Guidebook for Galveston
Parks & Nature
It has a great playground and ocean views on all sides. You will love it as much as the kids love it! Huge tankers to see too along with a submarine-- all separately priced. Fishing also!
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Seawolf Park
100 Seawolf Park BoulevardIt has a great playground and ocean views on all sides. You will love it as much as the kids love it! Huge tankers to see too along with a submarine-- all separately priced. Fishing also!
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kayak through the mazelike waterways among the salt marshes. Because Galveston Island lies in a major bird migratory path, you can see a variety of splendid passer-throughs as well as permanent residents like pelicans, herons and ibis. Book private tours through the nonprofit conservation group Artist Boat. (Beginning in March, the group regularly schedules public tours.) As you paddle, you will learn about the ecology of salt marshes. You will also be given paper and a watercolor set to render the serene coastal scenery. Since you will use water right from the bay to mix the paints, you could say that you will actually be taking some of Galveston home with you. Four-hour p
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Artist Boat
13330 Settegast Roadhttps://www.nyt
kayak through the mazelike waterways among the salt marshes. Because Galveston Island lies in a major bird migratory path, you can see a variety of splendid passer-throughs as well as permanent residents like pelicans, herons and ibis. Book private tours through the nonprofit conservation group Artist Boat. (Beginning in March, the group regularly schedules public tours.) As you paddle, you will learn about the ecology of salt marshes. You will also be given paper and a watercolor set to render the serene coastal scenery. Since you will use water right from the bay to mix the paints, you could say that you will actually be taking some of Galveston home with you. Four-hour p
Essentials
Actually on 61st street..great stop on the right before the sea wall when coming to the beach house!
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Kroger
5730 Seawall BlvdActually on 61st street..great stop on the right before the sea wall when coming to the beach house!
Walmart Supercenter
6702 Seawall BlvdAlso can be reach off 69th street
Sightseeing
If you like home decorating and house planning .. see this Mansion! The tour guide makes it fun for kids too
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Moodyjeva kuća
2618 Broadway Avenue JIf you like home decorating and house planning .. see this Mansion! The tour guide makes it fun for kids too
But the rock star is Bishop’s Palace, constructed in the late 1880s by Galveston’s famous and prolific architect Nicholas Clayton. Built of multicolored stone for Col. Walter Gresham and his family, the three-story home with a raised basement features a turret, Romanesque and Tudor arches, a red-tiled roof, winged-lion statues and a 40-foot mahogany stairwell under an octagonal skylight. In 1923 the Roman Catholic Church bought it as a residence for Galveston’s bishop. Admission: $12.
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Biskupova palača
1402 Broadway Avenue J But the rock star is Bishop’s Palace, constructed in the late 1880s by Galveston’s famous and prolific architect Nicholas Clayton. Built of multicolored stone for Col. Walter Gresham and his family, the three-story home with a raised basement features a turret, Romanesque and Tudor arches, a red-tiled roof, winged-lion statues and a 40-foot mahogany stairwell under an octagonal skylight. In 1923 the Roman Catholic Church bought it as a residence for Galveston’s bishop. Admission: $12.
502 Ferry Road. You can drive your car or walk onto the ferry to ride it across and back and it's free!!! The trip is fun and beautiful. You can see dolphins swimming in the bay and one trip I saw these large white pelicans! Avoid long waits on the weekend by walking on! Plan to go at sunset for a magical ride.
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Galveston - Bolivar Ferry
Galveston - Bolivar Ferry502 Ferry Road. You can drive your car or walk onto the ferry to ride it across and back and it's free!!! The trip is fun and beautiful. You can see dolphins swimming in the bay and one trip I saw these large white pelicans! Avoid long waits on the weekend by walking on! Plan to go at sunset for a magical ride.
In many beach communities, residents putter around in golf carts for errands or pleasure. Why should they have all the fun? Rent a golf cart for the day (or longer) at Coastal Cruizers — an ideal way to see the East End Historical District, more than 50 blocks between Broadway and Mechanic Street, and east of 19th Street. Here you will pass ornate specimens —Just a pleasure to view the old elegant estates, homes, and historic landmarks. Very beautiful area and worth the 15 minute drive to the East End. Some parts romantic, while others a wonder to behold as the quite architecture stunning. A good starting place is to Turn left on 19th off Broadway Street. Then take a Right on Sealy Street and go all the way to 14th for the bigger houses. Turn left on 14 and left on Ball street for a drive to see the renovated smaller houses! Returning to 19th Street. Turn left and head back to Broadway Street. Then turn right again. In a few blocks you will see the Bishops Palace and the Moody Mansion on your right Much more to discover!
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East End Historic District
1501 Postoffice StIn many beach communities, residents putter around in golf carts for errands or pleasure. Why should they have all the fun? Rent a golf cart for the day (or longer) at Coastal Cruizers — an ideal way to see the East End Historical District, more than 50 blocks between Broadway and Mechanic Street, and east of 19th Street. Here you will pass ornate specimens —Just a pleasure to view the old elegant estates, homes, and historic landmarks. Very beautiful area and worth the 15 minute drive to the East End. Some parts romantic, while others a wonder to behold as the quite architecture stunning. A good starting place is to Turn left on 19th off Broadway Street. Then take a Right on Sealy Street and go all the way to 14th for the bigger houses. Turn left on 14 and left on Ball street for a drive to see the renovated smaller houses! Returning to 19th Street. Turn left and head back to Broadway Street. Then turn right again. In a few blocks you will see the Bishops Palace and the Moody Mansion on your right Much more to discover!
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on the island’s sunrise-facing point — feels raw and secluded, which is why a morning walk here is so exhilarating. Ironically, an unnatural component of this region boosts the awe level. Massive freighters, on their way to dock in Galveston, round this point close to the land, appearing like Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, almost floating above the dune grass.
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East Beach
Seawall Blvdon the island’s sunrise-facing point — feels raw and secluded, which is why a morning walk here is so exhilarating. Ironically, an unnatural component of this region boosts the awe level. Massive freighters, on their way to dock in Galveston, round this point close to the land, appearing like Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons, almost floating above the dune grass.
Entertainment & Activities
start your weekend on the water at Jimmy’s on the Pier, a cheery aqua-and-yellow restaurant and bar perched atop a fishing pier, with the rhythmic surf rolling beneath you. Try the Frozen Tropical Lemonade or Kewl-Aide, a rum drink with cranberry and passion fruit juice ($8). https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/19/travel/what-to-do-36-hours-in-galveston-texas.html
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Jimmy's on the Pier
9001 Seawall Blvdstart your weekend on the water at Jimmy’s on the Pier, a cheery aqua-and-yellow restaurant and bar perched atop a fishing pier, with the rhythmic surf rolling beneath you. Try the Frozen Tropical Lemonade or Kewl-Aide, a rum drink with cranberry and passion fruit juice ($8). https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/19/travel/what-to-do-36-hours-in-galveston-texas.html
Povijesna luka Galveston - Dom broda ELISSA iz 1877. godine
8Moody Gardens is great fun for the family! The aquarium is very special and the kids will love running through the pyramid terrarium and butterfly garden. It can be expensive though so be sure to check out available coupons at the visitor’s center. The pool and white sand (man-made beach with bar for the grownups is a big hit as well!)
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Moody Gardens
1 Hope BlvdMoody Gardens is great fun for the family! The aquarium is very special and the kids will love running through the pyramid terrarium and butterfly garden. It can be expensive though so be sure to check out available coupons at the visitor’s center. The pool and white sand (man-made beach with bar for the grownups is a big hit as well!)
Food Scene
is billed as the oldest pharmacy in Texas, but it isn’t filling prescriptions any longer. Head there for another feature of old drugstores: the lunch counter. Comfort food like grilled cheese sandwiches and burgers are made on a griddle in the middle of a U-shaped marble slab. Try the coconut cake that beckons from the glass case. About $26 for two.
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Star Drug Store
510 23rd Stis billed as the oldest pharmacy in Texas, but it isn’t filling prescriptions any longer. Head there for another feature of old drugstores: the lunch counter. Comfort food like grilled cheese sandwiches and burgers are made on a griddle in the middle of a U-shaped marble slab. Try the coconut cake that beckons from the glass case. About $26 for two.
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meander through the Strand Historic District, where you can shop at island favorites like La King’s Confectionery. The vast store is filled with bins of licorice and gummy candy down one side, with a saltwater-taffy-making section in the back and a soda fountain on the other side
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La King's Confectionery
2323 Strand Stmeander through the Strand Historic District, where you can shop at island favorites like La King’s Confectionery. The vast store is filled with bins of licorice and gummy candy down one side, with a saltwater-taffy-making section in the back and a soda fountain on the other side
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Just a two minute drive from Nana’s Beach House and literally right over the beach! The sunset views are amazing and the food is good. The outdoor seating is colorful and it is family friendly with shuffle board and building blocks. This is our go-to place! Go west and turn left and the parking lot is towards the water.
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Tipsy Turtle Seaside Bar & Grill
11745 Termini-San Luis Pass RdJust a two minute drive from Nana’s Beach House and literally right over the beach! The sunset views are amazing and the food is good. The outdoor seating is colorful and it is family friendly with shuffle board and building blocks. This is our go-to place! Go west and turn left and the parking lot is towards the water.
Dine next to the Elissa Tall Ship and the walk across the street to enjoy the historical Strand! The food is great. This is a Landry’s owned location.
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Pier 21
Pier 21Dine next to the Elissa Tall Ship and the walk across the street to enjoy the historical Strand! The food is great. This is a Landry’s owned location.
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IHOP
If you call ahead before leaving the house, they will say they don’t take reservations, however, if you ask, they are happy to put your name on a waiting list! Then when you arrive you are on a separate and shorter list that few people except locals really know about! The lines are long here in the morning during peak tourist time so we always call ahead!