Convenience Big Store: Beach plans canceled? Here are Galveston's indoor, kid-friendly attractions

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The Galveston Children's Museum is a fun and affordable indoor option on the island.

Photo by: Dana Burke/Houston Chronicle

Enjoy these indoor Galveston attractions all summer long

These indoor Galveston attractions are kid-friendly and air-conditioned and include budget-friendly options.

Stay in the Loop

Shown is visible satellite of Tropical Storm Alberto Wednesday morning taken aboard the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES. Tropical Storm Alberto formed Wednesday morning and is forecast to make a landfall along the northeastern Gulf coast of Mexico early Thursday.

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Tropical Storm Alberto forms near Texas. Here's where it's going

While Houston was mostly unscathed from Alberto, the first named system of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, another area of low atmospheric pressure is expected to develop storm activity later this weekend.

YoYo's Hot Dog's hot dog is photographed Monday, March 11, 2024 at POST Houston in Houston.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

YoYos Hot Dog announces grand opening of brick-and-mortar location

The news comes after a months-long ownership dispute at the 14-year-old Houston staple between founder Danny "YoYo" Kim and Kevin Dang,

Rip currents warning sign is photographed Tuesday, June 18, 2024 along Seawall Boulevard in Galveston. National Weather Service announced Southeast Texas will be affected by Potential Tropical Cyclone One.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

Latest on Houston-area beaches: Galveston ferry halts service

The Galveston County Office of Emergency Management suspended service for the Galveston-Bolivar ferry due to high tides on Wednesday morning. Service will resume when conditions improve, officials said on X.

A visitor takes a photograph of the Absolute Equality Mural, which was unvailed last Juneteenth, with his cellphone, Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Galveston, Texas. Galveston is the birthplace of Juneteenth, but has seen a steady decline in its Black population over the years. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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Juneteenth was not my holiday, until I learned Texas history

"Traveling the Emancipation Trail from Galveston to Houston is a lesson in the meaning of Juneteenth," writes news columnist Joy Sewing.

Chef Bryan Caswell is opening Latuli in Memorial's Hedwig Village in early 2025

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Houston chef Bryan Caswell announces new Gulf Coast-themed restaurant

Latuli will be Bryan Caswell's first restaurant since shuttering the acclaimed Reef in Midtown during the pandemic.

Pick of the Day

Junior Miss Juneteenth London Lampkin, left, and Miss Juneteenth Destiny Okonkwo, gets help with their sashes before the parade on Saturday, June 15, 2024 in Houston. on Saturday, June 15, 2024 in Houston.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer

Mr. and Miss Juneteenth celebrate freedom, history and culture

The Mildred Johnson Juneteenth Pageant involves history and etiquette classes and culminates at Emancipation Park, which was established by freedmen in 1872.

What else is going on

Sparks fly as Chef Max Lappe fans wood coals to raise the heat before using them to grill oysters at Baso, a new restaurant in The Heights Friday, May 3, 2024 in Houston.

Photo by: Michael Wyke, Contributor

Top 25 Houston restaurants for summer 2024

Here are restaurant recommendations from the Houston Chronicle food team for the city's hottest season.

Mr Juneteenth 2024, Devon Pruitt, 14, is silhouetted as he passes by a mural on Emancipation Avenue during the Juneteenth Parade on Saturday, June 15, 2024 in Houston.

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer

Tomlinson: How Juneteenth changed my life as a white man

"Too many Americans think Juneteenth is a holiday for Black people, but it's about our nation's promise and future," writes business columnist Chris Tomlinson.