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Visit the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum in Galveston!

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Address: Pier 19, Galveston, TX

One of our very favorite things to do in Galveston is to visit the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum. It’s a great museum focused on the offshore oil and gas industry… but the best part is that it’s housed on a retired jackup drilling rig off Pier 19!

You buy tickets in the gift shop and then walk across the long pedestrian bridge to the Ocean Star.

Kids get a passport to fill out and there are several hands-on activities for them. On the first floor there is a basket to climb on and on the top floor, there is a whole corner for kids to play and dress up.

In addition to this, there is a film to get you started with your tour, displays, actual examples of equipment and exhibits about careers.

The tour of Ocean Star usually takes about an hour. We stop by, enjoy the air conditioned tour on the oil rig and head to our next Galveston stop. Check out the pictures… and for more to do in Galveston, with kids, go HERE!

 

 

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Filed Under: All, Galveston, Museums, Things to do July 16, 2018

About Jill Jarvis

Jill Jarvis is the owner of JillBJarvis.com, a BigKidSmallCity.com and Things to Do in Houston, with Kids, blog!

She is the mom of 4 and started the website years ago... when she was tired of constantly cleaning up the same mess in the family room.

Another mom showed her that you could just go do fun things in Houston, without hours of planning.

This inspired the blog and changed everything about how she enjoyed life in Houston, with kids!

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On this website you will find a full list of Houston weekly events, things to do around the city, travel ideas and resources for parents.

I know just what it’s like to be overwhelmed by work, life and family. I spent a lot of years traveling for work, missing big milestones for my kids and feeling bad about everything.

I started this website to make a list of all the events happening around Houston and then pick one to enjoy with my kids. And instead of thinking of all the things I was missing, I started to enjoy the things we were doing together.

If you are a parent that is feeling overwhelmed by all the things you could be doing in Houston… please just use our weekly lists and daily posts as suggestions. Pick one thing to do with your family and intentionally ignore the rest!

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