Island Guide Magazine
Downtown
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1.9KThe Grand: April 29th, Rodney Crowell in Concert
The Grand 1894 Opera House is located at 2020 Postoffice St. in Galveston’s historic Downtown Cultural Arts District. Tickets are available by...
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1.3KGalveston Trolley Rolls Around the Island
As we welcome spring on Galveston Island, the hours of operation for the Galveston Rubber Wheel Trolleys (“Galveston Trolleys”) have been set...
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2.7KIsland Treasure Hunts: A Fun Time for All Ages
By Terry Card Texans who live close to the heady atmosphere of space technology at NASA and Johnson Space Center will appreciate...
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17.5KGalveston Tree Sculptures: History and Art Combined in a Self -Guided Tour
On September 13th, 2008, Hurricane Ike covered most of the Island in a tidal surge. The damaging combination of powerful wind and...
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176The Kitchen Chick: Exclusively About The Kitchen & Extensively Energized by Cooking
By Terry Card Galveston Island is a “hot spot” vacation destination for many residents of South Texas and beyond. Annual family beach...
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146It is Halloween in April With These Tours!
Living Dead Tour & Graveyard Tour Celebrate the halfway point to Halloween with these two tours: Living Dead Tour is the only...
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3.2KEvery Saturday – Rides on The Harborside Express
Every Saturday Towering at the head of the Strand, the vast Railroad Museum boasts one of the largest restored railroad collections in...
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2.5KGalveston Kindness Project: Intentionally Giving Through Kindness
By Rachel Delanoix A sunny burst of rainbow paint beams a bright welcome from the corner of 22nd and Postoffice St. The...
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1.5KGalveston is More Fun When it Rains
Courtesy of Galveston Convention and Visitors Bureau You’ve waited for your vacation at the beach and now it’s raining…what to do, what...
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470Head to Galveston for Fun on the Beach & New Attractions
Summer is right around the corner which means flocks of Texans will be heading to the beach. Galveston’s beach parks are now open and...
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1.5KBlog: Taste of The Strand: A Wonderful Taste of Galveston
By Lauren Elizabeth Ware I love food. Better known from Shaggy on Scooby Doo,“There’s nothing I love more than food unless it’s...
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2.2K“A Little Weekend Time Traveling” At Visker & Scriveners Handcrafted Quills, Books and Oddities
Written and Photographed by Michael Alan Basham One steps off of the warmer westward exposure of the more modern day Victorian Tremont...
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How to get around on the Island
Seawall and Downtown Parking Tips The City of Galveston charges for parking along Seawall Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily...
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1.1KClay Cup Studios: Fun For All Ages
By Terry Card Effervescent and bubbly! Like a good champagne! This transplanted artist/entrepreneur from Miami has created a unique business in Downtown...
