Tours in Humble

The façades of Galveston homes may not appear menacing by day, but when night falls, pitch-black shadows hint at the secrets hidden inside. Tracy Richardson, a medium, paranormal investigator, and the owner of Texas Ghost Tours, unearths these lingering evils during her two-hour walking tours of the city’s haunted sites. As a member of the Haunted Society, National Paranormal Society, and Galveston Historical Foundation, Tracy’s knowledge of the local lore is nearly as daunting as the task her tours tackle: to educate visitors about the existence of paranormal activity. After sunset, she leads the way to nearby buildings imprinted with past horrors, and the dilapidated Normandy Inn. She dives even deeper into the supernatural during paranormal investigations, during which she dons a bed sheet and a Sherlock Holmes hat.

SegCity Galveston's friendly tour guides double as segway aficionados who lead various gliding tours designed to illuminate some of the area's best examples of Gulf Coast charm. After being trained in the art of mounting, riding, and de-jockeying their mechanical steeds, guests set off on exploratory journeys such as the quintessential 30-minute Segway Experience tour, which glides along Galveston's Seawall Boulevard. Customers experience a unique way of tasting the salty breeze and taking in the lapping waves of the shore and other local sights. The upright vehicles zoom down long stretches of uninterrupted sidewalk, cruising at up to 12 miles per hour, the average speed of Olympic-level skipping.