The Moody Mansion

This place is very cool. The air conditioner wasn’t working so it was a little hot, but they gave us a half off price. Well worth it. The lady at the desk is so awesome and very helpful!!! Glad we went.

Loved checking out how the other half lives! Beautiful home and well worth the trip!

I am not going to lie. I have actually done this tour more than once and its actually really neat. The place is really cool and if I every make a ton of money I hope I could build something like this. The tour guides are pretty knowledgeable and all have different takes on the house. Check it out, its like 10 dollars or something, totally worth it.

this was one of our main places on our list to visit, and we were not disappointed. we had a guide that was very knowledgeable and knew a lot of side stories. i’m sure there were many more tidbits he could have given had we had the time. it was well worth the time and history lesson. our guide «sent us back in time». when you go, make sure you go ahead of time for your tickets so the tours aren’t fully booked. it’s very popular and is a guided only tour. some of the original furniture is still there.

We came here on NY’s eve. Called right before to find out what time they closed and told the man who answered the phone that we were coming in a few. Arrived 30 min later with a group of 5 only to see a sign on the door saying tickets were sold out for the day. Seriously? Didn’t we just call you to ask what time you are closing and could you maybe, possibly, have had the common sense or even courtesy to tell us that you were going to be out of tickets? We asked the cranky, rude older man working the desk who had answered the phone why he didn’t say he was sold out. The answer was that he had 3 tickets when we called. Again, if you know you only have 3, it didn’t once cross your mind to tell the group who called that you might be out before they took the time to mobilize a group of 7 to get there? I guess the answer was no – and no apologies or acknowledgement of this customer service flub. Instead all we got was bad attitude, bad manners and a huge waste of time. Also, three other groups of 5 showed up right after we did – pretty sure if they called they weren’t told a thing either about the 3 tickets left. It’s really too bad – the place is supposed to be something nice to see – too bad the rude guy working made it the ugliest place in Galveston.

The tour guide was very informative and such a beautiful home.

Awesome place to tour, and for a great price of $ 10! Our docent was extremely knowledgeable on everything in the house and had some interesting lesser-​known facts. You can’t take pictures in the house, but you can outside. I definitely recommend visiting.

I enjoyed this tour. Many of the furnishings were original to the home and our tour guide was sweet.

What an incredible house! It’s a 38,000 square foot house, but visitors only tour the ground and second floor. Unlike the Bishop’s Palace that we toured the day before, you must go on a guided tour of the Moody Mansion. The house is interesting and beautiful — and our tour guide was a very lovely lady. However, our tour was almost an hour and 45 minutes, which is way too long. A very fun piece of Galveston history that is not to be missed!

Cool tour. Worth the $ 10 fee. Really enjoyed seeing all the hand carved woodwork, the silver, original furniture… I could go on and on. If you’re going be prepared to walk around with the guide for about an hour. You are not allowed to take interior photos, so that kinda stinks, but overall it’s a good place to visit if you’re into galvestons history.

It was a rainy day and we were looking for things to do, so driving by this beautiful home earlier, we came back to check it out. I didn’t expect it to be great, but I was nicely surprised! It was a great tour with a guide named Mae, to walked through the house explaining who the Moody Family is/​was and how they ended up in the house and in Galveston. I recommend this tour to anyone visiting Galveston for the first time. Beautiful home inside and a wonderful step back in to time.

Informative piece of US HISTORY and Moody family. Our tour guide was outstanding, detailed and entertaining. This house is remarkable, full of rich history, detail and exquisite taste of décor. way before Martha Stewart lol. The craftsmanship alone is worth the tour, not to mention the house furnishings.
If in Galveston and wanting a quick tour of historic properties this is surely the place. My family and I quite enjoyed it.

This place is absolutely amazing. The history and details are something that you will rarely see elsewhere. The staff is very accommodating and you could not pick a better venue on the island for a function. Their prices for rental are phenomenal !! Don’t miss the kid’s museum.

We enjoyed our tour very much of this beautiful mansion. The tour guide was informative and we learned some interesting information about the family. I love history and I appreciate the fact that this mansion is preserved and open for us to view.
— We purchased tickets and were given a time to come back for our tour.
— You will be standing a lot but in a few areas there are places for those that need a break to sit and they have an elevator for those that cannot do the stairs.
— DON’T bring kids. It is not something children will enjoy and then you won’t be able to enjoy it so don’t bother.
— They do not want people using cell phones and taking pictures as it slows the tour.

After visiting this place and bishops palace, I liked Moody Mansion the best because of the preservation of the Moody’s personal belongings. You really enjoy a peek into the Moody’s lives. The tour guide was very informative. I was sad that no one was allowed to the 3^rd floor. I understood of course, it was due to safety regulations, but I bet it’s truly spectacular up there. I definitely recommend this place if u enjoy mansion museums.

We had a great time on this tour — definitely worth $ 10 a person. Unfortunately the basement/​kitchen level wasn’t open yet, but we got to see most of the house. Most of the furniture and family pictures and paintings have been left as they were when the Moody’s lived there. Our your guide was amazing — she knew a lot about the family’s history and was enthusiastic. The house itself is very interesting! 28,000 square feet! I would definitely not recommend bringing children. There is no place to sit and they won’t be able to touch anything.

It was a very nice, informative tour, but definitely not kid friendly. My 10 and 7 yr old were bored out of their minds and the tour guide wasn’t exactly kid friendly either. No place to sit, must stand throughout entire tour, and lots of walking. Must stay with group and no pictures allowed. I expected a little more family friendly or free roaming allowed.

Really rude tour guide (an older lady). Wouldn’t recommend this place, although it was so pretty, but the tour guide just was so rude to other people in our group, it made the whole tour very awkward and upsetting.

The tour takes just under an hour to complete. We found the building charming, but really didn’t exceed any expectations. It was a nice indoor thing to do and escape the Texas sun for a bit. Tour guides will vary, but the one we got was a rather repetitive old codger. He told us many tid bits 3 and 4 times.
There no photography allowed on the tour (why?). The house was in good shape. No secret passageways or vaults or anything cool like that. No ghost stories (thankfully) either. The grandest room, a ballroom was rather unimpressive.
My kids are older (11, 14, 17) and thought it was ok.

Ignore Jaire’s review. How mean can you be to a historical association after Hurricane Ike? The house had five feet of water on the ground floor during September so being re opened by December is a minor miracle.
Dec. 27, 2008– my parents and I went to see the Moody Mansion. The ticket takers are currently operating out of the parlor which has suffered some ceiling damage from the hurricane. The mansion also suffered some windows being blown out but allt he windows have since been repaired. Admission is 7 dollars per adult and they can take debit now. Their website has a coupon good for buy one admission get one free.
Manuel, a spry gent in his 60’s, was our tour guide. He started us on the porch and explained the story of the Moody mansion coming into existence and a bit about the Moody family. He told us about the granite and tile and the woodwork. We went in to the house and Manuel told us stories in every room on the first and second floor. I saw three gorgeous Christmas trees. The conservatory was decked out in poinsettas and Christmas cactuses. I even got to see LIbby Moody’s pickled snake in her bedroom! Mary Moody’s bedroom was very pretty.
Go see the Moody Mansion on a Saturday morning and hope Manuel is your tour guide. He will regale you with great stories and make you feel at home. This place is worthy of your tourism dollar.