Since we were visiting the East End I decided to add this to our tour itinerary. The concept was... read more
We used the map given to us by the hotel to drive around and locate the tree sculptures and we... read more
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Since we were visiting the East End I decided to add this to our tour itinerary. The concept was worthwhile to transform trees damaged by hurricanes into works of art. Luckily my daughter was game for it, initially. I performed a search online and found...More
We used the map given to us by the hotel to drive around and locate the tree sculptures and we loved them. They were beautiful and the fact that they had been sculpted from trees that had been destroyed by the hurricane that would normally...More
My house is directly across the street from this magnificent carving. The Flight of Waterbirds" is one of the most intricate, largest and most detailed of the many East End Tree Sculptures. On average, three hundred persons a day stop to touch, walk around and...More
We got a map from the welcome center and drove the route. You could probably walk it, but we weren’t sure if it was going to rain or not. I gave this 4 stars since some of the sculptures were not kept up or missing....More
What a wonderful walk through the historic homes of GI. My wife and I took about 90 minutes and walked through this tour. Beautiful homes, unique carvings and stops along the way. Make a morning out of it. Not busy. Quiet and relaxing.
After being recommended we thought we'd try it. It is a five mile walking to find all the tree sculptures. We decided to see what we could while driving. We loved looking at the architecture of the homes, but the sculptures, while interesting, were not...More
This making lemonade out of lemons . Hurricane Ike killed 30000 trees on Galveston Island in 2008 . These sculptures are made out of the remaining stumps
Turning lemons into lemonade, Galveston came up with a great idea for turning dead trees from a hurricane into artwork that benefits the individual homes and the community. I bring out of town family and friends by to look at this artwork whenever they visit....More
Could have used even more information on these sculptures. Very creative. Unique way to restore damaged trees after the hurricane.
We were impressed with the islander's ability to take the unfortunate circumstance of the hurricane/oak situation - into a local art attraction!
