Located on Galveston Island on the Gulf Coast in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, Galveston is a city in and seat of Galveston County. Designed to protect the city from floods and hurricane storm surge, Galveston is known for its historic neighborhoods and a 10-mile (16-km) long, 17-foot (5.18 m) high seawall. The Galveston Causeway links Galveston Island to the mainland on the north end of the city, a toll bridge on the western end of the island, and by ferry boat service on the east end of the city.
Just 40 minutes south of the fourth largest city in the United States, Galveston is a small romantic island tucked deep within the heart of south Texas possessing all the charm of a small southern town. Galveston offers many tourist attractions, including the Galveston Schlitterbahn waterpark, Moody Gardens botanical park, 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.
Visitors to Galveston can enjoy 32 miles of relaxing beaches, superb restaurants, top resort hotels, marvelous downtown shopping, numerous antique stores, incredible art galleries, fabulous entertainment and one of the largest and well-preserved concentrations of Victorian architecture in the country.
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