“Like any weird beach town, Galveston is filled with characters. If you’ve seen the film Red Rocket, parts of which were shot nearby, you know what I’m talking about”
Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers Everyone knows that person who spends weeks sniffing around travel blogs, going deep into Tripadvisor rabbit holes, collecting Google docs from friends of friends, and creating A Beautiful Mind–style spreadsheets to come up with the best vacations/itineraries possible.
The Tremont House From $134 From $134 at Booking.com Buy @media screen and { .page-header .disclaimer-text_revenue, .section-header .disclaimer-text_revenue { display: block; } } @media screen and { .tertiary .disclaimer-text_revenue { display: block; } } Once you’re here, you can pretty much walk or bike.
Day 2 8 a.m.: Get coffee, walk along the Strand There’s basically one coffee shop in town that isn’t a Starbucks, called Mod . I get a coffee to go and walk the Strand to scope out the antique shops. There are tons of antique stores; you just turn the corner and bump into another one. I always come home with something, whether it’s a few books or a piece of furniture.
@media { .image-grid-image[data-uri="nymag.com/strategist/_components/image-grid-image/instances/ckyyl4yxg008b3e6i3wg5e3je@published"] img { width: 300px; } } @media { .image-grid-image[data-uri="nymag.com/strategist/_components/image-grid-image/instances/ckyyl501f008d3e6il73p4i0h@published"] img { width: 300px; } } 4 p.m.: Lounge at the hotel pool Back at the hotel, I head straight to the pool. I don’t go to the beach in Galveston. The water is brown.
1 p.m.: Eat enchiladas for lunch, ice cream for dessert The Original Mexican Café is old-school Tex-Mex; this place has been around for over 100 years in the same two-story house off the Strand. It’s so good and the menu is so big, you’ll want to order everything, but skip the apps and go straight for the enchilada platter. Remember, you have dinner later. But first, head to La Kings, an old-school candy store and ice cream parlor where everything they serve is made on-site.
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