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Palm Beach at Moody Gardens

ADDRESS:1 Hope Blvd, Galveston, TX 77554-8928
PHONE:800 / 582-4673
AVERAGE RATING
4.0
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Palm Beach at Moody Gardens Details

  • concessions-food available
DESCRIPTIONS FROM ACROSS THE WEB
Soft white sand and crystal-clear fresh water lagoons and waterfalls surrounded by lush,... more on www.Moodygardens.com
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Drive south on I-45 for about an hour and you will hit the Texas Gulf Coast. That is where you will... more on Property Information by Wcities
Family-friendly beach features fresh-water lagoons, waterfalls and other... more on tripadvisor.com
Moody Gardens, an education/entertainment museum, is easily recognizable for its three large glass pyramids. The first one built was the rainforest pyramid, which holds trees, plants, birds, fish, and butterflies from several different rainforest habitats. A stroll through the building will... more on frommers.com
REVIEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB (read all)
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5.0
Great Aquarium and Rainforest
(May 17, 2007)
One of the best aquariums(aquaria) I saw in the US (and saw the ones in Baltimore, Omaha and Dallas). One of the best rainforests I saw (saw the one in Nebraska). If you are on a budget and with a large family, do not complain about...
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5.0
Shari D. 's review
This is an awesome place to take your significant other, and/or kids for...
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5.0
A little piece of heaven on earth
(09/13/05)
To start off our visit, we picked up some discount coupons at our hotel which saved us about $3.00 per ticket. We highly recommend the day pass because if you purchase tickets for each exhibit, you will spend a...
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3.5
Nice but overpriced
(May 16, 2007)
Moody Gardens is a beautiful place to visit, but the prices seem too high for what they offer. We visited the aquarium pyramid a couple years ago and our children really enjoyed...
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5.0
Ronnie D. 's review
I worked here for 3 years, although in the engineering dept. and not with...
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3.5
Too expensive
(05/22/05)
It is a wonderful place to visit that is absolutly beautiful. However EVERYTHING costs money....
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DIRECTIONS
FROM HOUSTON: Travel Interstate 45 South (Gulf Freeway) to the Galveston Causeway. Soon after crossing the Causeway, exit 1-A to the right and travel approximately .5 miles to 61st St. Turn right onto 61st St. and travel approximately 1 mile. Turn right (west) onto Stewart Rd. and continue for approximately .4 miles. At this point, there will be a fork in the street - with Stewart Rd. continuing to the left and Jones Dr. continuing to the right. TAKE JONES DR. for approximately .8 miles to Hope Blvd. Turn right (west) onto Hope Blvd. and Moody Gardens, and continue .5 miles to Moody Gardens. FROM BOLIVAR PENINSULA: Starting from Crystal Beach, travel approximately 10.7 miles to the Bolivar Ferry. Upon exiting the Ferry, take Ferry Road (SR-87) approximately 1.4 miles to Seawall Boulevard. Bear right onto Seawall Boulevard. Soon Seawall Boulevard merges into Broadway. Turn left (south) onto 6th St. (University Blvd.) and immediately bear right (southwest) onto Seawall Boulevard. Travel west along Seawall Blvd. for approximately 5.5 miles to 81st Street. Turn right onto 81st St. (which will soon change to Jones Dr.) and continue for approximately .9 miles. Turn left (west) onto Hope Blvd. and Moody Gardens, and continue .5 miles to Moody Gardens.
OPEN HOURS
OPEN MAY THRU SEPTEMBER: Palm Beach will be closed August 14th through August 18th. It will reopen on weekends only from August 19th through September 10th. Palm Beach will be open on Labor Day. Note: Hours may be seasonal and subject to change. Las, 10am-6pm Sun-Thu; 10am-8pm Fri-Sat, Daily 10am-9pm in summer; Sun-Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-8pm rest of year
MISCELLANEOUS
Admission : Gen. Adm: $10.95 , Senior Ages 65+:$6.95, Children Ages 4-12: $7.95
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