SardisGrandma Posted January 13, 2012 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Cruising on May 27 th out of Galveston. Taking 14 yr old GD & driving down. Just booked room for 25th at Gaidos. Any ideas of what we can do?? GD never traveled before. Has never seen a beach so I know we'll be doing a lot of beaches this trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted January 13, 2012 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Cruising on May 27 th out of Galveston. Taking 14 yr old GD & driving down. Just booked room for 25th at Gaidos. Any ideas of what we can do?? GD never traveled before. Has never seen a beach so I know we'll be doing a lot of beaches this trip. With a couple of days only There is plenty to do in Galveston/Kemah/Nasa area There are special events in Galveston area almost every weekend See galveston.com (what to do)(calendar of events) your vacation calendar dates Sign up on Galveston.com for email of weekly events see also: galvestonhistory.org ---------Galveston Historical Foundation !!!!!! moodygardens.com ------ just look at site !!!!!! www.thegrand.com/calendar – 1894 Grand Opera House !!!!!! Clearlake Nasa Space Center Kemah board walk - kemahboardwalk.com Galveston: Beaches Beaches Beaches Old town Galveston *- Strand To Post Office Street (lots of shopping, ice cream, old army surplus store, nautical shop, fine restaurants) Restaurants, Antiques, Shops, Bakery and Coffee shop Wineries and wine festivals Restaurants overlooking gulf and on port Two first class convention centers Many live theater venues Many live music venues Free concert nights - old town Galveston *- on strand Free film nights -old town Galveston *- on strand Free band nights-“family/kids” oriented-summer outdoor Tuesdays 24th & Sealy 1894 grand opera house * (a must seetour, and/or performances of many types) Chess park Artist festivals Museums Antique stores and art Galleries Horse drawn carriage rides Swimming in Gulf Fine restaurants Night scene Galveston Historical Foundation properties* Many Historical and Victorian homes Galveston has second largest preservation membership in United States Wooden Carved Trees Tour (wonderful) Bishops palace (wonderful) Moody mansion(wonderful) Ashton villa (wonderful) Moody gardens *(lots and lots and lots to do) (massive, fun and family oriented) Schlitterbahn water park Restored tall ship schooner Elissa www.tsm-elissa.org (wonderful) 1900 storm and pirate jean lafite documentary films at port Pirates Store Maritime museum- www.tsm-elissa.org Airplane museum (Lone Star Flight Museum)- http://www.lsfm.org/ Railroad museum - http://www.galvestonrrmuseum.com Oil drilling rig museum - www.oceanstaroec.com Sea wolf park – WWII submarine and destroyer - www.cavalla.org Large souvenir shop over gulf water - Murdochs Walks and shelling on the beach Cruise ships (RCCL, Carnival, Princess, Disney) Fishing (piers, wadefishing and charters-offshore & inshore)) Golfing Skate board park large Kayaking trails Surfing and children surf camps Kite flying on beach Marine life and children marine care educational camps at Moody Gardens Marine life and children marine camps at Texas AM University - Sea Camp Programs Various Running events with major Triathlon event Sand castle building event Shopping shopping shopping Dolphin watching and port water tours Turtle rescue farm behind San Luis Resort Carved damaged trees tour from storm Free ferry ride and a short cruise to Bolivar Duck tour (amphibious boat) Galveston.com/ interact and discover/cams Many major weekly events and festivals not mentioned as example : Confederate Reenactment Sanctioned and Fun Runs Triathlon Events Art Walk (every 5 or so weeks year around) Dickens on Strand (Dec) ----LARGE - http://www.dickensonthestrand.com Lone Star Motorcycle Rally (Nov) ---LARGE - www.lonestarrally.com Mardi Gras Galveston (Feb) ----LARGE - www.lonestarrally.com October Fest Beer Fests Wine Events and Fest Greek Fest Epicurean Evening of all restaurants Shrimp Fest Yega’s Wild Game Cook Off, County Fair - LARGE Children’s Fest Feather Fest - Large Old Timey Bathing Beauty Fest And many many more !! Trauma 1 Emergency Hospital on Island – Univ. Texas Medical Branch/Sealy Hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geckog Posted January 14, 2012 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Moody Gardens is great. I'm sure your GD would love it. Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted January 16, 2012 #4 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Moody Gardens is great. I'm sure your GD would love it. Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk I agree!!!!!! http://www.moodygardens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckcruiselover Posted January 21, 2012 #5 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We just spent 2 nights prior to our Mariner sailing at the Quality Inn & Suites on Seawall -- great value for money. Decent complimentary breakfast and free wi-fi. We bought a day pass for Moody Gardens which was well worth it and much cheaper than paying separate admission fees. The rainforest pyramid is amazing. We also really enjoyed the 3D shark film. We had a rental car so did our own tour of the area and the tree sculptures which are incredible works of art. Aside from the pea-soup fog on New Year's Eve which made driving "exciting" and not leaving the cruise terminal until 5 pm on Jan 8th because of dense fog, I would be happy to spend more time in Galveston, especially in the summer. We took a picture of what we could see of the Carnival ship while we were waiting for the fog to lift before docking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted February 6, 2012 #6 Share Posted February 6, 2012 The end of May, the water park (near Moody Gardens) should be open. As others have said, Moody Gardens is nice. (as a side note, if anybody is going on a cruise in Dec you might want to check out the "festival of lights" at MG. They decorate the whole Moody Gardens with a bunch of xmas lights. if you like that type of thing its a cool way to spend and evening. plus they open up the rain forest and aquarium at night as well). but back on topic....if you like sports you can prob get a good seat for an Astros game. (Houston area residents will get the little joke there:D) There is also the Aquarium downtown and of course NASA. Galveston will probably be packed that time of year as its around Memorial day. While Houston is no Orlando or Los Angeles with the major tourist things, we do have plenty to do. So welcome to our fine city and enjoy. (just don't complain about the traffic and endless road work....we already do that ;) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggiebuttercup Posted March 1, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Schlitterbahn Galveston would be a huge hit with a teenager, if you're up to a day of water slides and rafting along the lazy river. If you go, go EARLY, when they open. You can bring in your own drinks and food (no glass bottles or alcohol). http://schlitterbahn.com/gal/ I also second Moody Gardens. They have their own beach, but don't waste your money - you should be able to find a good beach along the seawall. If you want more privacy, take the ferry to Bolivar Penninsula. It will bring you towards Crystal Beach. http://www.galveston.com/galvestonferry/ Even if you don't want to do the beach on the mainland, the ferry is a fun, free ride. If it's a peak time, you can park your car and walk on and just take the ferry roundtrip. One of my favorite things to do in town is explore the tall ship Elissa. http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Texas_Seaport_Museum.asp Definitely make time to go to the Strand and see LaKing's Confectionary http://www.galveston.com/laking/. This is an old-fashioned candy store. Most times they have someone making candy by hand for you to watch. The candy and ice cream are excellent, and it's a nice trip back in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggiebuttercup Posted March 1, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 1, 2012 If you want to drive half an hour, also consider Space Center Houston and the Kemah Boardwalk. The boardwalk is fun to explore in the evening - there are rides and restaurants. http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/ It is a fun, safe area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted March 1, 2012 #9 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Schlitterbahn Galveston would be a huge hit with a teenager, if you're up to a day of water slides and rafting along the lazy river. If you go, go EARLY, when they open. You can bring in your own drinks and food (no glass bottles or alcohol). http://schlitterbahn.com/gal/ I also second Moody Gardens. They have their own beach, but don't waste your money - you should be able to find a good beach along the seawall. If you want more privacy, take the ferry to Bolivar Penninsula. It will bring you towards Crystal Beach. http://www.galveston.com/galvestonferry/ Even if you don't want to do the beach on the mainland, the ferry is a fun, free ride. If it's a peak time, you can park your car and walk on and just take the ferry roundtrip. One of my favorite things to do in town is explore the tall ship Elissa. http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Texas_Seaport_Museum.asp Definitely make time to go to the Strand and see LaKing's Confectionary http://www.galveston.com/laking/. This is an old-fashioned candy store. Most times they have someone making candy by hand for you to watch. The candy and ice cream are excellent, and it's a nice trip back in time. At waterpark there are price discounts for afternoon entry also! Check website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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