One of Galveston's premier family beach parks, Stewart Beach sponsors family-oriented events, such as volleyball tournaments and sandcastle competitions, throughout the summer season.
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark is the world's first convertible waterpark.
The Lone Star Flight Museum is home to one of the finest collections of restored aircraft and aviation exhibits in the nation.
Less than an hour from downtown Houston, the world's petroleum capital, the Offshore Energy Center the Ocean Star.
The Pier 21 Theater features two theatrical presentations: The Great Storm and The Pirate Island of Jean Lafitte.
The downtown area offers an intriguing selection of shops, restaurants, galleries, and museums within a perfect radius for self-guided tours.
The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier is located at 25th and Seawall Boulevard, on the pier that formerly featured The Flagship Hotel.
Explore the decks of this floating National Historic Landmark which has also been designated one of America's Treasures by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The Grand is one of the few remaining theatres of its era in Texas and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Galveston's resident theatrical company strives to present innovative and cutting-edge productions by both known and new playwrights.
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.
The flamboyant octagonal Garten Verein (Garden Club) was the center of 19th-century refined social life in Galveston.
This imposing 28,000-square-foot limestone and-brick mansion has 32 rooms filled with opulent furnishings and heirlooms from one of Texas's most powerful families.
The Rosenberg Library, successor to the Galveston Mercantile Library which was founded in 1871, is the oldest public library in Texas in continuous operation.
As the first academic health center in Texas and among the oldest in the nation, the University of Texas Medical Branch has helped define health care for generations.
The free ferry service provided by TxDOT is the only way motorists can cross the waterway between Bolivar Peninsula and Galveston Island.
Seawolf Park features the USS CAVALLA (WWII Submarine) ; the USS STEWART (destroyer escort - one of only 3 in the world); a Fishing Pier ; and a Playground.
Galveston Island State Park, in Galveston County, is a 2,013.1-acre site that was acquired in 1969 from private owners under the State Parks Bond Program and was opened in 1975.
