Moody Mansion
Moody Mansion Credit Galveston Island CVB
Welcome to Moody Mansion, the historic residential building located on Broad Street in historic Galveston. This 31-room Romanesque Mansion was completed in 1895 by famed architect William H Tyndall. Today the mansion is open for public tours and also houses the Galveston Children's Museum within its walls.
Inside you will find 28,000 square feet of historic splendor, this 4-story home rightfully listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tour 20 rooms that 'depict the home life of a powerful Texas family', the Moodys. This family established one of the great American financial empires, an empire first based on cotton that quickly grew into ranching, banking, railroad, newspapers, insurance, hotels, and more.
Learn all about this family as you tour the home, with 3 main tour options available;
1. The Moody Family Audio Tour, which includes the memories of the house
voiced by living Moody family members.
2. The Mary Moody Northen Audio Tour, voiced by an actress as if she
is Mary Moody giving you a tour of her house.
3. The All-Access Guided Tour, with a tour guide taking guests to
rooms of the house not normally open to the public.
After your tour, you will see why Travel Channel has named this 'one of the most famous historic houses open for tours in the nation'!
