a place to eat, a place to stop for scenery or a quick visit, etc)?