Located in the Texas Natural Science Center, the Texas Memorial Museum has exhibits on wildlife, dinosaurs, fossils, gems and minerals. Visitors can see the paleontology lab and visit with scientists.
Home to historical archives, books, photos and art. They include the Gutenberg Bible, the first photo, manuscript collections from James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence and more.
Off the beaten path and one of the best pools for kids in Austin. (Great for lap swimmers too.)
If you see Vince, the architect of madness, give him a hello. Most would be surprised to find that he had no blueprints for his Frankenstein's monster cathedral, but that's what makes it weird!
Despite sustaining damage from wildfires in 2011, Bastrop State Park is great spot for camping, swimming, and even golfing. The park was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Tucked in Hyde Park neighborhood, Elisabet Ney Museum is an older Austin home built by a famed sculptor. You learn the history of Austin and some art history at the same time!
The Austin History Center was build in 1933 as the city's first permanent library, containing documents dating back to before Austin was founded in 1839.
