Road tripHouston & the Upper Coast
Houston & the Upper Coast film road trip
8 stops from Galveston to Houston, where Apollo 13, Boyhood and Armageddon were filmed.
The drive
8 stops
About 57 miles, stop to stop in a straight line
Check opening hours: some stops are working businesses.
About 57 miles, stop to stop in a straight line
Check opening hours: some stops are working businesses.
The route
The stops
| # | Stop | Filmed here | Next stop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galveston Island Historic Pleasure PierGalveston | Red Rocket (2021) | 1 mi |
| 2 | Balinese RoomGalveston | Night Game (1989) | 1 mi |
| 3 | Galveston SeawallGalveston | Night Game (1989) | 9 mi |
| 4 | Texas City DikeTexas City | The Evening Star (1996) | 13 mi |
| 5 | Kemah BoardwalkKemah | Red Rocket (2021) | 4 mi |
| 6 | Lyndon B. Johnson Space CenterHouston | Apollo 13 (1995), Armageddon (1998), Space Cowboys (2000) and 6 more | 13 mi |
| 7 | San Jacinto Battleground State Historic SiteLa Porte | Pearl Harbor (2001) | 16 mi |
| 8 | University of HoustonHouston | Boyhood (2014), Arlington Road (1999) | End |
Central Texas · Dallas–Fort Worth · East Texas · Coastal Bend · Rio Grande Valley & Border · West Texas & Big Bend
Image credits (8)
1 Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; 2 Balinese Room: Laura Scudder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; 3 Galveston Seawall: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; 4 Texas City Dike: Jason Quinn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; 5 Kemah Boardwalk: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; 6 Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; 7 San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site: Steve Rowell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; 8 University of Houston: Brian Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.