Special Offers & Travel Tips

The 61st Street Fishing Pier has provided family friendly fishing fun out in the Gulf of Mexico since 1968. Our pier extends out over the Gulf of Mexico making it the best spot for regular catches of redfish, black drum, trout, and sharks. Come fish with us and enjoy the fresh ocean air with your friends and family without getting your feet wet.

Join us for a day of high adventure! See the guns that "won the West," hear the bells of Spanish missions, ride the open range, and immerse yourself in the rich heritage of our shared past. The museum showcases one of the world's largest collections of historical artifacts, documents and artwork relating to the American West.

Immerse yourself in adventure and history at the Galveston Naval Museum! This unique attraction gives you the opportunity to explore two historic World War II undersea vessels – the USS Cavalla and the USS Stewart – on a self-guided tour or with a knowledgeable guide. The USS Cavalla is best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku, a veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack. The USS Stewart is the only Edsall-class destroyer escort preserved in the United States.

Towering at the head of the Strand, the vast Railroad Museum boasts one of the largest restored railroad collections in the southwest, and one of the five largest in the country, with numerous railroad memorabilia and exhibits, including more than 40 pieces of locomotives and rolling stock. South East Texas' most popular railroad museum, there is something here for everyone!

This one-hour tour is aboard Cruise-N-Time, a twin-engine open-air tour boat departing from Pier 21. The tour is of Galveston's harbor to see birds and marine life. The boat is usually able to get a close-up view of playful dolphins. It's great for the whole family. There are two tours a day, weather permitting.

So you want to see some ghosts? Take a 90 minute walking Ghost Tour through Historic Galveston Island, one of the most haunted places in America!

Restored to its turn of the century splendor, the 28,000 square-foot, four-story Moody Mansion was completed in 1895. Today, guests of the home visit 20 rooms on a tour that depicts a powerful Texas family's home life. The Moodys established one of the great American financial empires.

Take a leisurely, self-guided tour through the retired Ocean Star jack-up rig, which now serves as a museum and educational facility.

Pirates! Legends of the Gulf Coast is a pirate-themed family experience where visitors can learn about the legends, myths and stories of the last buccaneers.

Enjoy a fascinating 90 minute walking tour of Galveston's Historic Red Light District to visit 8 bordellos, casinos and bootleg joints, The "Independent State of Galveston" and "Pleasure Island".

10,000 DEAD... their Spirits are STILL Haunting the STRAND. Join us on our ninety minute walking tour as we explore the gory, spooky and fascinating paranormal happenings on the strand... the original street of horror. Hurricanes, war, fire, and epidemics of diseases! The notorious pirate Jean Lafitte even turned the island into a den of thieves. Galveston has more ghosts than any other city in America.