1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Prebook this popular Galveston Secrets of the Strand District Walking Tour to guarantee your spot on the tour on the day you prefer to go. Dive into the district’s history with a guide who knows it well. See main attractions in the area such as the Galveston Railroad Museum, Tremont House, and Grand 1894 Opera House, as you learn how each played a big role in the city’s past.
Your tour begins here. Learn where the bodies are buried and how many people on the island died in the worst natural disaster in United States history.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
30,000 to 40,000 people a day once passed through these doors to experience “Pleasure Island”.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Discover one of Galveston’s most elegant and historic hotels.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
During the 1900 Storm, this was the office of meteorologist, Isaac Cline. Hear how Isaac tried to save an Island.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
See the official Opera House of Texas and hear about our own “Phantom of the Opera”.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Once used as a lookout for the confederate army, keeping a close eye on the Union blockade that surrounded the Island during the Civil War.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
One of 17 Rosenberg Fountains that were placed around the city to provide fresh water for man and beast.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
See the birth place of Juneteenth, where General Order #3 was read freeing 250,000 slaves in Texas.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free