1838 Michel B. Menard House 409-762-3933    1605 33rd Street   www.galvestonhistory.org  This is the oldest house in Galveston - Greek Revival building.

  1859 Ashton Villa 409-762-3933    2328 Broadway   www.galvestonhistory.org This Italianate villa was the first of Galveston's great Broadway mansions.

*  The Bishop's Palace  409-762-2475    1402 Broadway  This historic building was constructed in 1886 for $250,000.00. It is ranked among the top 100 homes in the nation for its architectural importance.

 * Galveston County Historical Museum  409-766-2340    2219 Market Street    www.galvestonhistory.org   Explore Galveston County's heritage under the vaulted ceiling of the 1912 City National Bank Building.

    Lone Star Flight Museum  409-740-7722    2002 Terminal Dr. Scholes Field    www.lsfm.org    Home of the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, the Lone Star Flight Museum houses the largest collection of historically significant aircraft in the southern United States. More the 40 aircraft are displayed , most of them restored to flying condition.

 * Mardi Gras Museum   409-765-5930    2311 Mechanics Street.    The museum highlights Galveston's Mardi Gras festivities past and present.

    Moody Gardens    1-800-582-4673     One Hope Blvd. Galveston. Tour the Rainforest, Aquarium, 3-D IMAX, Paddle-wheel boat - The Colonel. or the Discovery Museum.

  * Moody Mansion & Museum  409-762-7668    2618 Broadway    www.moodymansion.org    Completed in 1895, this brick and limestone mansion was home to W. L. Moody, Jr. 

    MOAA/Fisheries Sea Turtle Facility  409-766-3500    4700 Ave. U.    www.galveston.ssp.nmfs.gov/galv  This laboratory was opened in 1958.

    Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum  409-766-7827    Pier 19, Galveston www.oceanstaroec.com    This state-of-the-art facility is operated by the Offshore Energy Center. 

  * Pier 21 Theater  409-763-8808    Pier 21, Galveston    www.galvestonhistory.org    Watch The Great Storm, a film about the nation's worst natural disaster which took place on Galveston in 1900.

  * Railroad Museum  409-765-5700    25th & Strand Street  www.tamug.tamu.edu/rrmuseum     Located in a restored 1930s passenger depot.

  * Rosenberg Library  409-763-8854    2310 Sealy    www.rosenberg-library.org    The Rosenberg, which first opened in 1904, is Texas' oldest public library still in operation.

  * The Strand National Historic Landmark District    409-765-7834     502 20th Street, Galveston. The center of Galveston's 19th-century commercial district offering one of the most extensive collections of restored Victorian-styled buildings in the United States.

  * Texas Seaport Museum & "Tall Ship" Elissa  409-763-1877    Pier 21, Galveston    www.galvestonhistory.org    Explore the decks of the restored 1877 tall ship, Elissa.  

  * U.S. Custom House  409-765-7834    502 20th Street    www.galvestonhistory.org    The U.S. Custom House is the Galveston Historical Foundation's headquarters which offers visitor information and maps.