Walk the ten-mile seawall that saved Galveston and the Victorian merchant district that made it worth saving. From the granite bulwark built after the deadliest hurricane in American history to the ornate iron-front buildings of the Strand — once called the Wall Street of the Southwest — this two-mile stroll connects the island's darkest chapter to its most dazzling comeback.

Stops on This Tour (8)

1. 1
   Seawall Boulevard at 25th Street Starting point along the 10-mile seawall
2. 2
   Galveston 1900 Storm Memorial Bronze memorial to the deadliest natural disaster in US history
3. 3
   Hotel Galvez The 1911 Queen of the Gulf — Spanish Colonial grand hotel
4. 4
   Rosenberg Library The oldest public library in continuous operation in Texas
5. 5
   The Strand — Hendley Row The oldest commercial building on the Strand, built 1858
6. 6
   1894 Grand Opera House Romanesque theater that hosted Sarah Bernhardt and the Marx Brothers
7. 7
   Tall Ship Elissa at Pier 21 The 1877 Scottish-built iron barque, one of the oldest sailing vessels afloat
8. 8
   Postoffice Street Arts District Gallery row in a revived Victorian streetscape

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