spend the day and see many animals that you can’ t see anywhere else.
6. Lone Star Flight Museum— One of our favorite things to do, the Lone Star Flight Museum houses dozens of airplanes, primarily from World War II. If you’ re feeling adventurous, you don’ t have to just look at these beautiful planes— you can ride in them. The museum offers flight sessions for everything from B-17s to P-51 Mustangs.
7. Schlitterbahn Galveston— you’ ve likely heard of Schlitterbahn. The water park in New Braunfels is consistently voted the best in the world. Now Schlitterbahn has been brought to Galveston. The park has dozens of rides— including many that are indoor and heated, so you can enjoy them even in the winter.
8. The Elissa— One of Galveston’ s most famous attractions, the 141-foot long Elissa is a three-masted sailing ship built in 1877. Today the ship is immaculately restored, and sits in port right next to the Galveston cruise terminal. Visitors are welcome to come aboard and tour the ship, and experience one of the island’ s crown jewels.
9. Seawolf Park— Seawolf Park is one of Galveston’ s most forgotten attractions, but it’ s definitely worth a visit. The park sits on a spit of land jutting out from Pelican Island( the island across from the cruise terminal). Visitors will get to tour the submarine Cavalla, famous for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku. The USS Stewart, a destroyer escort, is also on display.