Guidebook for Galveston

Jerry
Guidebook for Galveston

Food Scene

Margarita's and a quick meal.
Chili’s
500 Seawall Blvd
Margarita's and a quick meal.
Great Italian food and pizza w/ bar
88 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mario's Seawall Italian Restaurant
628 Seawall Blvd
88 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great Italian food and pizza w/ bar
GREAT service, very nice atmosphere and steaks.
54 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Saltgrass Steak House
1502 Seawall Blvd
54 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
GREAT service, very nice atmosphere and steaks.
Go here for Mama and Grandma's cooking! Great food with great people in a simple atmosphere
129 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Shykatz Cafe & Bakery
1528 Avenue L
129 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Go here for Mama and Grandma's cooking! Great food with great people in a simple atmosphere
Another secret spot! Enjoy some freshly baked bread and other good with your meal.
271 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Sunflower Bakery & Cafe
512 14th St
271 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Another secret spot! Enjoy some freshly baked bread and other good with your meal.
Some of the best pizza in Texas - and they deliver!
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen
500 Seawall Blvd
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Some of the best pizza in Texas - and they deliver!

Arts & Culture

It's in the name; 1894 - this building is amazing. So much history. So many amazing performers over time from Opera and theatre, to country music acts. A must-see.
99 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Grand 1894 Opera House
2020 Postoffice St
99 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
It's in the name; 1894 - this building is amazing. So much history. So many amazing performers over time from Opera and theatre, to country music acts. A must-see.

Drinks & Nightlife

This place is split into several different venues; a rum bar, a tequila bar, and a family oriented place with great burgers in front.
327 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Spot
3204 Seawall Blvd
327 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This place is split into several different venues; a rum bar, a tequila bar, and a family oriented place with great burgers in front.

Parks & Nature

Great hiking trails, bird watching, and fishing.
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Galveston Island State Park
14901 FM3005
104 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great hiking trails, bird watching, and fishing.
This is one of two very large wildlife refuges bracketing the island. Amazing bird watching here.
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
24907 Farm to Market 2004
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is one of two very large wildlife refuges bracketing the island. Amazing bird watching here.

Sightseeing

Galveston's grandest and best-known building, the Bishop's Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!). Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston's premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.
228 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Palacio del Obispo
1402 Broadway Avenue J
228 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Galveston's grandest and best-known building, the Bishop's Palace is an ornate delight of colored stone, intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings, and impressive fireplaces from around the world (including one lined with pure silver!). Built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton, Galveston's premier architect, this Victorian castle was cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America. The home was built from 1886 to 1892.
If you want to see large ships up close, this is just a short drive down the Seawall.
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Parque R.A. Apffel East Beach
1923 Boddeker Rd
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
If you want to see large ships up close, this is just a short drive down the Seawall.
Houston: We have a vacation. Sorry. It's NASA!
426 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Centro Espacial Johnson
2101 E NASA Pkwy
426 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Houston: We have a vacation. Sorry. It's NASA!
The SS Selma, a World War I reinforced concrete tanker scuttled decades ago off the coast of Galveston, Texas, and visible above the water line, is no longer just a local curiosity. Since 1992, besides recognition with a Texas Historical Commission's Official Texas Historical Marker, she has been designated as a State Archeological Landmark by the Texas Antiquities Committee, as the Official Flagship of the Texas "Army", and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition , the SS Selma rests in a significant site in Galveston Bay, the bay near the "marine battleground" for part of the Civil War's Battle of Galveston in 1863.
SS Selma
Bay
The SS Selma, a World War I reinforced concrete tanker scuttled decades ago off the coast of Galveston, Texas, and visible above the water line, is no longer just a local curiosity. Since 1992, besides recognition with a Texas Historical Commission's Official Texas Historical Marker, she has been designated as a State Archeological Landmark by the Texas Antiquities Committee, as the Official Flagship of the Texas "Army", and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition , the SS Selma rests in a significant site in Galveston Bay, the bay near the "marine battleground" for part of the Civil War's Battle of Galveston in 1863.

Essentials

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Kroger
5730 Seawall Blvd
135 personas del lugar lo recomiendan

Getting Around

This is a FREE ferry. You may park and ride, or drive. I have never failed to see dolphins on this short trip across the ship channel.
48 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Terminal de Ferry de Galveston
1000 Ferry Rd
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This is a FREE ferry. You may park and ride, or drive. I have never failed to see dolphins on this short trip across the ship channel.