Boardwalk FantaSea cruises the Houston, Kemah, Clear Lake, and Galveston Bay Area. The Boardwalk FantaSea passenger yacht features elegant dinner cruises, sightseeing and party cruises, and is the largest charter yacht for events and special occasions on the Gulf Coast. Huntington Train-a replica of an 1863 steam locomotive, double decker carousel, Ferris wheels, roller coasters, Boardwalk Tower, Drop Zone, Rockin’ Rocket, Iron Eagle, Boardwalk Beast speedboat thrill ride, Boardwalk Bullet (wooden coaster with 42 crossovers!), Stingray Reef & Rainforest Exhibit (Aquarium Restaurant-1st level), Rock the Dock-free concert series, midway games, arcade, playground, fireworks, Dancing Water Fountains (splash zones), and more. Kemah Boardwalk features “Food, Fun, Rides, and Music” for the whole family. It began as a waterfront dining spot (Landry’s Restaurant) but developed into a weekend family destination and major attraction, built along the shoreline of Galveston Bay and Clear Lake. The Kemah Boardwalk is a 60-acre entertainment complex located 20-30 miles southeast of Downtown Houston. established the Kemah Boardwalk in the 1990s, bringing a surge in tourism that has increased along with the Boardwalk’s expansion over the decades, to become the premier Boardwalk attraction of the nation! It is now ranked as the top tourism attraction in the Greater Houston area. The 2-room schoolhouse was originally for 1st-6th grades during 1912-1949. The old Kemah Schoolhouse has been restored and relocated-it houses the Historical Society and is owned and operated by the city of Kemah. Only a few built in the early 1900s remain. Most of the towns historical landmarks have been destroyed in the periodic hurricanes that have hit the area. With the development of the Kemah Boardwalk, the quaint waterfront town, with its proximity to Houston and Galveston, has become a premier attraction for Kemah residents and weekend destination for Houstonians, Texans, and beyond, including international visitors. Kemah is still a small town though its population has “swelled” to about 3,000 in this decade. After the Clear Creek Channel opened, a major commercial shrimp fishing fleet was established in Kemah in the 1950s, and the town still celebrates its shrimping port heritage annually in August with a Blessing of the Fleet. It was finally shut down by the Texas Attorney General and Texas Rangers, and tourism declined. After WWII, during the late 1940s – early 1950s, Kemah was notorious for illegal, brazenly open round-the-clock casino gambling that had spread from Galveston. Kemah’s population was about 400 and dropped down to 100 during the Great Depression. Shell was used to build roadbeds back then. Bradford discovered a shell reef that extended from his property several hundred feet into the Bay and was 20-30 feet high in some spots, that was excavated and sold to the nearby Southern & Pacific railroad by the carload. The storm of 1900 demolished the town and residents were forced to evacuate but returned in 1901 to rebuild and renamed it Kemah. After Gouldrich mysteriously disappeared, the property changed hands several times until it was acquired by the Kipp and Bradford families who established the town of Evergreen in 1898. It was also “home” to the French pirate, Jean Lafitte in the early 1800s. Kemah began as a 177-acre land grant from the Mexican government to early colonist, Michael Gouldrich in 1824.
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