Galveston vacation rentals

galveston vacation rentals

Why not go on vacation to the great city of Galveston. It is a great place to have a vacation or holiday. Why not get a vacation rental in the great city. The city can offer a great variety of vacation accomodation. Maybe you might want a condo, or villa. Hopefully some can be found. Maybe you may want buy, sell, or rent a some vacation accomodation.

Galveston is known for its historic neighborhoods and a ten mile long, 17 foot high seawall designed to protect the city from floods and hurricane storm surge.

The city houses many tourist attractions. The attractions include the Galveston Schlitterbahn waterpark, Moody Gardens, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, the Lone Star Flight Museum, a downtown neighborhood of historic buildings known as "The Strand," many historical museums and mansions, and miles of beach front. The Strand plays host to a yearly Mardi Gras festival, Galveston Island Jazz & Blues Festival, Texas Beach Fest, Lone Star Bike Rally, and a Victorian themed Christmas festival called "Dickens on the Strand" (honoring the works of novelist Charles Dickens, especially A Christmas Carol) in early December. Galveston is also home to the Balinese Room, a historic nightclub, formerly a notorious illegal gambling hall, located on a 600-foot (200 m) pier extending into the Gulf of Mexico.

Galveston is a city and the seat of Galveston County located along the Gulf Coast region in the US state of Texas within the Houston – Sugar Land – Baytown metropolitan area.

Buildings in Galveston notable for their architecture include many in the Historic Strand District, The Hotel Galvez, the Moody Mansion, Ashton Villa, and Bishop's Palace. The restored Grand 1894 Opera House is still in use.

Scholes International Airport at Galveston, a general aviation and military airport, is located in Galveston.

The Port of Galveston, also called Galveston Wharves. Today, the port has grown to 850 acres (3.4 km²) of port facilities. The port is located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, on the north side of Galveston Island, with some facilities on Pelican Island. The port has facilities to handle all types of cargo including containers, dry and liquid bulk, breakbulk, RO/RO, refrigerated, and project cargoes. The port of Galveston also serves as a passenger cruise ship terminal for cruise ships operating in the Caribbea

Tallest buildings:

Palisade Palms Trade Winds Tower (Under construction)
Palisade Palms Beach Club (Under construction)
The Emerald Condominiums (Under construction)
Ocean Grove Condominiums (Under construction)
East Beach Resort & Spa (Under construction)

1. American National Insurance Company Tower (One Moody Plaza)
2. San Luis Resort South Tower
3. San Luis Resort North Tower
4. The Breakers Condominiums
5. The Galvestonian Resort and Condos
6. One Shearn Moody Plaza
7. US National Bank Building
8. By The Sea Condominiums
9. John Sealy Hospital Towers at UTMB
10. Medical Arts Building (aka Two Moody Plaza)

Galveston's beaches are much cleaner than in the past. With the island's population showing greater concern for their environment, washed-up seaweed is now only moved back from the water's edge to allow the natural buildup and preservation of the beaches. The beaches have been cleaned by the Galveston Park Board.

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