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Last updated October 29, 2026
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Wikimedia Commons (57)
The Hotel Galvez on Seawall Boulevard, framed by palm trees
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Hotel Galvez, June 2024.jpg
Black3series · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Best hotels, Where to stay
Benches on the Seawall with the Pleasure Pier behind
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Seawall Benches and Pleasure Pier, Galveston, Texas 1301071119.jpg
Patrick Feller · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Beachfront hotels, Things to do
Aerial view of the Carnival Breeze docked at the Port of Galveston, with the island behind
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Carnival Breeze Docked in Galveston.jpg
Jason Reina · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Home, Cruise port hotels, Princess cruises Galveston
Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas docked in Galveston
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Navigator of the Seas 2014 Galveston 2.JPG
Ahecht · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Cruise parking, Cruises from Galveston
The Royal Caribbean cruise terminal at Pier 10 on an embarkation day
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Royal caribbean Terminal 10 Galveston Texas 2023.jpg
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Used on: Cruise parking, Cruise terminals, Royal caribbean cruises from Galveston
Galveston seen from the deck of a cruise ship at the terminal
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston, Texas - 52294688963.jpg
Larry Syverson · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Galveston Causeway and railroad bridge across the bay, seen from the island
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston Causeway Railroad Lift Bridge Replacement 0910111346 (6136772764).jpg
Patrick Feller · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Airport to cruise port, Kemah boardwalk
Marsh and grassland at Galveston Island State Park
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-island-state-park-overview-of-the-park.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Galveston island state park
The Robert C. Lanier, one of the Galveston–Port Bolivar ferries, on the water
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Robert C. Lanier ferry (edit).jpg
Daniel Schwen; edit by Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Derived from File:Robert C. Lanier ferry.jpg
Used on: Galveston Bolivar ferry
John Sealy Hospital on the UTMB campus
Source: Wikimedia Commons, John Sealy Hospital UTMB.jpg
nsaum75 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Used on: Hotels near UTMB
Historic iron-front buildings in the Strand Historic District
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston March 2022 17 (Strand Historic District).jpg
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: The Strand, Things to do, Tours, Ghost tours
The Galveston Juneteenth parade on June 19, 2025
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston Juneteenth Parade and Celebration 6-19-25 - 71.jpg
2C2KPhotography · CC BY 4.0
Used on: Juneteenth Galveston
A float in the Galveston Mardi Gras parade
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston Mardi Gras Parade 2013 03.jpg
A Yee · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Mardi Gras
A Galveston streetcar decorated with Christmas lights
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston streetcar decorated for the Christmas season, 2021.jpg
Larry Syverson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Used on: Christmas, Galveston without a car
The stone facade of the 1892 Bishop's Palace on Broadway
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston March 2022 25 (Bishop's Palace).jpg
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Things to do, Tours, Ghost tours
Ashton Villa, the 1859 brick mansion on Broadway
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ashton Villa - Galveston.jpg
Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Things to do, Ghost tours
The entrance arch of the Pleasure Pier on Seawall Boulevard
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Pleasure Pier entrance in Galveston, Texas.jpg
Matthew T Rader · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Things to do
The glass Rainforest Pyramid at Moody Gardens
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Rainforest Pyramid Moody Gardens.jpg
Supportstorm · Public domain
Used on: Moody Gardens, Things to do
Slides and towers of Schlitterbahn Galveston, seen in the off-season
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston Texas 2026.jpg
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Used on: Schlitterbahn Galveston, Things to do
The red-brick Moody Mansion on Broadway
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston March 2022 44 (Moody Mansion).jpg
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Things to do, Ghost tours
The Ocean Star drilling rig museum at Pier 19
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ocean Star Drilling Rig Galveston Texas 2024.jpg
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Used on: Things to do
The Pleasure Pier reaching into the Gulf from the Seawall
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston March 2022 35 (Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier).jpg
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Pleasure Pier, Things to do
A block of 19th-century commercial buildings in the Strand Historic District
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston March 2022 12 (Strand Historic District).jpg
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Home, Tours, Ghost tours, Where to stay
Shopfronts and iron balconies in the Strand Historic District
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston March 2022 15 (Strand Historic District).jpg
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: The Strand, Tours, Ghost tours, Vacation rentals
The Seawall and beach looking southwest toward the 1900 Storm Memorial
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Tours, Where to stay
The three Moody Gardens pyramids beside Offatts Bayou
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Moody Gardens Pyramids Galveston Texas 2026.jpg
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Used on: Christmas, Where to stay
Wide sky over the beach at Galveston Island State Park
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-island-state-park-skies-over-the-gulf.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Home, Vacation rentals, Where to stay
A lifeguard tower on a Galveston beach at sunset
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Sunset at Galveston Island Beach, TX.jpg
Figure8 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Used on: Beach safety
Wetland plants along an inlet at Galveston Island State Park
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-island-state-park-inlet-shore.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Dolphin tours
The beach below Seawall Boulevard
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-shoreline-of-seawall-blvd.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Beaches, Beachfront hotels, Tours, Vacation rentals
A heron standing in the shallows of the bay at Galveston Island State Park
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-island-state-park-heron-in-bay.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Galveston island state park
A line of brown pelicans flying over Galveston Island State Park
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Flock of Pelicans (6287391895).jpg
BFS Man · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Birding
A brown pelican at Bolivar Flats
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Brown Pelican Bolivar Flats TX 2018-04-07 08-47-27 (27613000808).jpg
Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Bolivar peninsula
The 61st Street Fishing Pier on the Gulf
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston's 61 Street Fishing Pier.jpg
Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Fishing
Seawolf Park on Pelican Island with its fishing pier and museum ships
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Seawolf Park - Galveston, Texas - 5970962248.jpg
CJ TravelTips · CC BY-SA 2.0
Used on: Fishing, Seawolf park
Marsh grass on the bay shore of Galveston Island State Park
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-island-state-park-lakeshore.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Fishing
The Carnival Breeze leaving the Port of Galveston
Source: Wikimedia Commons, CCLBreezeGalveston.jpg
Jackhayes1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Carnival cruises from Galveston, Cruises from Galveston
Navigator of the Seas docked at the Port of Galveston in 2014
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Navigator of the Seas 2014 Galveston 3.JPG
Ahecht · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Cruise terminals, Royal caribbean cruises from Galveston
The main hall inside Houston's William P. Hobby Airport
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Inside William P. Hobby Airport.jpg
Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0
Used on: Airport to cruise port
Runways at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Source: Wikimedia Commons, IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport.jpg
Thomas Wang · CC BY-SA 3.0
Used on: Airport to cruise port
Downtown Galveston seen from the deck of a Carnival ship at the cruise terminal
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston, Texas 2022 panorama.jpg
Larry Syverson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Used on: Carnival cruises from Galveston, Disney cruises from Galveston
Dancers in Victorian costume at Dickens on the Strand
Source: Wikimedia Commons, JigGirlsGalveston2006.jpg
Ed Schipul · CC BY-SA 2.0
Used on: Christmas
Mardi Gras masks decorating a building in Galveston
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Mardi Gras decorations in Galveston Texas 2015 02.jpg
Tara Schmidt · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Mardi Gras
The underwater tunnel inside the Aquarium Pyramid at Moody Gardens
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid HDR Galveston (6971130700).jpg
Katie Haugland Bowen · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Moody Gardens
The black iron Point Bolivar Lighthouse
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Port Bolivar TX - Point Bolivar Lighthouse.jpg
Patrick Feller · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Bolivar peninsula
Grass-covered bunkers at Fort Travis Seashore Park
Source: Wikimedia Commons, FortTravis.jpg
Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Bolivar peninsula
A footbridge over a creek on a State Park trail
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-island-state-park-bridge-across-the-creek.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Galveston island state park
The ferry Robert H. Dedman crossing to Bolivar
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Bolivar Ferry 20101010 005906.jpg
J.R. Ramos · CC BY-SA 2.0
Used on: Galveston Bolivar ferry, Things to do
Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church in Galveston
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Reedy Chapel AME Church 08.jpg
Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Juneteenth Galveston, Tours
Juneteenth celebration at Wright Cuney Park, June 19, 2025
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Galveston Juneteenth Parade and Celebration 6-19-25 - 60.jpg
2C2KPhotography · CC BY 4.0
Used on: Juneteenth Galveston
The old Santa Fe Union Station, home of the Galveston Railroad Museum
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Old Santa Fe Union Station.jpg
Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 3.0
Used on: Christmas, Polar Express Galveston
Beach houses raised on stilts near East Beach
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Expensive Stilt Houses on Galveston's East Beach.jpg
Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0
Used on: Vacation rentals
A raised canal house with its own dock in Jamaica Beach
Source: Wikimedia Commons, 16715 Montego Way, Feb 2008 - panoramio.jpg
lowryba · CC BY 3.0
Used on: Jamaica Beach, Vacation rentals
The UTMB campus skyline seen from the East End
Source: Wikimedia Commons, UTMB Skyline, Galveston.jpg
Nick Saum (Nsaum75) · CC BY 2.0
Used on: Hotels near UTMB
The entrance to the San Luis Resort next to the convention center
Source: Wikimedia Commons, San Luis Resort enterence Galveston Island.JPG
Supportstorm · Public domain
The 1877 tall ship Elissa under sail
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Elissa-Sailing-Ship.jpg
i_am_jim · CC BY-SA 3.0
Used on: The Strand, Things to do, Tours, Dolphin tours
The sun setting over Seawall Boulevard
Source: Wikimedia Commons, Gfp-texas-galveston-sunset-over-seashore-blvd.jpg
Yinan Chen · Public domain
Used on: Best time to visit Galveston, Tours
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Unsplash (41)
The Ferris wheel and rides of the Pleasure Pier over the Gulf in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Pleasure Pier, Galveston
Eddie Mark Blair · Unsplash License
Used on: Home
Galveston's Pleasure Pier under a pink sunset sky
Source: Unsplash · Pleasure Pier at sunset
Van Williams · Unsplash License
Used on: Home
Historic commercial buildings along a street in downtown Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Downtown Galveston
Lily Miller · Unsplash License
Used on: Home, The Tremont House, Things to do, Ghost tours
The Pleasure Pier at dusk
Source: Unsplash · Pleasure Pier
Terren Hurst · Unsplash License
Used on: Hotels, Homewood suites by Hilton Galveston
Rides on the Pleasure Pier lit up at night
Source: Unsplash · Pleasure Pier
Charles A · Unsplash License
Used on: Cheap hotels Galveston, Pleasure Pier
Boardwalk over the beach in Galveston at sunset
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beachfront
Charles A · Unsplash License
Used on: Home
A seabird flying past the Pleasure Pier above the Gulf
Source: Unsplash · Seawall, Galveston
Ella Ch · Unsplash License
Used on: Home
A lit carousel at dusk in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
mr phanindra · Unsplash License
Used on: Home, Galveston with kids
A sunny morning on a Galveston beach, with a pier in the distance
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Thomas Park · Unsplash License
Used on: Where to stay
Carnival Breeze leaving Galveston at sunset
Source: Unsplash · Galveston Channel
Cody McLain · Unsplash License
Used on: Carnival cruises from Galveston
Sunrise over the sand and surf on Galveston Island
Source: Unsplash · Galveston Island
Vashti Collins · Unsplash License
Used on: Beaches
A wooden walkway leading over the dunes to the Gulf on a cloudy day
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Abigail Kaucher · Unsplash License
Used on: Stewart Beach
A lifeguard with a rescue buoy in the surf
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Aaron Tinoco · Unsplash License
Used on: Beach safety
A covered deck with a table above the water in Jamaica Beach
Source: Unsplash · Jamaica Beach
Andrei Restrepo · Unsplash License
Used on: Jamaica Beach
Sunrise over the Gulf at Crystal Beach
Source: Unsplash · Crystal Beach, Bolivar Peninsula
Ronald Crow · Unsplash License
Used on: Bolivar peninsula
A row of brightly painted buildings with round windows in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Angela Carey · Unsplash License
Used on: Tours, Ghost tours, Vacation rentals
People walking on a wide sandy beach in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Nate Johnston · Unsplash License
Used on: Dog friendly Galveston
People on the grass by the water in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Spencer Walker · Unsplash License
A vintage Santa Fe railroad car on the tracks in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Cody McLain · Unsplash License
Used on: Polar Express Galveston
Masts and rigging of the tall ship at the Galveston Historic Seaport
Source: Unsplash · Galveston Historic Seaport, 2200 Harborside Dr
Tanner Mardis · Unsplash License
Used on: Tours, Dolphin tours
Birds flying low over the water at sunset
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Nila Maria · Unsplash License
Used on: Dolphin tours
Aerial view of a Moody Gardens pyramid on a summer day
Source: Unsplash · Moody Gardens, Galveston
Thomas Park · Unsplash License
Used on: Moody Gardens
A man fishing at Seawolf Park with a cruise ship in the background
Source: Unsplash · Seawolf Park, Galveston
Gower Brown · Unsplash License
Used on: Fishing, Msc cruises from Galveston, Seawolf park, Tours
Great egrets perched in a tree
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Tyler Moulton · Unsplash License
Used on: Birding, Dolphin tours
The sun breaking through clouds over the Gulf
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
John Bray · Unsplash License
Used on: Best time to visit Galveston
A street with parked cars in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Aiden U · Unsplash License
Used on: Galveston without a car, Ghost tours
The sun low over Galveston Bay behind a pier
Source: Unsplash · Galveston Bay
BENOIT LAMARCHE · Unsplash License
Used on: Moody Gardens hotel, Dolphin tours
The Pleasure Pier at sunset with waves washing in
Source: Unsplash · Pleasure Pier, Galveston
Justin Wolff · Unsplash License
Used on: DoubleTree by Hilton Galveston Beach
Sunrise over the surf on a Galveston beach
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Damon Janis · Unsplash License
A fishing pier on the Gulf under an evening sky
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Jayanth Vunnam · Unsplash License
Used on: The San Luis Resort
Offshore rigs and vessels in the harbor across from downtown Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston harbor
Secret Travel Guide · Unsplash License
Used on: Harbor House at Pier 21, Things to do, Tours, Dolphin tours
Waves rolling in at sunset in Galveston
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Dimitris Tselios · Unsplash License
Used on: Hilton Galveston island Resort
The Pleasure Pier rides and Seawall buildings in soft evening light
Source: Unsplash · Pleasure Pier, Galveston
Amy Peryam · Unsplash License
Used on: Home, Grand Galvez Resort
A visitor outside a colorful golf cart rental shop in Galveston, with carts parked beside it
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Katherine Bandin · Unsplash License
Used on: Galveston with kids, Galveston without a car, Tours
The destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238) and a torpedo on display
Source: Unsplash · Seawolf Park, Galveston
Gower Brown · Unsplash License
Used on: Seawolf park, Things to do
A red and yellow Santa Fe locomotive at the Galveston Railroad Museum
Source: Unsplash · Galveston Railroad Museum
Cody McLain · Unsplash License
Used on: Things to do
Fishing rods in the sand next to cars parked on the beach
Source: Unsplash · Jamaica Beach
Brock Wegner · Unsplash License
Used on: Jamaica Beach
A dog on a Galveston beach
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Brock Wegner · Unsplash License
Used on: Dog friendly Galveston
Sargassum seaweed in the shallow surf
Source: Unsplash · Galveston beach
Melissa Lara · Unsplash License
Used on: Beach safety
Gulls in flight over the beach
Source: Unsplash · Galveston
Adrian Newell · Unsplash License
Used on: Birding
Fishing boats in the harbor at Port Bolivar
Source: Unsplash · Port Bolivar
Ronald Crow · Unsplash License
Used on: Galveston Bolivar ferry
Hotel photos (Expedia, 21)
These are the hotels' own photos as published on Expedia. The Expedia Group partner program lets us use them only next to links to that hotel on Expedia.
Beachfront Palms Resort
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Candlewood Suites Galveston
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Comfort Suites Cruise Port Area
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
DoubleTree by Hilton Galveston Beach
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Econo Lodge Galveston Seawall
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Gaido's Seaside Inn
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Grand Galvez Resort
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Harbor House at Pier 21
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Hilton Galveston Island Resort
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Holiday Inn Club Vacations Galveston Beach Resort
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Galveston West-Seawall
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Holiday Inn Galveston Island
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Holiday Inn Resort Galveston-On The Beach
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Homewood Suites by Hilton Galveston
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Hotel Lucine
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Hyatt Select Galveston-Beachfront
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Moody Gardens Hotel
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Red Roof PLUS+ Galveston – Beachfront
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Spark by Hilton Galveston
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
The San Luis Resort
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
The Tremont House
Photo: Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Tour photos (Expedia, 6)
These photos come from each tour's Expedia listing. The partner program lets us use them only next to links to that tour on Expedia.
Historic Galveston Ghost Tours
Photo: tour operator via Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Ghost City Tours
Photo: tour operator via Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Spooky Galveston
Photo: tour operator via Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Haunted Harbor Tours (by Baywatch)
Photo: tour operator via Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Baywatch Dolphin Tours
Photo: tour operator via Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing
Island Tours of Galveston
Photo: tour operator via Expedia · used under the partner program · Expedia listing