Tours & Activities in Galveston

Take a boat tour to see the playful dolphins of Galveston Bay. Enjoy a thrilling ride with a captain and listen to entertaining stories and insightful commentary on Galveston's history.

Reel Men Fishing Charters works to create lasting memories for our customers. We strive to make your fishing experience fun and entertaining. We cannot guarantee the fish will bite, but we promise we will work hard to find the fish. Anglers will be fishing for the fish that are in season and biting along the jetties. No specific species are targeted on the jetty trips, although we will provide the appropriate gear and bait for the season we are fishing. The north and south jetties extend 5 miles into the Gulf of Mexico and the jetty trips fish in this area.

This is the pass to get for admission to the Pier and unlimited rides all day!

Explore the historic Moody Mansion in Galveston with an entry ticket on this self-guided tour. Visit 20 rooms and learn about the powerful Texas family that built a financial empire.

Juneteenth and Beyond is a Black owned and operated guided sightseeing and tourism business. We are amazing, passionate, professional, and knowledgeable about Galveston's African American culturally rich sites! It was founded by Dr. Araminta Coleman Sorrell, a native of Washington, D.C. who loves Galveston and its glorious history, especially its Black history. Juneteenth and Beyond is Galveston's very first African American guided history tour franchise.

Discover artifacts spanning from the age of Native Americans to the present day

Explore the hidden treasures of Galveston's downtown Strand. Along this guided tour, you'll stop at historic buildings and hear the spooky tales of the island's past.

Ride, Tour and Experience the "Free State of Galveston" in a Carriage Haus Model-T replica electric golf cart! Your posse will engage with old Galveston on this interactive 90-minute tour led by an experienced and highly rated Galveston Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) who will serve as your private driver or guide you as a passenger. Experience an international city that was on top of the world until a storm left it broken and destroyed. Discover the raising up of an island, literally, to become the notorious playground of the South. Roll through neighborhoods once in ruin and rubble, but revived with renegades, restoration, and riches. Hear the old tales from the underground speakeasies and casinos, as well as some modern-day scuttlebutt. Meet the players and OGs who impacted the island forever. Journey on this cultural and historic adventure back in time to the roaring decades that created intriguing Galveston legends.

Learn about the history of Galveston while visiting the city’s most haunted locations on this adults-only guided walking tour at night. Delve into the more macabre and darker aspects of Galveston.

Reel Men Fishing Charters works to create lasting memories for our customers. We strive to make your fishing experience fun and entertaining. We cannot guarantee the fish will bite, but we promise we will work hard to find the fish.

Explore the Old City Cemetery of Galveston Island with a local guide on this walking tour. Unravel scary secrets that lurk inside the ghost sanctuaries as you learn about the city's paranormal history.

Our commitment is to deliver interesting and exciting tales of the supernatural while celebrating the laid-back coastal charm of the city. Accompanied by entertaining tour guides, you will visit the former sites in Galveston's seedy Red Light District, combined with nationally-known haunted locations, each chosen for their historical significance and ghostly allure. In the meantime, we'll mix things up by visiting some of the area's popular bars. Sip on spirits during the happy hour as the narratives unfold, weaving together local history, paranormal intrigue, and the lively ambiance of this island gem.

Experience the haunted corridors of Mayfield Manor. This Victorian manor stands as a solemn sentinel to one of the most harrowing chapters in the island city's history – the devastating 1900 storm.

Our beautiful bright red Waco Biplane truly expands the horizons here at Galveston Island! Join a rare few and experience the historic Pleasure Pier, Gulf beaches, and Galveston downtown from a new perspective. Price per ride, 2 passenger max. Maximum combined weight of passengers is 400 lbs.

Take a journey to learn more about Galveston's dark past on this historic ghost tour. Discover many historic sites and experience a chilling yet thrilling tour of Galveston history.

Our beautiful bright red Waco Biplane truly expands the horizons here at Galveston Island! Join a rare few and experience the West End, San Luis Pass, and West Bay from a new perspective. This is also a unique opportunity to get a birds eye view of all the canal-front homes on the West End. 30 minute biplane ride experience (16-18 minutes in the air). Tour the bays and beaches of the West End of Galveston island. 2 passenger max. Maximum combined weight of passengers is 400 lbs.

Explore Galveston's most historic and haunted bars and pubs. Bring your favorite drinking buddies through the city, savor a drink and hear spooky stories from your guide.

Who Haunts that Strand? On our GPS navigated, spookily narrated and music infused solo walking tour you'll discover Galveston at your own pace and on your own schedule. With the built in EMF Reader in our app you can detect ghosts in the area! Go anytime (1am? That's spooky fun!) The tour never expires. And for the price, it's the best deal in the south. Galveston was once the largest city in Texas and one of the richest in the world. Today it’s one of the most haunted cities in the United States. You'll be guided to its most haunted spots and discover the spooky stories of those that walk in the afterlife. It’s a haunted solo adventure not to be missed. I’ll meet you at the front door of the Tremont House Hotel, that’s if you’re not yellow belly.

Learn about the history of Galveston while visiting the city’s most haunted locations on this guided walking tour at night.

On this private guided journey, you will tour the island’s most famous restored, revived, and rebuilt structures! See 1900 Storm Survivors, amazing architecture, magnificent mansions, and historic hotels that were once in ruins and have been brought back to life! Learn about famous Island residents who made lemonade from lemons, progress from pain, and art from destruction. You will discover destroyed tree stumps and ocean trash turned into treasured sculptures. Hear stories and fun facts from local builders, designers, architects, and residents who help reconstruct Galveston. Sit back and relax as you are chauffeured in a replica Model-T cruising in style through the Galveston Island historic districts and experiencing the heritage of the most resilient city on earth!

A Walking Tour with History, Brothels & Ghosts. We’re combining Galveston’s two most popular tours! Join us for Ghost on the Strand meets Galveston Red Light District Tour.

If you can't decide between soaring over West Bay, checking out Battleship Texas, or flying over Bolivar Point Lighthouse, this is the flight for you. We wrapped up all the beauty and history of Galveston in one flight that lets you see the entire island and more. This is the whole shebang! 60 minute biplane ride experience (40-45 minutes in the air). Tour of the Bolivar peninsula, town of Galveston and historical points on the island, West End, and West Bay. The whole shebang! Price per ride, 2 passenger max. Maximum combined weight of passengers is 400 lbs.

Explore the streets of Galveston and learn about the city's sordid past on this walking tour. Walk around the Red Light District and embark on a journey through history with a guide.

This one-of-a-kind tour is personally led by Kimber Fountain, author of three books on Galveston history including Galveston's Red Light District: A History of The Line, offering you a firsthand experience of her decade of research into the topic. A professional speaker and riveting storyteller, Kimber brings to life the tales, both tragic and triumphant, of the women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them. The tour also highlights the fascinating subject of Kimber's third book, the Maceo family and the era known as The Free State of Galveston. See former brothels that still exist in Galveston, accompanied by dozens of historic photos that offer visitors an insight into this history that only Kimber can give.

Enjoy a happy hour pub crawl in Galveston with a local guide. Visit the former sites of Galveston's seedy Red Light District, combined with nationally-known haunted locations.

Join us on this 90 minute walking tour, as we trek through the alleys and stroll through the original “Wall Street of the South. Apparitions may suddenly appear in windows and you feel like you’re being watched. You will hear the tragic stories that took place on this infamous street and understand why Galveston is the most haunted city in America

Explore Galveston's most haunted cemetery after the sun goes down in this spooky group tour. Walk amongst the dead, where many people have seen shadow people, and heard voices beyond the grave.

Our most popular Galveston cruise lets you see the Galveston Channel and the surrounding area including the most popular sights on the northern part of Galveston. These include the Elissa, the Ocean Star museum, Pier 21, the Port of Galveston, the Battleship Texas, SeaWolf park, the SS Selma, and sailing towards the Galveston jetties all within 3 hours and with the option to stay out longer if you’d like to get closer offshore! This charter best conforms with all ages because of our ability to seek more protected waters or return to dock at any point that anyone becomes uncomfortable.

Galveston's pirate history is celebrated and commemorated with pride, as visitors from far and wide flock to its shores to explore the remnants of its colorful past.

Life got you tired? Work got you stressed? At the Rage Cage where unleashing your frustrations is what we do! With an activity such as Axe Throwing- we can fit you in to rage away. While you’re here, kick back and enjoy our arcade and beer and wine bar and don’t worry about the mess left behind - we’ll cover the cleanup. Here at Rage Cage - we want you to leave refreshed and relaxed after letting out that stress. We're happy to have you here!