Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, Galveston

Name: Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
Address: Galveston, United States

#39 among attractions in Galveston

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The Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, located in Galveston, Texas, is a museum dedicated to the offshore oil and gas industry. Located next to the Strand National Historic Landmark District, the museum is housed on a retired jack-up rig set up in the Galveston harbor. ()

Established: 1997 (27 years ago)Coordinates: 29°18'20"N, 94°47'25"W

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Downtown GalvestonGalveston United States

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Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bishop's Palace, Texas Building, Ashton Villa, City National Bank.

0.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Bishop's Palace, Galveston
14 min walk • The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.
~740 ftW
Shopping, Department store
Texas Building, Galveston
4 min walk • The E.S. Levy Building, also known as the National Hotel Building is a historic structure in Galveston, Texas. Originally the Tremont Opera house, some of the walls were retained when it was re-designed as the E.S. Levy department store in 1896. It was built for E.S. Levy & Co. and Ed S. Levy.
0.4 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Ashton Villa, Galveston
11 min walk • Ashton Villa is a fully restored, historic home located on the corner of 24th and Broadway in Galveston, Texas, United States. Constructed in 1859, it was one of the first brick structures in Texas.
~930 ftW
Museum
City National Bank, Galveston
5 min walk • The City National Bank was a bank, and the name of the historic building in Galveston, Texas, USA and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP. The bank was founded in December 1907 by William Lewis Moody Jr. and the building was completed in 1920.
~1720 ftNW
A 19th-century ship and maritime museum
Elissa Ship, Galveston
9 min walk • The tall ship Elissa is a three-masted barque. She is based in Galveston, Texas, and is one of the oldest ships sailing today. Launched in 1877, she is now a museum ship at the Texas Seaport Museum. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
0.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moody Mansion, Galveston
15 min walk • The Moody Mansion, also known as the Willis-Moody Mansion, is a historic residential building in Galveston, Texas located at 2618 Broadway Street. The thirty-one room Romanesque mansion was completed in 1895.
~1500 ftNW
Park
Saengerfest Park, Galveston
8 min walk • Saengerfest Park is a small square park located on the corner of Tremont St and Strand St in the Strand Historic District of Galveston, Texas. The location includes a trolley stop, with a Fuddrucker's and a Yaga's Cafe nearby. It was created in the early 1990s by George and Cynthia Mitchell.
~120 ftSW
Concerts and shows, Historical place, Opera
Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston
1 min walk • The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, Texas is currently operated as a not-for-profit performing arts theatre. The Romanesque Revival style Opera House is located at 2020 Post Office Street in Galveston's Historic Downtown Cultural Arts District.
0.5 miSW
Memorial
Texas Heroes Monument, Galveston
13 min walk • The Texas Heroes Monument is located in Galveston, Texas, and was commissioned by Henry Rosenberg to commemorate the brave people who fought during the Texas Revolution.
~550 ftS
Church, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston
3 min walk • St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, is a Roman Catholic place of worship situated in Galveston, Texas.
~650 ftSE
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Galveston
4 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic church building at 1903 Church Street in Galveston, Texas. The Presbyterian congregation was organized in 1840 with the assistance of missionaries from the United States, and it met in a wooden church building from 1843 to 1872, the first church building in Galveston.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum?

Nearby attractions include Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston (1 min walk), St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston (3 min walk), First Presbyterian Church, Galveston (4 min walk), City National Bank, Galveston (5 min walk).

How to get to Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum:

Bus

14th & Seawall • Lines: Galveston Island Trolley Seawall (23 min walk)
19th & Seawall • Lines: Galveston Island Trolley Seawall (25 min walk)