Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
Photo: Matthew T Rader · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🎃 Seasonal · Galveston
3 hours · $$$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 70 min driveFrom Sugar Land · Parking: Paid street parking along the Seawall (pay by phone); lot across from the pier
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Little shadeGreat on sunny days · Handles heat · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Summer · Spring
An amusement pier reaching more than 1,000 feet into the Gulf, with the Ferris wheel, carousel, little planes and a roller coaster built right over the waves. A 2-year-old can only ride a few things but is thrilled just watching, a tall-enough 7-year-old can do most of it, and when the lights come on at dusk it's Galveston's most postcard-worthy moment.
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