Great Storm Hurricane Talk & Tour at the Galveston County Museum
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
The Great Storm Talk and Tour was created as a partnership between Spooky Galveston and the Galveston County Museum. This Tour offers a historical look at the 1900 storm with the retelling of stories of those who endured the storm.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Galveston County Museum
We will start by talking about the storm and taking guided tour of the 1900 Storm exhibit at the Galveston County Museum
Hendley Green
We will explore this area as stories of personal accounts are told of things important to the story of the 1900 storm.
What‘s Included
Accredited Tour Guide
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Great Storm Hurricane Talk & Tour at the Galveston County Museum
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Incredible Hurricane History tour.
debmink,,Feb 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gin was an OUTSTANDING tour guide. She had a wealth of knowledge about the 1900 hurricane as well as so much other Galveston history. She was very personable and answered every question we had about the hurricane and about the city of Galveston. It was a beautiful day for a walking tour. We highly recommend this tour and especially Gin!
Take this your first!
Susan I,,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour is a must if you are going to Galveston. Gin was a wealth of information and had a ton of interesting stories about the storm and the town. She was a fun tour guide and we wished we could have taken more of her tours
If you thought you knew the storm, think again!
118sim ng,,Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00If you've been looking for a tour guide that knows everything there is to know about the complex history of Galveston, and the hundreds of human interest stories that came out of the Great Storm, then look no further than Gin! At every turn on this tour, Gin delivered stories with vivid detail and humanity. It's refreshing to hear someone so committed to uplifting the resiliency of the city without shying away from the horrors of the storm. Plus, the Galveston County Museum is a true hidden gem that I would've never gotten to see had it not been for starting this tour there! This tour is the real deal!
Galveston, great storm tour excellent!
Brad B,,Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a wonderful experience and tour. Our host Gin Keel was very friendly, extremely knowledgeable and made our walking tour very interesting.
Great Storm Hurricane Talk and Tour
Roger R,,Sep 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great historial tour of Galveston about the 1900 Hurricane. If you are a history buff, this tour is for you.
Great museum and info
Galveston co museum,,Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour! So nice to start at the Galveston County Museum (free parking!). They had a coroner's book, artifacts, plus other local history stories. The walking part of the tour gives good info and I like being in the place where history happened!
Friends and bookclub
elizabethbA9806WI,,Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Came with bookclub friends after reading A Weekend In September. Really brought the book to life! Our guide Gin, was well informed and kept it very interesting.
Storm Tour
V7692OQdanielt,,Feb 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00"The Great Storm Talk and Tour" was simply fantastic. I learned so much, and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about Galveston's history, and in particular The Great Storm of 1900. What made the Tour particularly special was to hear the history told along with vivid stories of the men, women, and children involved, and then to see the actual sites and buildings that were effected by these events. It was all done really well.
Very informative
philfS920OD,,Dec 26, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great discussion about the hurricanes. Mostly focused on the storm of 1900 but also some info on more recent storms. My kids loved the tour.
The Great Storm Talk and Tour
F8781FCmaryj,,Jun 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour begins with you being guided through artifacts in the Galveston County Museum and includes seeing footage by Thomas Edison’s moving picture machine (the aftermath of the storm in Galveston was actually the first newsreel!) and then being guided around downtown buildings and being told their stories! Chilling aspects are seeing coroner notes on the discovered dead and artifacts on display that could identify them to loved ones. And maybe still could? Who knows! Take this tour! The magnitude of this horrendous event will come alive for you!
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