William P. Hobby Airport 1 hr 41
Galveston Railroad Museum (55 min) Historic locomotives & indoor displays of artifacts plus model trains & Saturday train rides. Stewart Beach (49 min) Wide calm sand beach with lifeguards volleyball courts snacks bars & showers. Fort Travis Park (11 min) Bunkers remains at this historic fort site now used for picnicking & play with cold-water showers. Seawolf Park (1 hr 4) City park for fishing (sunrise to sunset) picnicking & touring 2 retired naval vessels on display. Bolivar Flats (9 min) Birdwatching Strand Historic District (52 min) Shopping Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry (14 min) Bolivar Peninsula Tourism And Visitors Center (5 min) Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig And Museum (53 min) Retired rig offers 3 floors of models & interactive displays plus education programs & a gift shop. Historic Downtown Strand Seaport Partnership (53 min) Shopping 1877 Tall Ship Elissa At The Texas Seaport Museum (52 min) Visitors can explore an 1877 ship & an adjacent museum with exhibits on sea commerce & immigration. Fun Spot Water Slide (5 min) Galveston Seawall (51 min) Listed 10-mile-long gulf coast sea wall built in 1902 with a sidewalk street art & beach views. |