Bishop’s Palace

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: 5 days ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

Loved the volunteers! The self guided tour with the headsets was amazing. I learned so much and at my own pace. The beauty of the place is outstanding. I would suggest they hold events like a wine and chocolate night. Just to get more support to keep this place as is for always!

Date: a week ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Date: a week ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Its an amazing museum local for Galveston.

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Architecture of an old forgotten time. Do architects even study or desire to make such beautiful things anymore? To learn how to rebuild America, study this place.

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №9

Rating: 3

It was ok. Too hot inside. We d never been so had to check it out.

Date: a month ago

Review №10

Rating: 4

Nice place would be nice if we could see the third level seems like were missing something. less than an hour to do this.

Date: a month ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

If you like history and architecture then you must check this place out when you re in Galveston. Come prepared for hot days and stairs.

Date: a month ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

An amazing location, breathtaking and awe-inspiring architecture.

Date: a month ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №15

Rating: 4

Beautiful place and very interesting!

Date: a month ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Very rich in Galveston history. Gorgeous home and lots of attention to detail.

Date: a month ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Amazing

Date: a month ago

Review №18

Rating: 4

Date: a month ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Very cool historical house in Galveston, Texas.

Date: a month ago

Review №20

Rating: 4

Date: a month ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Nice place with a guided tour om ear phone.

Date: a month ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

The most BEAUTIFUL building Ive been in my whole life!!! Knowing the experience now, Id pay $70 for a tour in this magnificent residence!

Date: a month ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

I enjoyed my visit. Staff was friendly. $15 for adults. The entrance is to the left under the main stairs. If you want to see the attic and basement come on special guided tour Saturdays. I went on a Sunday around 2:30ish. Took about an hour to tour the house. I was free to roam and look around unbothered. Victorian home has lots of decorative details as expected. You are given an electronic device to push at each station, but it was too low for me to hear. It is very hot in the house. Which I didn t like. They do have window units and fans but the house is still considerably very hot. But overall it was nice to visit if you want to see a Victorian home from the inside. You don t need a reservation. As long as you walk in and get your ticket before 4 or an hour before closing, you re good.

Date: a month ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

How did it survive a hurricane??? Its almost like we built things different or something

Date: a month ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Absolutely loved this place so informative had a great time walking thru the rooms

Date: a month ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Totally Awesome

Date: a month ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Enjoyed the walk around tour of the house. Definitely worth checking out whrn in Galveston.

Date: a month ago

Review №29

Rating: 4

Date: a month ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Date: a month ago

Review №31

Rating: 4

Neat house, but needs repairs. Cool history here but bare inside. Still Enjoyed the visit

Date: a month ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Beautiful interior and plenty to see.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №33

Rating: 4

Date: 2 months ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Makes you feel what it feels like living in the early 1800s..very informative

Date: 2 months ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Lots of great history! Absolutely beautiful estate. My 5 year old was really into it, too!

Date: 2 months ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Beautiful place. Full of history. Gift shop was really good and full of interesting things.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №41

Rating: 2

Date: 2 months ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Paid a $15.00 fee to tour the mansion and it was well worth it. The Castle/Palace had very beautiful woodworking , tile through out.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Such beauty - the woodwork is exquisite. The self guided audio was the perfect way to enjoy the rooms and learn about the history. Not easy for someone with mobility issues.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Pretty amazing history, be sure to at least do the self guided tour. Was interesting trip.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №45

Rating: 4

This is a beautiful and important part of Galveston history. Im grateful that it is kept open and accommodating.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Well preserved grand house that is the nicest non natural attraction in Galveston. Its not the most impressive historical home in the US but its definitely worth a visit. See it while you can in its original location because it may end up underwater in the foreseeable future.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №49

Rating: 2

Not much money has been infused into the building. Looked like several projects and repairs had been poorly done or abandoned. Staff lacked enthusiasm. Entire building smelled stale and moldy. Exterior and grand staircase were only positives.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Was a really interesting self guided tour took us about an hour to do with an audio tour device we were able to go through most of the house but not the 3rd floor to go there you need to book tickets for a special basement to attic tour.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Beautiful and historic home. Love it!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

We stopped at this place by chance while on vacation searching for things to do In galveston and were very pleased its an amazing piece of history to walk through and see. You see so much personality and art and faith in the decor and construction of the house especially the main floor staircase its breathtaking much more than we expected upon arrival. The souvenir shop in the basement also has many nice things to look at and buy! The young blonde man with glasses working there at the time of our visit was extremely kind and informative, after our tour of the house he even provided us with a few locations of some places to eat which turned out to be amazing! A great place for families and people who love history.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

Awesome place to learn history of Galveston.. self guided tour was very interesting..

Date: 3 months ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №58

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №59

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №60

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №61

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Amazing home!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

Nice catholic church

Date: 3 months ago

Review №64

Rating: 4

Date: 3 months ago

Review №65

Rating: 4

Nice tour, but only if 2 floors. Its pretty warm in there, so try for mornings.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Interesting tour

Date: 3 months ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Excellent!!! We love the history, the place is in very good condition and the customer service is excellent!!!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №71

Rating: 4

Date: 4 months ago

Review №72

Rating: 4

House is something but there is very little furniture

Date: 4 months ago

Review №73

Rating: 3

Date: 4 months ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

Still under construction, looks awesome..!

Date: 4 months ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

Wow! Very cool tour with a provided audio device. Amazing house and history

Date: 4 months ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Easy tour. The ladies are very helpful. Parking can be a little tricky.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

If you live in Houston and looking for something to do with the family put this in the book. The staff is super friendly and willing to answer any questions. They have a super cute gift shop. This is a must see in your bucket list pricing comprobable to the surrounding business. If you stopped at Moody Gardens they have a flyer for $6 off. I would love in the future if there was an app and you can select the room numbers so we can use our AirPods instead of the self audio box after purchasing tickets. For those that rather use their cell phones instead of carrying the self guide audio

Date: 4 months ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

I love history and I love the victorian. So this was the perfect place for me. Went on a weekday when school was in session so there were very few people there

Date: 4 months ago

Review №79

Rating: 3

I went here to get photos of the exterior of the building but I was very disappointed to find a large portion of the building was covered by scaffolding! I will try again someday.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

Beautiful building and highly recommend stopping g

Date: 4 months ago

Review №81

Rating: 1

Its not free by any means

Date: 4 months ago

Review №82

Rating: 4

Interesting historic building.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №83

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Beautiful home!! Loved the way they posted information at each display or room. So much history, enjoyed every minute. Also enjoy touring on your own , no pressure, spend as little or as much time in each room as you want.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №85

Rating: 5

Incredible castle/palace from the 19th century. You get a little audio handheld clicker as you go through the rooms that will tell you history of the different areas. Really beautiful place!

Date: 4 months ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №88

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №90

Rating: 5

We enjoyed the place from the outside.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

The tour is self guided, at your own pace. The tickets are 15$ per adult. You do have to go up and down stairs and there is no elevator. Nice historic place to visit! Last tickets are sold at 4:00pm

Date: 5 months ago

Review №92

Rating: 5

The Bishops Palace is definetly worth seeing. The grandness of this place is amazing for back when it was built. The wood work is beautiful. The staircase is so neat and the big windows to let in sunlight. Each room has its own fireplace. So glad this place survived the hurricane of the early 1900s. This self guided tour is a definite go if you enjoy seeing historical sights.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №93

Rating: 2

For Americans a must, for international visitors a nice-to-have... Other things may be more important to others...

Date: 5 months ago

Review №94

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №95

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №96

Rating: 5

Beautiful museum

Date: 5 months ago

Review №97

Rating: 4

Date: 5 months ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

It was gorgeous and really cool its a self guided audio tour and its really worth taking your time. The audio has wonderful info about each room and certain rooms have an option to press play again to get further info like the people who lived there and the person who built it.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

Alotta history!!!!a beautiful place

Date: 5 months ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Great building to tour and appreciate quality and style. Very historic, elegant and well preserved.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №102

Rating: 5

Great piece of Galveston history! The self guided tour is super informative and very easy to follow. The staff is very knowledgeable and readily available to help.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

Absolutely beautiful!! we really enjoyed visiting. Love that all the furniture and accessories are original to the home.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №104

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №105

Rating: 1

Date: 5 months ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №107

Rating: 4

Very impressive building maintained by a non profit organization of volunteers. They do a great job. Worth to visit

Date: 5 months ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Incredibly beautiful building. Tours are offered.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Beautiful house with rich history. Worth a visit in conjunction with Moody.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №110

Rating: 4

Loved it but was dissapointed that the tour did not include basement and third floor without additional cost.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №111

Rating: 5

Absolutely gorgeous, cool history, I recommend this place highly. Parking isn t wonderful, so you should go earlier in the morning when there s less of a crowd.

Date: 5 months ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

This place was amazing. Enjoyed the tour people are friendly. The shop is amazing even the teenager loved it. Definitely if you got to Galveston, you need to come here.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

Such a beautiful place, very interesting history...

Date: 6 months ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №115

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №116

Rating: 5

Another first for us. Galveston, like a lot of other towns in Texas, has a lot to offer. These Mansions for example. Besides the architecture of the house, being there took you to another time. Imagine how much history is in these walls!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №117

Rating: 5

Beautiful place!!! Amazing woodwork and trim!!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

The tickets were 15 for an adult and 12 for youth. A self-guided tour takes you through 12 rooms of this huge mention. Its quite fascinating to see this beautiful house with murals. Visited on Weekday

Date: 6 months ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №121

Rating: 5

Bishop palace is a museum which was build in ancient days, a nice place to visit

Date: 6 months ago

Review №122

Rating: 5

Very beautiful and interesting! Love the history!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №124

Rating: 1

The house itself is decent, but the lady doing the audio guides was quite rude today. We had an odd number and she refused to give us another audio guide (the third person asked and the response was you dont get one). The audio guide is barely sharable with two folks, unworkable for three. Theres enough on the paper guide or on signs in the house to keep busy while waiting for two other people to use the audio guide. Would not recommend until they figure out their audio guide (and attitude) problem.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №125

Rating: 3

Date: 6 months ago

Review №126

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №127

Rating: 1

Its a shame.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №128

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №129

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №130

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №131

Rating: 4

Date: 6 months ago

Review №132

Rating: 4

A peek into the lifestyle of wealthy people of turn of the century Galveston. Kinda spendy for a self-guided tour.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Great self guide tour without all the reading. We spent probably an hour, which is my attention span for things the wife loves. When you go up the stairs, go right to do the numbers in order. We went left but still hit all the attractions, just not in sequence.

Date: 6 months ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №135

Rating: 4

It was good but only private tours can go to the third floor

Date: 7 months ago

Review №136

Rating: 4

I just passed by. Beautiful

Date: 7 months ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

What a great place to visit! Gorgeous peace of Galveston history, go see for yourself

Date: 7 months ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №140

Rating: 4

Date: 7 months ago

Review №141

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

Galveston landmark building. The best there is

Date: 7 months ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

Such a beautiful house! Art works around the house and detail works in wood frames just amazed me.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

My daughter and I really enjoyed our time here.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №146

Rating: 4

First time visiting one of the historic houses in Galveston. The Bishops Palace was interesting to hear the self guided tour description of architecture and the history of this house. Lots of interesting woodwork.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Amazing place to tour and story of its history

Date: 7 months ago

Review №148

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №149

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

Excellent experience as a self tour historical house.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №152

Rating: 5

We were not disappointed to see this historic building. So much history. The self-guided tour. Whats the highlight for our visit to galveston.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №153

Rating: 4

I would have given this 5 stars however, when we arrived on 2/5/24, I asked the cashier if there were any discounts for seniors and he said no and didn t tell us that if were buying tickets for both Bishop s Palace and Moody Mansion we would have gotten a discount. A couple minutes after I paid him I noticed a sign that offered a discount and I asked if I could get that option, he said, no it s too late. When we got to Moody Mansion I mentioned that we were at Bishop s Palace but they also would not provide a discount. However, the lady at Moody Mansion said they should have been able to exchange the ticket at Bishop s Palace and she couldn t understand why he would not have exchanged the tickets and offered us the discount for both venues.

Date: 7 months ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Date: 7 months ago

Review №155

Rating: 4

Nice visit and interesting. Volume on the handheld was almost unable to hear

Date: 8 months ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

Great home to visit. Inside was beautiful

Date: 8 months ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

Beautiful

Date: 8 months ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №160

Rating: 4

Date: 8 months ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

An amazing experience if you love history! A very unique house. A must visit!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №163

Rating: 4

Nice self-guided tour of a historic mansion well worth the time. The millwork in this home is stunning, with an amazing staircase, and stained glass windows throughout. If you are looking for a fully furnished mansion tour, this is not it.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №165

Rating: 4

Beautiful but soooo cold.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Architecture style i thought was better than the moody mansion

Date: 8 months ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №169

Rating: 4

Great history.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №170

Rating: 5

Unbelievable Victorian Mansion! Interior woodwork was amazing Visited on

Date: 8 months ago

Review №171

Rating: 5

Amazing place, definitely worth the time to walk through. Very friendly and helpful staff!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

Beautiful interior woodworking. The audio tour was easy to follow. I would recommend bringing plug in ear buds.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

The home is beautiful and the employees are so nice!! We enjoyed our visit and the tour was so informative.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №174

Rating: 3

Date: 8 months ago

Review №175

Rating: 5

Must see.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №176

Rating: 5

Date: 9 months ago

Review №177

Rating: 4

Just took pictures

Date: 9 months ago

Review №178

Rating: 3

Date: 9 months ago

Review №179

Rating: 5

Date: 9 months ago

Review №180

Rating: 5

Beautiful spot

Date: 9 months ago

Review №181

Rating: 5

Excellent places to visit

Date: 9 months ago

Review №182

Rating: 5

Date: 9 months ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful American Mansion Palace that we had a guided tour during Christmas that provided so much history on a lot of Christmas traditions that are still used today. The different Christmas trees throughout the palace and the history of each was so enlightening. Our tour guide (Ras?) made the history lessons memorable and interesting. One couple we spoke with during the tour, grew up in one of the only other two houses that survived the flood (1313) and the house next door was owed by his aunt (1309). I found the extensive hand carved woodworking throughout the palace, surprisingly warm and inviting; maybe because of the ceiling heights and size of the rooms. Will rtn during summer to tour the entire palace.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №184

Rating: 2

Absotely stunning on the outside. We did not get to see the inside because our service was denied by a very rude and insulting service desk person named Veronica (she couldve been lying for all we know). We paid ahead of time before 4pm, we saw this historic landmark and had just gotten to our hotel, took an uber to the palace, and was rudely denied a look inside the mansion when it is open til 5pm and we arrived slightly after 4pm. There were still many people inside. There is also a way to talk to people, and from the start Veronica was aggressive and vulgar. I came with family, we are from Chicago. Veronica also said she wouldnt help us get a refund. It was terrible. I hope that someday i can come back and experience this with someone who is actually passionate about showing it to people.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №185

Rating: 5

Well worth a visit. Such amazing architecture inside and out. Fantastic details and history.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №186

Rating: 5

Amazing house. Great tour. You get little audio guides to take with you. The architecture is amazing. Couldnt get enough of all the woodwork. Amazing piece of history.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №187

Rating: 5

Date: 9 months ago

Review №188

Rating: 5

Awesome self guided tour. The staff was lovely.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №189

Rating: 2

Date: 9 months ago

Review №190

Rating: 3

We walked a long way to get here from our hotel. Unfortunately we found that it was closed due to a party the evening before - probably related to the Dickens Fair going on that weekend. It was very disappointing as it was the only day we could be there. The bright spot was that we were given a ride by the gentleman we spoke with to the Moody Mansion. Galveston has very nice and caring citizens.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №191

Rating: 5

Amazing. Worth every penny.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №192

Rating: 5

This is an extravagant & gorgeous mansion. Directions were tricky to start but with the help of other visitors I found my way! The Gift Shop is amazing!

Date: 9 months ago

Review №193

Rating: 5

It was palatial, ironically enough. Its a beautiful property that is amazingly well maintained and a fantastic look into Galvestons history. A++++ would go again

Date: 9 months ago

Review №194

Rating: 4

Date: 10 months ago

Review №195

Rating: 5

Date: 10 months ago

Review №196

Rating: 5

AMAZING! A MUST SEE!

Date: 10 months ago

Review №197

Rating: 5

Date: 10 months ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

So surprised to see how beautiful this was. The audio tour was excellent! Several times there was even more information! The gift shop had some interesting surprises!

Date: 10 months ago

Review №199

Rating: 5

Date: 10 months ago

Review №200

Rating: 2

Date: 10 months ago