loricfam Posted March 9, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 9, 2016 We are taking our first cruise out of Galveston in a week. We are flying in a day early so I thought DH and I would take our kids, 12 and 9, to Pleasure Pier for the afternoon and evening and have dinner out. We will not have a car so we'll need a taxi. Our hotel is the Hampton, near Seawall Blvd and 60th. Google map shows it to be 8 minutes/3.2 mile drive to Pleasure Pier. I figure it will be easy enough to call a cab from the hotel to get to Pleasure Pier. But when we leave Pleasure Pier, are there taxis available and waiting? Or do we need to call one? How much do you think the cab fare is? Are there other things near Pleasure Pier that you would recommend checking out? Since we won't have a car I'm looking for things in walking distance to the pier. I've heard about the Pink Tram so was thinking about that. Any recommendations for dinner in walking distance to Pleasure Pier that would be near a taxi stand so we can get back to our hotel after dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted March 10, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) We are taking our first cruise out of Galveston in a week. We are flying in a day early so I thought DH and I would take our kids, 12 and 9, to Pleasure Pier for the afternoon and evening and have dinner out. We will not have a car so we'll need a taxi. Our hotel is the Hampton, near Seawall Blvd and 60th. Google map shows it to be 8 minutes/3.2 mile drive to Pleasure Pier. I figure it will be easy enough to call a cab from the hotel to get to Pleasure Pier. But when we leave Pleasure Pier, are there taxis available and waiting? Or do we need to call one? How much do you think the cab fare is? Are there other things near Pleasure Pier that you would recommend checking out? Since we won't have a car I'm looking for things in walking distance to the pier. I've heard about the Pink Tram so was thinking about that. Any recommendations for dinner in walking distance to Pleasure Pier that would be near a taxi stand so we can get back to our hotel after dinner? there may be , but you can always get cell # from first taxi driver and he will come back to pick you up. Chick filet, fish tales , Miller cafe ,bubba Gump , spot , Joe's Crab Shack , queens BBQ and more are in walking distance. Edited March 10, 2016 by ssb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted March 10, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Things to do but not necessarily walking distance: Moody gardens.com (massive ) Schlterbaun Waterpark (large ) Galvestonhistory.org (lots) and tour Children's museum Moodymansion railroad museum Oil industry and drilling museum Submarine and destroyer at park Airplanes museum Short films on Pirates,immigration and 1900 Great Storm ...at maritime museum Port tour and dolphin watch ELISSA tall ship 1894 Grand Opera House Tour or Performance Bryan Museum largest historical museum in southeastern US Pleasure Pier Shell Shop on Gulf Pier Sailing at Scout Camp Surfing Lessons Candy Making on Strand LaKings Turtle Rescue Farm Bishops Palace Galveston has Largest # Victorian Homes Galveston has 2nd largest Preservation Society in US Rosenberg Historical Library and Immigration resourse 32 miles of beach Fishing Flower Gardens a scuba trip Free cruise on ferry rides NASA Spacecraft Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loricfam Posted March 10, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txfirefighter92 Posted March 10, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 10, 2016 The Spot is up the road from Pleasure Pier. It is delicious and reasonably priced. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loricfam Posted March 10, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted March 10, 2016 thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted March 11, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 11, 2016 thanks! Spot has four bars and then a family restaurant also. A large palapa bar upstairs called Rum Shack . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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