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Tree Sculptures

Renaissance Historic District, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX
Ranked #2 of 41 attractions in Galveston
4.5 of 5 stars 50 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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Shreveport, Louisiana
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012 NEW

The sculptures were actually pretty homely, but they're in a great neighborhood for those of us who appreciate architecture. My advice is to do it, but don't get hung up on the sculpture. Look at the marvelous Victorian homes, and later bungalows. That's the real treat of doing this self-guided tour. More

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Georgetown, Texas
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012 NEW
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My daughter and I did this on our own on our way to dinner one evening. If you go to the Galveston tourism website you can print out a very good map that shows where the sculptures are located - some were a little hard to spot, but that made it even a little more fun. We would get out... More

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Nacogdoches, Texas
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

The best way to view all these wonderful tree sculptures is to take the Galveston Island Historical tour.....otherwise you wouldn't even see these beautiful works of art. More

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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2012

Great, and the tour guide/driver was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable, personable and fun! More

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Pagosa Springs
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2012

Most of Galveston's grand old oak trees were killed by lingering high water from hurricane Ike. Some of those trees were chain sawed into fanciful sculptures - an excellent tour map is available at the Chamber office. More

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Lake Charles, Louisiana
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2012

I love the neighborhood the tree sculptures are in. More

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Houston, TX
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2012

One of the best things about Galveston prior to Hurricane Ike (which hit in Sept. 2008) were all the 100-plus year old oak trees lining Broadway Avenue and scattered across the city. The salt water killed most of the trees, but local artists have turned the tree stumps into works of art. They are quite unique and very well done. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

It was heart warming to see such amazing and creative art created from such a sad loss in Galveston. The trees are gone, but the scuptures created from them will bring back memories for centurys to come. More

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Texas
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012

Very nice adventure, but some are hard to see in the yards. More

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Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

These are amazing sculptures made from the felled trees after Ike. What a wonderful tribute to a community that pulled together and came back. They are fun and scattered through out the city. More

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