Galveston Historical Tour: Explore by Air-Conditioned Bus

This trip offers an enlightening overview of Galveston’s past, featuring the Silk Stocking District, the Railroad Museum, John Laffite Place, and much more.

Duration: 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Galveston - This is a 45 minute historical bus tour through Galveston giving history on landmarks from the 1900 storm.

  • Galveston Railroad Museum - Pass by the Galveston Railroad Museum which explores the history and future of the railroad.

What's Included
  • Air conditioned vehicle
  • Historical tour of Galveston
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Location
2100 Harborside Dr
Harborside Drive
You will meet 30 minutes before scheduled time and check in at the kiosk at Pier 21 next to Willie G's. There is parking at Pier 21 for rate but we do not validate for parking
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Patti_b
Feb 10, 2025
Interesting information,... - Interesting information, safe driving, just the right length (not too long). Pat was entertaining, if sometimes spoke a bit too fast to understand.
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Deborahat2018
Feb 10, 2025
Fun and facts of Galveston - Pat was an excellent commentator on the history of Galveston and made it fun too. I would recommend this tour for others to do.
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Bobha2415xt
Feb 9, 2025
An informative--past history-and enjoyable tour of Galveston - The Historical Tour of Galveston was very interesting, and we learned a lot about the city - more than we knew before or even expected - like the Great Storm of 1900 and the building "up" to higher ground the city from the destruction, and the following hurricane disasters, and Galveston's name, and its part in the Civil War including being the birth place of Juneteenth...just a few. Our guide and bus driver, Pat, was an "excellent teacher," and we highly recommend the tour. Bob and Alison, Wimberley, TX
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Jolene
Feb 7, 2025
Recommend - We really enjoyed this. We had Patrick, and he was very informative, all the while driving safe. We like to take a tour like this when first arriving in a new place, then exploring deeper the places we find interesting. Bus was air-conditioned, and Patrick was easy to hear and understand for us seniors :).
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C7485ocnadiah
Feb 6, 2025
Great experience, highly recommend! - The Galveston Historical Bus Tour was an excellent addition to our time in Galveston. The tour guide Pat was friendly, funny, and very knowledgeable. Our teenager enjoyed the tour as well!
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Annette_l
Feb 3, 2025
Great tour of Galveston! - Patrick was an excellent driver and guide! We saw so much of Galveston and learned about its history.
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Donna_k
Feb 3, 2025
Informative and Fun! - Such an informative tour. Our tour guide, Pat, is very knowledgeable and fun! Highly recommend to learn lots of fun stuff about Galveston!
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Deborah_l
Jan 27, 2025
Thorough and interesting - Thorough and interesting. The tour guide was funny and engaging. We learned a lot about US history as well as Texas history.
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84sandeey
Jan 25, 2025
Educational, entertaining and appreciative - Pat was a wonderful host. He had obviously done tons of research because he was very knowledgeable, and his stories were novel and fact-based. He had a great sense of humor, too, so we were well entertained and couldn't help but share his great appreciation and admiration for the city of Galveston and it's people.
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Donna_h
Jan 27, 2025
Very fun informative event! - Pat made it very fun with very interesting facts about the history of Galveston. Some things we may not have thought to look up
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