Galveston Tour
Features
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
8 hours
- Entrance fee
- Guide
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
This tour will cover much of the island, its history, and historic sites. I will play a 45-minute documentary giving you an good introduction as we drive to Galveston on our drip-down movie screens. This is a mostly driving tour that also incorporates about 1 hour to walk and shop...
- Duration 8 Hours
- Private Tour
- 1
Broadway Avenue J
This beautiful mansion from 1892 looks like a small castle. The American Institute of Architects have ranked this as the 14th most important US home built during the Victorian Age. It also has a great gift shop.
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Included
- 2
The Strand
The Strand is the most famous street in Galveston. It looks like a cleaner version of Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It is full of shops, cafes, boutiques, and comfort food sites for ice cream, chocolate, saltwater taffy, taffy apples, fudge, jerky, and more. First, we...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 3
Texas City
This is one of the largest and cleanest roadside stops in the US. If you have ever heard that everything is bigger in Texas, this site lives up to that motto. The gas station has 56 pumps. Each of the bathrooms has over 30 stalls, generally with an attendant to...
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 4
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
This is, to the best of my knowledge, the only oil rig museum in the US that your can go on to tour. This is 1 of about 5 optional special activities that you can select. If you do not want to tour the Drilling Rig & Museum, you can...
- Duration 1 Hour•
- Admission Ticket Included
- 5
The Seawall
Drive along Seawall Boulevard to see the Gulf of Mexico, the hotels, restaurants and gift shops.
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 6
Port of Galveston
See the beginning of the Houston Ship Channel, the wharves, ships, and restaurants along the Port.
- Duration 10 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 7
Grand 1894 Opera House
This beautiful and historic performing arts theater is one of the oldest in all of the South. It has survived dozens of hurricanes.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
- 8
Avenue O
Drive through the Silk Stocking District to see mansions from 1890s through 1920. In the general area, we will also see 4 of the 5 oldest homes of Galveston from 1856, 1847, 1839, and 1838. The latter two homes look like plantation mansions. Big and beautiful oak, crepe myrtle, and...
- Duration 20 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
- 9
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark
This is one of the largest waterparks in the United States. If you have children or you are a big kid, you will want to return here.
- No Admission Ticket Required•
- Drive-By Only
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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