Experience Southern Hospitality
in a Historical Treasure


We are convinced that we live in the most charming year-round city on the Gulf coast. The beauty of our harbor and coastline, the unhurried lifestyle, the unusual shopping and the many cultural and historic attractions provide the finest ingredients for an extended vacation. "Galveston Island" is the best place to unpack, stay awhile, and enjoy what we have to offer.

Attractions and Points of Interest

HISTORIC HOMES: Ashton Villa, The Bishop's Palace, 1838 Michel B. Menard, 1839 Samuel May Williams, 1847 Powhattan House, 1895 Moody Mansion. MUSEUMS: County Historical, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lone Star Flight Museum, Mardi Gras, Railroad, Seawolf Park, Texas Seaport/Tall Ship Elissa, The Ocean Star Drilling Rig. PERFORMING ARTS: East End Theatre Company, Galveston Island Musicals, The Grand 1894 Opera House, Pier 21 Theatre, Strand Theatre. GALLERIES: Antique and Art. TOURS: Airplane Rides, Carriage Rides, Duck Tours, Galveston Island Ferry to Bolivar, Island Trolley, The Colonel Paddle Wheeler, The Seagull II Harbour Tour, Treasure Island Pink Train Tour. AMUSEMENTS: Bungee Fun, Jungle Surf Water Park, Magic Carpet Miniature Golf, Neptune's Kingdom Mini Golf, Schlitterbahn Water Park. MOODY GARDENS: Rainforest Pyramid, Discover Pyramid, Aquarium Pyramid, Imax 3D Theater, Imax Ride Film, Palm Beach. BIRDING: Corps Woods, Galveston East Beach, Big Reef Nature Park, East Lagoon, Pond at East End of Seawall, 8-mile Road/Sportsman Road, Lafitte's Cove Nature Park, Galveston Island State Park, San Luis Pass, Offatts Bayou.

All of the above and more can be found on www.galveston.com/attractions.

Our Bed & Breakfast Inns are intimate retreats that cater to the individual tastes of the discriminating traveler. Galveston Bed & Breakfast Inns are distinctive in flavor. Each offers essential comforts, whether quilts and antiques gathered over generations or the most up to date amenities. All Inns are designed to set the guest at ease and evoke the graceful living enjoyed in a bygone era.

Choosing a bed and breakfast allows you to seclude yourself in privacy or savor the company of fellow guests. Take a bicycle ride along tree-canopied streets and admire the Victorian architecture, explore the Strand shopping area's boutiques and antique shops. Or simply relax on a shady porch.

When you are ready for more active diversion you will find the Island's temperate climate the perfect companion for a stroll on the beach, a game of golf, fishing or horseback riding. In Galveston Bed & Breakfast Inns you'll discover why for years travelers have journeyed to this mystical island to enjoy it's beauty, it's slower pace and seclusion, and to revel in the graceful hospitality preserved by a taste for comfortable luxury.

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