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Artist Boat, Galveston, TX
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Artist Boat

Artist Boat is a tour in Galveston, TX, part of the Houston & Galveston guide. Cost: $50 or more.

1021 61st St · Galveston, TX

Why you should go…

Artist Boat is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2003 that runs guided kayak eco-art adventures on Galveston Bay. Tours paddle into the marshes, seagrass beds and rookery islands of its Coastal Heritage Preserve, an 810 acre conservation area on West Galveston Island, and combine nature exploration with watercolor painting. The organization also runs a Bird Observatory, youth Eco-Art Camps and the Project S.I.T. stewardship program.

  • #kayaking
  • #eco-tour
  • #birding
  • #art
  • #nature

What's around here?

The closest stops to Artist Boat, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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