Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
Attractions near Galveston
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier & 53 more attractions near Galveston
Visitors to Galveston can choose from 11 museums, 2 theme parks and a beach. Mapped inside Galveston are 11 places to visit, and within 40 miles another 6. Day-trippers head 44 mi out to Reliant Stadium.
Attractions nearby
54
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
Big draws
2
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Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
A pier with many carnival like attractions.
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On the map
The map puts most of the 6 to the north.
Orange: Galveston. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The list in full
In town there are 11, and the list adds 43 more within 60 miles.
2Galveston Island
Barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States.
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5Moody Gardens
Educational tourist destination in Galveston, Texas, United States.
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11Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
Oil & gas museum in TX, United States.
12Reliant Stadium
American football and multipurpose stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
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Space Center Houston
Official visitor center of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
Fertitta Center
Multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston, Texas.
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Building in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
1940 Air Terminal Museum
Building in Houston (vicinity), Harris County, Texas.
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
Museum for history of African Americans across all branches of the US military.
Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Arboretum and nature center in Houston, Texas, US.
American Indian Genocide Museum
Museum in Houston, Texas, U.S. on the atrocities committed against Native Americans.
Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum
Arboretum on the campus of Rice University in Houston.
The places inside Galveston lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Galveston → · Galveston’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Galveston Island: NASA, Public domain · USS Cavalla: USN photo courtesy of http://ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of Chuck N, Public domain · USS Stewart: Unknown, Public domain · Moody Gardens: Own work, GFDL · SS Selma: John Wiley User:Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California, CC BY 3.0 · USS Tautog: The original uploader was Bryan986 at English Wikipedia. Later versions were up, Public domain · Seawolf Park: (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Chris Hoffpauir/Released, Public domain · Galveston Railroad Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryan Museum: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum: Egeswender, Public domain · Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TDECU Stadium: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Space Center Houston: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 · Rice Stadium: Amble, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Menil Collection: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Houston Museum of Natural Science: Wolfgang Manousek from Dormagen, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Houston Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fertitta Center: BrianReading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hermann Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kemah Boardwalk: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Memorial Park: Tartessos75, Public domain · Hobby Center for the Performing Arts: Unknown, Public domain · Aveva Stadium: Yessica Helgueros Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lone Star Flight Museum: mr_t_77, CC BY-SA 2.0 · George Bush Park: JuWiki at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: Postoak at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Downtown Aquarium, Houston: Katie Haugland Bowen, CC BY 2.0 · Discovery Green: Daderot, CC0 · 1940 Air Terminal Museum: Mlickliter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Houston: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Holocaust Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Bear Creek Pioneers Park: Pleonic, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Byzantine Fresco Chapel: Argos'Dad at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Sam Houston Park: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Public domain · ArtCar Museum: The original uploader was Montrosepatriot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Houston Arboretum and Nature Center: Nick Juhasz, aka Nick22aku at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Rosenberg Railroad Museum: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Tranquillity Park: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Blaffer Art Museum: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Czech Center Museum Houston: Jluc1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Talento Bilingüe de Houston: WhisperToMe, CC0
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