Built: 1992-1993 Designed by: Morris Architects Renovated: 1999 - Third pyramid added. Type: Entertainment Venue Maximum Height: 128 feet / 39 meters Location: Moody Gardens, Galveston, United States
I f it wasn't for the hurricane that blew through Galveston in 1900, this would be the fourth-largest city in America. At the time Houston and Galveston were fighting it out to be the best on the Gulf coast. Then the storm came through and wiped everything out, leaving Houston to prosper and grow. Still, there is a lot of great things to do and see in Galveston, many of them tied to the Moody family, whoa re responsible for this -- Moody Gardens. A hotel and entertainment complex on the sheltered side of the island. Three giant glass pyramids house an aquarium, a rain forest, and Imax theaters. These were inspired by I.M. Pei's glass pyramid in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
