Originally the Oleander Hotel in 1913. Listed in the Green Book as safe haven in the Jim Crow south. A place where the African American travelers could stay their journey to Galveston.
The starting point of the Mace Empire. Formally Sam and Rosarrio first barber shop where they bootlegged wine and spirits for their thirsty guest.
Formally the home of Molly Waters. One of the most famous houses on the island. Molly is Galveston's most infamous Madam as she retired a millionaire. The house is currently being restored.
At the height of the Red Light district, the railroad brought in 40,000 men a day all looking for love.
My wife and I really enjoyed the Red Light District tour with Annette "The Lady in Black". We so much of the interesting history of Galveston, the Pirate Jean Lafitte, Mollie Waters, and the Maceo brothers. We highly recommend taking one of the tours.
Larry was very knowledgeable. We had a great time and learned so much. I would suggest this history walk for anyone. Galveston is full of rich history.
We loved to come with coworkers when on the island. It is one of the best tourist attractions here in Galveston. Go and learn about history and buildings.
The tour was AMAZING!!!! The guide was VERY informative and the whole tour was DEFINITELY worth it!!!! :) definitely something that I would recommend for all new tourists that are coming to Galveston!!! If you want to get an authentic Galveston experience, this is definitely the place to go!!
Enjoyed the afternoon with our guide Charles. He was knowledgeable of the red light district history and stories. Very interesting slice of history. Will take in other tours on our next Galveston visit!
Loved all the interesting historical information on Galveston, who knew?? Charlie knew his stuff and added humor as well!
Great tour Mike was a great guide I would do this tour before any thing else in Galveston it gives you back story and history that kinda lets every thing else fall in place.
Loved this tour. It was my first ghost tour. Tour guide had so much information that was interesting and fascinating in the Red Light District. I am definitely going to sign up for other tours. We had so much fun.
Excellent experience Tour guide was fun and incredibly knowledgeable. Everybody in our group had a great time. Highly recommended
Tour guide was very informative and great answering questions. He was able to provide historical information as well as current updates. Definitely recommended 👍
Tour guide never showed up at the meeting point. There was also no contact information besides an email address. Still waiting for refund.
I thought this was a ghost tour. It was a history tour, but I really enjoyed it, regardless. Rob was great as a tour guide . He was very funny , friendly and made the experience a wonderful experience. Definitely will book another tour whenever I make another trip to Galveston. I recommend it. It was fun and interesting. Keep up the great work Rob.
Awesome tour that ı ever been :) I got really good experience about Galveston. The guide was so nice and management was very helpful.
It was a great experiance!!! This is the best way for knowing galvestones history… You must take this tour!!!
It was an amazing tour. I really enjoyed. So professional guides. If you thinking about to come here, dont miss this tour.
This was a walking tour. The weather was perfect. No rain and not to hot with no bugs. This tour was very interesting. I knew somewhat about the red light district but not the behind the scenes. It was interesting listening to what went on. Little disappointed that we had to stay outside and the tour guide told us about inside the buildings. Would be nice to go inside and get a visual of what went on. I guess during the day on the weekend you can go in and the owner will give you a tour. But we were passing threw and will not be there for the weekend. It was nice she had some pictures of what things looked like inside.
My wife and I are visiting for our honeymoon and we decided to experience some chills while we're chilling on the beautiful island of Galveston, we did the Dark of the Moon tour in the red light district with Noelle and she was so fun and knowledgeable about the history of Galveston. But we just couldn't get enough so we also did the Cemetery tour with Annette and her stories about the people buried there were to die for. Historic Galveston Ghost Tours rocks!!!
We had the best time on this tour. well spoken. Absolutely amazing detail really enjoy it highly recommend
Perry was the best guide! We went on our a tour for my bachelorette party and had an absolute blast. I would definitely book again!
Rob was so much fun in this historic tour. We learned a lot of history. Looks like we caught some interesting photos too. Cameras were held still and burst shots taken. Highly recommend this tour for adults!!
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