I had no trouble finding the sculptures, the biggest inconvenience is the one way streets. But the sculptures are definitely worth the effort. They are amazing. Especially loved the "Tin-Man".

Go to the visitor's center on Broadway and get the map so you can drive yourself to see all of the sculptures. They are amazing! It will take about an hour to see all of them, but it is worth spending the time. You will also get a great tour of the beautiful old houses that are in the area.

The Galveston Chamber of commerce has an incorrect address for some of the sculptures. Many of the ones on the west part of town are far apart and not at the address listed. Some of the ones in the north central part of town are in an area that made us uncomfortable to drive in at night. The sculpture on... More

It was sad seeing all the trees that were sacrificed during Ike, but Galveston made the best with incredible sculptures all around town. Get a map and see them all.

It's worth pulling the map off the Internet to follow the tour. We first saw them shortly after they were completed so they seemed beautifully varnished. Most have not been updated since. It's still a great tour and Free!!

Ask the hotel clerk where you can get a guide that shows you streets to take, addresses, who did the sculpture, etc. We had a BLAST driving around in the car looking at the sculptures done by artists that came up with the idea of using the destroyed trees as artwork!

We took the self-guided tour of the tree sculptures and enjoyed seeing them. Some are harder to find than others.

We enjoyed doing the tour one afternoon after we completed our visit to the Strand. The ones that were carved into standing trees were especially cool!!

The people of Galveston have again proven their amazing resiliance and creativity! When beautiful old oak trees were damaged in Hurricane Ike several years ago, they saw beauty in the remnants. Some artists skilled with chain saws came in and carved really cool statutes from the tree trunks, and the art is free for the viewing. You can see the... More