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Isn't it amazing how you can drive by something so many times and never realize what is there? We have visited Galveston Island countless times in our lives. On this trip, we decided to slow down and really pay attention to some of the buildings and markers that we have always just driven by. We were amazed by some of the stories we discovered!
In this video, we share some of those "hidden" in plain sight historic sites on Galveston Island. You just never know what you'll find when you just wander in search of interesting stories!
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Hey y'all! Thanks for joining us as we explored these areas of Galveston that we had driven by so many times! We are definitely learning to slow down and pay attention; you just never know what you will find! We'd love to hear about some of the neat things you've discovered. Leave us a comment and let us know about them so we can visit! :) And if you'd like to see more of Galveston (we love this town), check out our Galveston playlist! th-cam.com/video/4fsaT-3V7DM/w-d-xo.html
I love this little island! I was reborn there. I'm a burn survivor. Thank God. Can you do a story on (Charlie) Galveston P.D. an officer took me back in there. I seen him. That would be awesome. Thanks yall
I highly recommend the walking ghost tour beginning on the strand. A great way to learn Galveston history as well as historical buildings.
Thanks John! We’ll have to check that out in the future.
Thank you for mentioning the free parking! I live here and didn't know this. I first visited the Railroad Museum in1979 with my son. He still remembers every detail. He also stayed for a short time at the Bryan Museum when it functions a temporary foster care.facility. He recently visited the Bryan museum with his son and shared sweet stories. He later told me , it was a giant castle back then full of love. Though it was a difficult time for us , I'm so happy to learn after all these years his time there is remembered as a magical adventure. He returned not for the clever museum but for the his childhood memories. I envy your lifestyle, good journey dear friends . Thanks for the video.
Hi Lillian! Thank you for sharing your story. That is awesome that your son was able to visit the Bryan and share his magical memories with his son. I can see where it would feel like a castle! ❤️
We have only lived in Texas about 3 years. My wife went to high school in Baytown and always wanted to move back. We moved from the Seattle area and lived in our 1991 Champion Ultrastar, 28' class A, with 2 cats and 3 dogs (one a Great Dane)
for 9 months. We were originally looking around the San Antonio area until we came across a house in Cuero, built in 1895 that we are now restoring/remodeling. We are looking forward to exploring Texas, as soon as the RV remodel is finished, or mostly finished. Thanks for a wonderful travel video that we will add to our destination list.
That is awesome! Cuero is a neat area. We hope to spend some time around there in the future. Good luck with your remodels. Hope to see y’all out there somewhere one of these days!
Great video of Galveston Island. Just one note: The family (Maceo) who owned the Balinese Room is pronounced May•Cee•O
Thanks for that, next time we will getter right!
Thank you. Have never been inside the Rosenberg Library. Will have to check that out! Great video. 👍
We look forward to visiting again after they finish their refurbishment. Really neat place!
What a great tour ! I will visit the area this summer and check some of these places out, you are making my next trips easy for me.... I thank both of you for doing what you do, I really enjoy your style, both of you are fun to watch.. Glad to see good people like you out exploring and enjoying.... Thanks again for sharing... don
Hey Don! We’re happy to help! Enjoy your visit to Galveston. There are so many things to see and do there!
Thank you. Wonderful video of a lot of history there.
Thank you David! It is amazing how much history is on the island.
Galveston has a lot of history and by a miracle some of it has survived through time. Sadly Texas first port Indianola was totally destroyed because of hurricanes and practically nothing remains today. Really enjoyed the video...remember Sea Arama back in the day? Ha!
We LOVED Sea Arama! So many great memories from there. The story of Indianola is sad. We're so glad that at least the people of Galveston were able to learn from Indianola so that they didn't suffer the same fate.
Did you see the Mary Moody train presented to her in 1929
I guess we missed it! 😢
Wow great video
Thanks Georgeana!
Absolutely just loved your video. Intend to watch more of them. Did you every figure out what that historical marker, the one donated by Rosenberg, represented. Thanks for the video. Keep up the great work.
Hey Michael! Welcome to our channel! Yes… Rosenberg donated a series of monument style water fountains all over the island for the convenience and comfort of both “man and beast”. Though they no longer flow water, many of them still exist and each one is unique.
@@rvamericayall Thanks so incredibly much for responding. Am going to watch all your videos. Great job.
We love going to Galveston. I think we went in the library a long time ago. Got to love the strand. Good info!
Glad you enjoyed it. We love the Strand!
I love that library! I still remember going as a child when we lived in Galveston. The inside and staircase seemed so huge to me back then!! Thanks for bringing back the memories!!
That is awesome Julie! I (Stacie) used to set up meetings with clients there just so I could visit the library! :)
@@rvamericayall Galveston is full of incredible architecture...even after the hurricanes but just imagine what it would have been like before 1900!
Absolutely! It would have been an amazing place to see!
wow looking forward to spending some time in Galveston
There is so much to see there!
im very excited about to moving to Texas
We hope that you will love it as much as we do, Allan!
That Library is absolutely Breathtaking! 😀😊👍👍
It was really amazing to walk into! We can't wait to visit again when the refurbishment is done.
You don’t even know how many times I have been to Galveston and did not know all that was there. Thank you and safe travels
We are always surprised by how much we’ve never noticed!
Looks like you two had a great time. Very enjoyable to watch you know I love museums
Thanks Annamay! We love museums too, you know. 😁
Thanks for sharing. Next time we are in Galveston we hope to visit all these locations in your video. We love this kind of history!
Awesome! We love finding neat stories. We love this kind of history also! (Go Astros!)
Fabulous video! Y'all keep getting better and better! Love it!
Thank you so much Georgia! 😁
Galveston is great. Ya’ll are sure staying in close to your old sticks and bricks. It would be fascinating if ya’ll did a tour of all the old court houses in Texas. I think that would be fascinating and we have a ton of them.
Great idea David! Everywhere we’ve shown so far was booked before the house sold. We’ll be branching out soon! 😁
RV Texas Y'all ahhh well that make sense! Looking forward to your adventures!! Safe travels guys!!
Thanks!
Thanks Guys 👍🙏🏼🙏🏼
You’re welcome Ronnie! Thank you
Tom and Stacy... Y'all are looking so much healthier.. Than when y'all started.. Be well.. Be safe... Happy Travels you two!🙏🙏🙇🙇🙋🙋
Hi Cheril! Thanks so much! We're working on it! :)
Great video as usual. We really enjoyed meeting you guys while we were in Galveston. Will certainly check out some of your suggestions next time we are there. Thanks, Tom and Mary.
Hey Tom & Mary! It was so great meeting y’all! Hope to see y’all at another park one of these days!
Gosh y'all surprised me with all those places. Thank you so much. Now I want to go down there to check out the Library for sure. History was on of my favorite subjects in school and love Texas history. Will have to visit the Visitors Center also. Awesome video. Love y'all and as always safe travels.
Hey Leann! We are always surprised by how much we find that is “new” to us on every visit! Enjoy!
Thanks for the great ideas for our next visit to Galveston! We visited the beautiful library when we were there in January, but they were in the process of redoing the displays. So we need to return! It would be fun to go biking and exploring together. :-)
Hey y’all! That would be fun! We also want to go back to the library after the refurbishment is done. Hope things are great with y’all! 😁
Loved this vlog
Thanks!
I may have to talk Dean into stopping into the library and the railroad museum the next time we go!
They are both definitely worth a stop! It will really be great once the refurbishment is done in the library.
I appreciate this video however, being someone who grew up in the area, it's important to me that facts are checked prior to people filming videos about the island and what happened with the orphanage during the storm of 1900 was one of the biggest tragedies of that storm because there were ONLY 7 SURVIVORS.....
The orphanage we talked about was in town called The Galveston Orphans Home & we got the story directly from the museum. The one your talking about is St Mary’s Orphanage which was right on the water.
@@rvamericayall I'm so sorry😅🤦🏼♀️ thank you for clarifying, I've gotta stop staying up so late🤦🏼♀️🥰
We do love your channel planing to buy RVC specially we like palazzo 33.2. You guys sold one we know what was the problem I wonder
Why you change to tiffin. This will be first rv for us .Thank you
Hi David! Thank you! We switched from the Palazzo to our Tiffin Breeze for several reasons. 1) We wanted to be as small as possible and still be in a diesel pusher. 2) We were really impressed by all of the stories we had heard from folks about Tiffin’s customer service. We met Bob Tiffin a few times (the founder of Tiffin) and he personally returned our phone call. So, in going full time, we wanted to go with a family-owned company that we felt like would provide great customer service. We owned the Palazzo for 4 years. It took us to some fun places and gave us great memories. But we love our Tiffin.
That of what u dont know.. Is a fountain . A gift from Rosenberg. 1 of like 9. Lol
Thanks Nate!
Hello. AMAZING video. Wow, so much we have not ever seen. Thanks for sharing. Did y'all do any videoing at Galveston Island Brewing when we were all there for the meetup? Was just wondering if that would make it in a video? Hope y'all are having a great day!
Hey Tammy! Yes we did do a bit of filming at the brewery. It will be in a future video.
Still at home?
Home is where we park it. 😁
"All abooooarrrd" RV Texas Ya'll! You should have taken Star to her drug store, (hee hee). Jayman...
LOL! Good point Jayman! 😂
Do they still have the gun emplacements from WWII?
Hi Steve! Yes, a few of them are still there.
You're still in Texas. Lol