Stay and play at the four-diamond Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Convention Center, a tropical destination featuring a 10-story rainforest pyramid of exotic plants and animals, a white sand beach and lazy river, dinner cruises aboard a paddlewheel boat, special FX theaters, a golf course, rotating exhibitions, and more.

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Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa & Convention Center
Moody Gardens Hotel

Aquarium Pyramid

The largest of three towering blue pyramids is home to five species of penguins (meet a penguin up close in the Penguin Encounter), playful fur seals, the famous blind sea lion, beautiful coral reefs, as well as sharks, sea turtles, eels, and thousands of tropical fish that swim overhead as you navigate through an underwater tunnel.

Rainforest Pyramid

A ten-story glass pyramid featuring a giant Amazon River otter exhibit, along with a tree-top canopy path where you can explore and view monkeys, butterflies, and more.

MG 3D Theater

Supplied with your 3D glasses, enjoy larger-than-life films which are projected onto a giant six-story screen (the largest in Texas) for a realistic, lifelike experience.

Ropes Course and Zipline

Challenge your agility and strength on the tallest steel ropes course on the Gulf Coast, or glide 60 feet in the air for a bird's eye view of the Moody Gardens pyramids and tropical gardens.

4D Special FX Theater

Feel the action of this hi-def digital 3D show consisting of motion-based pod seating combined with special effects such as wind, smoke, mist, leg ticklers, seat buzzers and SFX lighting and DTS surround sound.

Colonel Paddlewheel Boat

This 800-passenger authentic 1800's replica paddlewheel boat offers 45-minute daily cruises from the Moody Gardens dock and also hosts seasonal weekend dinner cruises.

Palm Beach

Galveston's only white sand beach features a lazy river, 18-foot tower slides, wave pool, and more.

Enjoy an evening dinner cruise aboard this replica of an 1800's paddlewheel boat. Boarding begins at 6:00 p.m. preceding the cruise from 7:00-9:00 p.m.

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Colonel Paddlewheel Boat

Enjoy the area's only outdoor skating rink, concession areas, holiday buffets, live entertainment, and a mile-long trail around the Moody Gardens property with more than one million lights, lighted scenes, and spectacular views of Galveston Bay. Event includes:

• Festival of Lights
• Holiday 3D Films
• Hotel Packages
• Rudolph 4D
• Arctic Slide
• Train Rides
• Star: the Dancing Tree of Light
• Cirque Joyeux Holiday Show
• Pictures with Santa
• New Year's Palooza
• Holiday Dinners
• Nightly Fireside S'Mores

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Holiday in the Gardens