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Jan 11, 2025

　　The last stretch of untouched coastal prairie on Galveston's East End, this 684-acre tract has been set aside for conservation purposes and is open to visitors. Bird-watching and fishing are popular, and if it isn't flooded, there are a few small hiking trails winding through it.

　　Access is on Boddecker Dr, about halfway between Seawall Blvd and East Beach.

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Texas Seaport Museum & Tall Ship Elissa

　　This vast museum explains every facet of life around Galveston's port during its heyday in the 19th century. Outside, clamber aboard to tour the Elissa, a beautiful 1877 Scottish three-masted barque that is still seaworthy. Combination tickets with Historic Harbor Tours are available. ...

Bishop's Palace

　　This sumptuous Gothic mansion, built in the 1880s for the Gresham family, became home to the Catholic bishop of neighboring Sacred Heart Church in 1923. Venture past its forbidding exterior, and inside it’s quite glorious, centering on a huge rotunda, and complete with hidden back stairs, false-lit stained glass and...

East End Historic District

　　Bordering the Strand, the residential East End Historic District has scores of pretty old houses, from simple cottages to Greek Revival mansions, some of which are often featured on the annual Historic Homes Tour. A good guide and map is available on the district's website or at the erratically open...

　　Also called Apffel Park, this vast expanse of hard-packed sand is at the very far northeastern end of the island. On summer weekends, it hosts live concerts and becomes one huge outdoor party (large signs proclaim 'drinking permitted'). 　　There is only beach parking for a mere 7000 cars. ...

　　Housed in the 1895 Galveston Orphans' Home, this excellent museum displays documents and artifacts from the Bryan family's collection, covering state and local history. Look out for a Confederate soldier’s violin-shaped shotgun, complete with velvet case; western paintings by Frank Reaugh; and a diorama of miniature soldiers fighting the 1836...

East End Lagoon

　　The last stretch of untouched coastal prairie on Galveston's East End, this 684-acre tract has been set aside for conservation purposes and is open to visitors. Bird-watching and fishing are popular, and if it isn't flooded, there are a few small hiking trails winding through it. 　　Access is on Boddecker...

　　This 1874 bank building has undergone several name changes over the years, and the name on the marquee still belongs to the 1923 'United States National Bank,' but since 2000 the name on the front has belonged to local chain Frost. Even if you don't have any business, it's worth...

Strand Historical District

　　Strolling the historic Strand District will give you an appreciation of Galveston's glory days in the late-19th century. Commercial horse-drawn carriages clip-clop over historic trolley tracks, and past elaborate brick facades fronting Victorian-era buildings that now contain shops and restaurants. Informative markers identify various structures; look for the Grand 1894...

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