William P. Hobby Airport 49 min
Galveston Historic Seaport - Home of the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA (13 min) Visitors can explore an 1877 ship & an adjacent museum with exhibits on sea commerce & immigration. Strand Historic District (13 min) Historic district with Victorian architecture, restaurants, antique stores & curio shops. Stewart Beach (14 min) Wide, calm sand beach with lifeguards, volleyball courts, snacks bars & showers. Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership (11 min) Galveston Beach (7 min) Long stretch of wave-lapped sandy beach backed by a promenade lined with restaurants & condos. Galveston Railroad Museum (12 min) Historic locomotives & indoor displays of artifacts, plus model trains & Saturday train rides. Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (7 min) Old-fashioned waterfront amusement area with rides for all ages, games of skill & boardwalk eats. Rainforest Pyramid (9 min) Home to sharks, seahorses & other animals, this attraction features a 1.5-million-gallon aquarium. 1892 Bishop’s Palace (11 min) Huge, circa-1892 Victorian mansion with stained-glass windows, ornate wood carvings & public tours. Galveston Seawall (10 min) Listed 10-mile-long gulf coast sea wall built in 1902 with a sidewalk, street art & beach views. Moody Gardens (9 min) 242-acre amusement park with hotel & attractions including aquarium, zip line & paddlewheel boat. Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum (14 min) Retired rig offers 3 floors of models & interactive displays, plus education programs & a gift shop. Galveston Island State Park (15 min) This 2000-acre park features campgrounds, hiking trails, birdwatching spots & unsupervised swimming. Moody Mansion (10 min) Guests to this restored 1895 estate featuring the original furnishings are led on an hour-long tour. Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston (7 min) Water amusement park with outdoor attractions open seasonally & heated indoor park open year-round. |