Galveston Island is a home to many things. Very popular with tourists for its beaches, home to oil industry services, state parks and wildlife preserves. While here, we got to see the Ocean Star Oil Rig and Museum, the Strand Historic District, a state park, and miles of wide, hard packed beaches with some great seashells. Claudia got to visit with a friend from school who lives here now. There was a near empty beach right across the street from the RV park that we drove out on.