Galveston: Fort Travis

Hill covered with grasses with a doorway

Fort Travis bayside fortifications

People standing on a large concrete circle

Battery Kimble gun mount

Concrete building in a hillside with covered walkway

Battery Kimble

Hallway in a concrete building

Inside Battery Kimble, munitions storage facilities and reinforced construction bears out the US investment in port defense

Aerial picture of the Gulf of Mexico and an inland channel with boats

Aerial view of Port Bolivar and the Galveston Bay

Overlooking Galveston Bay, Fort Travis served as a heavily armed fortification for coastal artillery. Fort Travis was occupied by troops in both world wars, and a number of German prisoners of war were interned there during World War II. 

Fort Travis Seashore Park

  • Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Port Bolivar, Galveston, TX
  • 409-934-8100
  • National Register of Historic Places
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