S.S. Selma

S.S. Selma: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit S.S. Selma

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach S.S. Selma — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.34425, -94.78630. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near S.S. Selma

• Seawolf Park · park · Galveston · ~2 km · Must-see
• USS Stewart · attraction · Galveston · ~2 km · Must-see
• USS Cavalla · attraction · Galveston · ~2 km · Must-see
• Point Bolivar Lighthouse · fort · Galveston · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Travis Seashore Park · fort · Galveston · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum · museum · Galveston · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saengerfest Park · park · Galveston · ~5 km · Must-see
• 1892 Bishop's Palace · fort · Galveston · ~6 km · Must-see
• Texas Heroes Monument · fort · Galveston · ~6 km · Must-see
• William Bryan · museum · Galveston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Broadway Cemetery Historic District · fort · Galveston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier · park · Galveston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Iron Shark · temple · Galveston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crockett Place United Methodist Church · church · Galveston · ~10 km · Must-see
• Moody Gardens · park · Galveston · ~13 km · Must-see
• Middle Deer Island · river spot · Galveston · ~18 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake Tide Gate · lake · Galveston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Texas City Prairie Reserve · sanctuary · Galveston · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of S.S. Selma

Other forts & heritage near S.S. Selma

• Point Bolivar Lighthouse · fort · Galveston · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Travis Seashore Park · fort · Galveston · ~4 km · Must-see
• 1892 Bishop's Palace · fort · Galveston · ~6 km · Must-see
• Texas Heroes Monument · fort · Galveston · ~6 km · Must-see
• Broadway Cemetery Historic District · fort · Galveston · ~8 km · Must-see
• The Orange Show · fort · Harris · ~83 km · Must-see
• Monument au Fantome · fort · Harris · ~90 km · Must-see
• World War I Monument · fort · Harris · ~91 km · Must-see
• Alexander Hodge Memorial · fort · Harris · ~91 km · Must-see
• Fort Bend Museum · fort · Fort Bend · ~123 km · Must-see

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