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Seawolf Park

Seawolf Parkway and 51st St, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX 77550
+1 409 744 5738
Ranked #19 of 41 attractions in Galveston
4.0 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
Type: State Parks
Description: Scenic park on Pelican Island offers scenic views of the Port of Galveston.
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Beaumont, Texas
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012 NEW

View great ships from WW II with many things to see. More

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Groton, Connecticut
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012
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In one place visitors can climb through a WWII submarine, see the sail of a Cold War submarine, and go all through a destroyer escort from WWII. There is also a conning tower from another sub and soon another addition might be coming. Children can't believe how small the space on the sub is for eating, sleeping, and doing "business"... More

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Dickinson
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012
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Kids can have a good time here and the grounds are well kept More

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Winnipeg
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7 reviews 7 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012
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While in Galveston we toured the WWII Submarine and the Destoyer Escort. These two ships have been carefully restored, and visitors are able to go through most areas. The submarine was especially moving to go through, and see where the sailors slept, ate and worked. Gave us pause to think of what these men went through for our freedom. More

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Springtown, Texas
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 March 2012
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Ages 17, 14, 12. Our kids loved crawling all over the ships and watching the barges go by. This is well worth a visit More

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9 reviews 9 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012
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My kids aged 6 and 7 enjoyed this. Having been in the Navy myself I was excited to be their tour guide and learn some things myself. It was really very neat. Only complaint would be the unsightly trash strewn about the shore near the ship. Someone should really pick that up :) More

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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012

Improved over the years we have been going here. Best to go during the day. Night seems to bring in some uncomfortable people. More

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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

We went her after we finished a day of other tours on the Island they have a large aircondition submarine on grounds to go thru for a fee and a cute little park if you need to take a picnic but not really worth the drive. More

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Chappell Hill, Texas
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012

A rather static display and not very informative. The sub in Philadelphia has docents onboard to explain life aboard and technical details of the systems. This display offers a basic indoctrination to the ships and their missions. More

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Houston, Texas
1 review
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 January 2012
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In 1963-64 I worked on the original sub slated for Seawolf Park, the Cabrilla, which was then at Todd Shipyard, for removal of her battery and some repair work before being move to the Island. Just before the slated more, the school boat Cavalla, which was at Brady Island in the Ship Channel, was struck by the US Navy and... More

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