This spring break 9 or so friends and I are headed down to Galveston to stay at a friends beach house. I've never been to TX so I'd like to know if there are some must do/visit/eats around Galveston. We are driving from NC straight through, so stopping on the way there will be minimal(just enough to eat and such).

Thanks!

 

I can't think of any good places to go, lol. But I've made the trek from Houston to Asheville numerous times. Be careful when you are going through Louisiana, cops like to hang out around mile marker 30 all the way to the state line of texas.

 

Thanks for the tip coobies! And even if there isn't anything particular to do, I know we will come up with a few things haha

 

moody gardens, lovely brown water, tons of great restaurants, more lovely brown water.


that's about it for Galveston lol

 

This about sums it up

I'd stop in Destin or gulf shores and pay to stay there before I would drive twice as far to stay in galveston for free.

 

Take the ferry to boliver island and drive down to crystal beach!!

Bring a cooler full of beers/snacks, chairs, towels, binoculars (to check out the hotties), liquor, smokes, tents/umbrellas etc.etc. the only thing that sucks is you have to buy a $10 beach parking permit and stick it on your windshield but it is worth it for spring break!!!

 

You realize that some of us from Tx are 8 or more hours away from Galveston?

 

If it takes you 8 hours to get to galveston, please stay in the right lane with your hazards on

 

30 minute drive for me

And if you're into offroading like most are san luis pass is about a 20 minute drive from downtown galveston(61st street ) a few trails, mud holes and dunes

 

I guess I was thinking of Corpus Christi.....

but regardless, my statement is still true

 

JP, I was born and raised in Galveston. Shoot me an email if you want a good run-down.
- Open beach driving = East costs, West bigger & free (San Luis Pass)
- Pelican Island has some decent wheeling, I can make you a map
- 61st - 53rd street @ Seawall best for eye candy
- let me know what kind of grub ya'll are looking for, there's a suprising amount of good ma & pa restaurants in such a small town.
- we have Spec's liquor that's the size of a grocery store. So if you're looking for something other than the big three light beers, that's your best bet.

TX Ranger

 

Ranger and everyone else, thanks for the replies! We got back yesterday afternoon and I must say it was awesome. Not many schools were on spring break so it was more relaxing than anything else(except for New Orleans...but that's a different story). We ended up going go-carting and going to the Houston rodeo one night. Other than that it was all about the cornhole, riding around, chilling in the hot tub, and taking out the boats/jet ski. Overall, I love TX a lot and hope to get back down there sooner than later.

 

Glad you had a good time, didn't realize you were coming during the rodeo, that was a good catch, it's one of the biggest in the country second only to vegas I believe.

 

Thanks man! It was definitely a good catch on my buddies part, his aunt hooked us up with some club section seats. I didn't realize it was second biggest, even though I knew it was a major one. That's awesome!

 

glad to hear you loved texas! i was at the rodeo friday night seein blake shelton.. lol im not a fan but a friend had a few tickets so i went ahead haha. was at San luis pass all day saturday doing some offroading, fun beach for sure. besides the stupid highschool kids that insist on throwing massive beach parties and get the cops to come flush em out