Many Questions... Houston or Galveston?

[dsvd79]

We usually stay over night before our cruise. Is it easier to stay over night in Houston or Galveston? What transportation do you use to get to Galveston?

[firefly333]

I always stay in Galveston. Whats the point of being in a seaside town and not staying where you can walk on the beach ..or so my reasoning goes.

 

I would pick a hotel on seawall blvd.

 

You will probably need a shuttle if you are flying in.

[ssb]

You need to decide if you want to stay on

1. Gulf of Mexico Beach Area (many hotels)

2. Historic Old Town Strand – Terminal Port Area (Tremont and Harbor House)

3. Bayside Area (2) Moody Gardens Hotels

Tremont and Harbor House are 2-3 blocks to terminal.

Everything is close though!

All hotel/motels are just two or so miles from terminal anyway.

 

 

To get bearings of island

Look at FREE internet map

See Galveston.com

Interact and Discover

Maps:

Galveston (B&W)

Galveston (Color Hi-Resolution)

Click on

 

We live in Galveston!

Feel free to ask more questions!

With a couple of days only

There is plenty to do in Galveston/Kemah/Nasa area

 

Special events just about every weekend in Galveston :

Dickens on Strand (1st weekend in Dec)

Lone Star Biker Rally (early weekend in fall)

MARDI GRAS

Music Theater Venues

Home Tours

Back Yard Tours

Art Walks every 5th weekend

Loft Tour

Oktoberfest

Greek Festival

Food Fests

Artists Festival

Wild Game BBQ Cook-offs

Running and Triathlon Events (many)

Two Convention Centers

Others (see galveston.com for your dates)

and less than half an hour away:

nasa space center

kemah board walk

 

galveston proper:

1894 grand opera house (a must see tour)

www.thegrand.com

live music and theater events first class broadway etc.

ghost tours

old town galveston - on strand and post office streets

(lots of shops, bars, ice cream parlors, old army surplus store, fine restaurants)

winerys

many live theater venues music, ballet, broadway

museums

antiques and art Galleries

horse drawn carriage rides

fishing fishing fishing (piers, charters, and beach)

galveston historical foundation properties

victorian homes

moody gardens – a special family place - (lots and lots to do)

with Imax Theater, aquarium, rain forest, lots of traveling special events, music concerts, etc.

schlitterbahn water park

airplane museum (a treasure)

restored tall ship schooner Elisa (wonderful)

1900 storm and pirate jean laffite documentary films at port

walks and shelling on the beach

shopping

bars and live music

dolphin watch and port tour

turtle rescue farm behind San Luis Resort

tour pf carved damaged trees from IKE storm

kite flying on beach

free ferry ride

maritime museum

sea wolf park – wwII submarine and destroyer

many historical and Victorian homes

bishops palace (wonderful)

moody mansion (wonderful)

ashton villa (wonderful)

oil drilling rig museum

large souvenir shop over gulf water

duck tour (amphibious boat)

 

see galveston.com/ interact and discover / cams (for profit organization)

see galvestonhistory.org (nonprofit)

seee moodygardens.com (nonprofit)

see thegrand.com (non profit)

 

 

 

 

[dsvd79]

Thanks! I've never been to TX period. All of this will be a new experience for me.

[cruisin'tex]

We usually stay over night before our cruise. Is it easier to stay over night in Houston or Galveston? What transportation do you use to get to Galveston?

 

Think I'd stay in Galveston. Unless you have transportation, Houston is a big city (with little public transportation) to get around in.