LIST: Historical places to visit in Galveston, Texas

Admission: Adults $14, Youth (6 through 18) $9, Children 5 and under free
Hours of Operation: Sunday through Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Features: Built in 1892 by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham and designed by Nicholas Clayton. The Bishops Palace has colored stone, rare woods, beautiful stained-glass windows and fireplaces from around the world.

Admission: Adults $12, Students (6 through 18) $6, Children 5 and under free
Hours of Operation: Open daily from 10a.m. - 5 p.m. Ticket offices closes at 4 p.m.
Features: Built in 1895 and named for William Lewis Moody, Jr., an American financier and entrepreneur in the cotton business. Mr. Moody bought the mansion from Narcissa Willis.

Admision: Adult (19 and up) $12, Youth (6 through 18) $9, Child 5 and under free
Hours of Operation: Summer open daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Winter open daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Features: Built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland by Alexander Hall & Company.

Facts: After Hurricane Ike hit Galveston in 2008, Galveston lost a lot of its tree canopy. Several years later, a tree sculpture came and gave a second life to the trees that were destroyed in the hurricane.
Map: Stop by the Galveston Visitors Center located at Ashton Villa for a complimentary Tree Sculptures brochure for a map of all the sculptures.
Map
Website

The home pictured above will be in the 2020 Historic Homes tour
2019 Dates: May 4, 5, 11 & 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m
Tickets: $30 in advance and increase to $35 beginning May 3; Tickets may be used all four days of the tour. Link to purchase tickets
Participating Homes & Locations:
August Roemer Tenant House, built 1873 - 1416 Sealy
James and Amelia Byrnes House, built c.1881 - Rehabilitation in Progress House: 2113 Ball Street
Conrad and Henrike House, built 1887 - 1807 Avenue L
Allen and Lulu Cameron House, built 1891 - 1126 Church Street
Lucas Terrace, built 1901-1908 - 1407 Broadway
Peter and Augusta Nielson House, built 1915 - 1711 Rosenberg Avenue (25th Street)
Iocopo Niccolai Tenant House, built 1922 - 2416 38th Street
Peter and Anna Serini House, built 1903, rebuilt 1923 - 1810 Avenue N ½

Address: 2300 Ship Mechanic Row St, Galveston, TX 77550
Features: The Tremont House is the oldest hotel in Galveston. The original Tremont House was built the same year that Galveston was officially founded. This hotel has a rooftop bar and is in walking distance from the strand.
Book a room at: Link to Website

Fees: Ballroom & Historic First Floor 
Deposit: $500
Monday-Thursday: $1,000
Friday: $2,500
Saturday & Holidays: $3,500
Sunday: $2,000
Capacity: 250 Standing, 200 Seated with dance floor. Rental for 10 contracted hours.
Location: 2328 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston, TX 77550
Contact for Booking: Lauraleigh Vogel, Rentals Manager of Historic Properties
Galveston Historical Foundation
2228 Broadway, Galveston, Tx. 77550
(409) 765-3402 or FAX (409) 765-6831
Features: Built by James M. Brown, in 1859. An Italianate villa, with a coal burning fireplace in every room. Gas chandeliers are in every room.The water was supplied by copper and cypress cisterns mounted on the back of the house.

Fees: Deposit: $500, Rental for 10 contracted hours.
Monday-Thursday: $1,000
Friday: $2,500
Saturday & Holidays $4,500
Sunday: $2,000
Capacity: 300 for stand-up function, 250 for seated dinner
Location: 2704 Avenue O, Galveston, TX 77550
Contact for Booking: Lauraleigh Vogel, Rentals Manager of Historic Properties
Galveston Historical Foundation
2228 Broadway, Galveston, Tx. 77550
(409) 765-3402 or FAX (409) 765-6831

Self guided Tours: $2 a person, last entry at 4 p.m. (unless there is a show booked during the day)
Tickets: Link
Features: One of the few remaining theatres of its era in Texas and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Admission: Adults (13-64) $10, Seniors (65+): $8, Children (3-12): $5, Children 2 and under free, Active Military free, Veterans: $5
Hours of Operation: Daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: 2602 Santa Fe Place, Galveston, TX 77550
Website: Link