Top 15 Historical Places on the Gulf Coast of Texas to Visit in 2-Weeks
Have you ever wondered where to travel in your motor home, but also want to visit atypical places? Well, if so, then here are the top 15 historical places on the Gulf Coast of Texas to visit in just 2-weeks.
1. Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown
5550 Jimmy Simmons Boulevard, Beaumont, TX 77705
409-880-1750
To start off the trip down the Gulf Coast of Texas, the first stop is in Beaumont. In this town of Texas, you can visit Lamar University’s museum of the day the town hit oil. They also re-enact the gush of oil with water.
2. Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
6100 Dowling Rd, Port Arthur, TX 77641
512-463-7948
The next stop of the trip is a 25-minute drive Southeast towards Sabine Pass Battleground. This battleground is the spot of a less than an hour-long battle between the Union and the Confederates during the Civil War. This battle was the point when the Union was never able to reach Texas or take the port.
3. Turtle Bayou Resolutions Site
225 Whites Memorial Park Drive, Anahuac, TX 77597
409-267-8363
After the battleground, it is a 50-minute drive West to the Turtle Bayou Resolutions Site. This site is where the first formal protest of Texas colonists against Mexico.
4. Buffalo Soldiers National Museum
3816 Caroline Street, Houston, TX 77004
713-942-8920
The fourth place to visit is the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston. The museum tells the stories of African Americans in the military from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
5. San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
3523 Independence Parkway South, La Porte, TX 77571
281-479-2431
With a 28-minute drive East of Houston towards La Porte, you can see the site of the famous battle where General Sam Houston defeated General Santa Anna and won Texas its independence from Mexico.
6. Battleship Texas State Historic Site
3523 Independence Parkway South, La Porte, TX 77571
281-479-2431
While still at the San Jacinto Battleground, you can go and see the battleship named Texas. USS Texas participated in World War 1 and World War 2 and was the first ship to have anti-aircraft guns and radar. The battleship is currently closed for repairs as of May 5th, 2021.
1402 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77550
409-762-2475
The seventh place to visit is the 1892 Bishop’s Palace in Galveston. This place was home to a Civil War veteran then became the home of a Bishop of the Catholic Church. It also survived the Great Storm of 1900.
2618 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77550
409-762-7668
While in Galveston, you can also visit Moody Mansion. This building also survived the Great Storm of 1900 and is home to the Moody family, who created a financial empire in cotton, banking, ranching, insurance, newspaper, publishing, railroading, and hotels.
9. Seawolf Park
100 Seawolf Park Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551
409-797-5114
Continuing the journey on Galveston island, you can visit Seawolf Park. At the park, you can see the USS Cavalla (a World War 2 submarine) and the USS Stewart (one of the three destroyer escorts left in the world).
2200 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX 77550
409-763-1877
The last stop to visit in Galveston is the real tall ship named Elissa. The ship sailed around the world for 90 years as a commercial cargo freighter and occasionally still gets sailed in the Gulf of Mexico.
11. Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site
7234 FM 521, Brazoria, TX 77422
979-345-4656
After Galveston, the next place to visit on the Gulf Coast is the Levi Jordan Plantation. This site shows the perspectives of those who worked and lived on the land. It is currently closed for restorations as of May 5th, 2021.
2300 North Highway 35, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
The twelfth place to visit is the Halfmoon Reef Lighthouse in Port Lavaca. The lighthouse used to stand in the ocean completely surrounded by water and survived major hurricanes until the storm of 1942. After the storm, people saved the lighthouse and brought it on land.
13. Fulton Mansion State Historic Site
317 South Fulton Beach Road, Rockport, TX 78382
361-729-0386
The next stop on the trip is to visit the Fulton Mansion. This mansion was built in the 1870s and was the only house in the area to have central heating, gaslighting, and indoor plumbing. Advanced reservations are required to tour the mansion.
14. Britton-Evans Centennial House
411 North Upper Broadway Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78401
361-882-8691
After seeing the Fulton Mansion, the next place to see is the Britton-Evans House. This house was built in 1849 and is the oldest building in Corpus Christi.
15. King Ranch National Historic Landmark
Visitor Center: 2205 Highway 141 West, Kingsville, TX 78364
361-592-8055
Museum: 405 North 6th Street, Kingsville TX 78363
361-595-1881
The last stop to visit is the King Ranch. The ranch hosts tours or you can visit their museum. The ranch has become known as an innovative leader in ranching and agriculture.