Home of the Elissa square-rigged, 400-ton barkentine built in Scotland in 1877. A visitor to Galveston during her sailing/working days, Elissa has returned as a museum of 19th-Century maritime technology. Opened in 1982 after eight years of restoration. Open daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (extended hours in summer). Elissa is sometimes away from Galveston on sailings. Check locally for dockside schedule.
Museum also includes multiprojector slide presentation giving visitors a simulated experience of sailing on board Elissa. Admission.
