Take your family and set out for adventure with our Ultimate Summer Bucket List at Galveston Island.
(Re) discover a Texas coastal town and get on island time.
- Get free sandcastle building lessons at Steward Beach
- Navigate oceans and rainforests at Moody Gardens
- Visit Historic Pleasure Pier for complete family fun
- Take a step Back in time at the Bishop’s Palace
- Visit the majestic Moody Mansion
- Hope on a bike and ride through the East End Districts’ neighborhood to view at Victorian-style homes
- Take a self-guided tree sculpture tour
- Take a self-guided tour through African American historic places and sites
- Experience The Strand
- Peruse the coffee shops, art galleries and boutiques on Postoffice Street
- Enjoy a cocktail and watch the sunset from the rooftop of The Tremont House
- Gather around to see live taffy making at La King’s Confectionary
- Strike a pose in front of Greetings from Galveston mural at Saengerfest Park
- Explore Pier 21
- Shop for fresh seafood from the seafood markets at Pier 19 and Pier 21
- Hop on a boat tour and get a close up view of Galveston’s dolphins
- Explore the decks of the 1877 Tail Ship Elissa
- Visit the Galveston Naval Museum
- Tour the Ocean star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum
- Visit the Railroad Museum and Terminal
- Visit the bay on a kayak tour with Artist Boat
- Go Birding on the Great Texas Birding Trail
- Book a fishing excursion with one of the island’s many charter services
- Experience spooky chills with a nighttime ghost tour
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