Guided Tours in Galveston
Self-guided walking and driving tours in Galveston, Texas. Tap any tour for the story and where it starts, then follow every stop with maps and audio in the Texas Roam app.
Architecture · Free
The Strand: Wall Street of the Southwest
An iron-front walk through Galveston's Victorian merchant district
Architecture
East End Historic District: Galveston's Painted Ladies
A walk through the finest street of Victorian homes in Texas
Pioneers & Settlement
The Galveston Bay Hurricane Trail (1900 · Carla · Ike)
A century of storms along the seawall and the bay
Military
Coastal Forts & the Civil War on Galveston Bay
Battles, blockades, and bay defenses of the Texas coast
Haunted
Haunted Strand: Galveston After Dark
A lantern-lit walk through the ghost stories of the island's old commercial heart
Pioneers & Settlement
The 1900 Storm: America's Deadliest Day
Galveston's great hurricane, its losses, and how the island rebuilt
Civil Rights
The Juneteenth Trail: Galveston to Emancipation Park
From where freedom was announced in 1865 to where it was celebrated
Fun Parks
Dickens on the Strand & Galveston's Festivals
A Victorian Christmas among the Strand's cast-iron landmarks
Fun Parks
Galveston Beach Day: Stewart, East Beach & the Seawall
A full day of sand and surf along the island's Gulf front
Fun Parks
Galveston Mardi Gras: The Island's Carnival
A walk through the Strand district's Carnival heart
Haunted
Galveston's Haunted Burial Grounds (the Broadway Cemeteries)
A respectful walk through the seven historic cemeteries and the legends they hold
Civil Rights
Juneteenth: Where Freedom Came to Texas
Walking the Galveston ground where General Order No. 3 ended slavery in Texas
Haunted
The 1900 Storm's Restless Dead
A driving remembrance of the deadliest disaster in American history, and the folklore it left behind
Military
The Battle of Galveston: Civil War on the Island
How Confederate cottonclads and a New Year's dawn recaptured a Texas port
Pioneers & Settlement
The Port & the Tall Ship Elissa
A harborfront walk through Galveston's seafaring soul
Pioneers & Settlement
The Seawall & Galveston's Grade-Raising Comeback
How a drowned city lifted itself out of the sea
Architecture
The Silk Stocking District
A stroll through Galveston's most elegant residential streets
Architecture
Broadway's Gilded Mansions: Bishop's Palace & Moody Mansion
A drive down the grand boulevard of Galveston's golden age
Haunted
Broadway's Haunted Mansions: Ashton Villa, Bishop's Palace & Moody
A short drive down the Gilded Age boulevard and the ghosts its great houses keep
Food & Drink
Gaido's & Galveston's Historic Seafood Houses
A century of Gulf shrimp, oysters, and family kitchens along the Seawall
Fun Parks
Galveston Beach Bars & the Seawall Strip
A sunset cruise down the island's ten-mile wall of neon and salt air
Food & Drink
Galveston Gulf Seafood Shacks
A seawall drive for shrimp, oysters and fresh island catch
Fun Parks
Galveston Island State Park & the Wild West End
Beach on one side, bay marsh on the other
Film & TV
Galveston on Screen: The Island as Period Backdrop
Victorian streets and mansions that keep drawing the camera
Railroads
Galveston Railroad & the Island's Lifeline
A walk along the rails that tied the island to the mainland
Military
Galveston's Coastal Forts: Crockett, San Jacinto & Travis
The gun batteries that guarded the entrance to Galveston Bay
Haunted
Galveston's Haunted Hotels: the Galvez Ghost Bride & the Tremont
A short drive between two grand hotels and the legends their guests still trade
Food & Drink
Galveston's Postoffice Street Nightlife
A walkable night through downtown's historic entertainment district
Outlaws & True Crime
Hotel Galvez, the Balinese Room & the Free State of Galveston
A drive through the island's roaring, wide-open years
Fun Parks
Moody Gardens: Pyramids, Sharks & Rainforest
Three glass pyramids and a full day of family adventure
Pioneers & Settlement
Pirates & Jean Lafitte's Campeche
A drive into Galveston's buccaneer beginnings
Fun Parks
Pleasure Pier & Galveston's Playground Past
A seawall stroll through the island's century of seaside fun
Fun Parks
Pleasure Pier & Schlitterbahn Splash Day
Rides over the Gulf and water slides all afternoon
Fun Parks
The Lone Star Rally: Bikers on the Seawall
North America's biggest four-day bike rally, from Seawall to Strand
Military
The Texas Navy & the Republic at Galveston
When this harbor was the home port of an independent nation's fleet
Railroads
Galveston Railroad & Pirate Museums for Kids
Trains, pirates, an oil rig, and island history for families
Military
Seawolf Park: USS Cavalla & USS Stewart
A submarine, a destroyer escort, and Galveston's floating war memorial
Haunted
Stewart Mansion & the Island's Abandoned Hauntings
A drive to the west end, its ruined mansion, and the layered legends of old Galveston Island
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