Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 512-974-6700;
www.austintexas.gov/department/zilker-metropolitan-park
;
2100 Barton Springs Rd)
This
350-acre park is a slice of green heaven, lined with hiking and biking trails. The park also
provides access to the famed Barton Springs natural swimming pool and Barton Creek
Greenbelt. Find boat rentals, a miniature train and a botanical garden. During busy sum-
mer weekends admission is $5 per car.
Zilker Botanical Garden
MAP
GARDENS
GOOGLE MAP
( 512-477-8672;
www.zilkergarden.org
;
2220 Barton Springs Rd; 7am-7pm during daylight savings, to 5:30pm
the rest of the year)
These lush gardens cover 31 acres on the south bank of the Color-
ado River, with displays including natural grottoes, a Japanese garden and a fragrant herb
garden.
You'll also find some interesting historical artifacts sprinkled about the site - kind of
like an outdoor architectural museum - including a 19th-century pioneer cabin, a cupola
that once sat atop a local schoolhouse, and a footbridge moved from Congress Ave.
MUSEUM
Umlauf Sculpture Garden
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 512-445-5582;
www.umlaufsculpture.org
;
605 Robert E Lee Rd; adult/under 6yr/student $3.50/free/1;
10am-4pm Wed-Fri, noon-4pm Sat & Sun)
If the weather's just too perfect to be inside a climate-
controlled building, stroll the open-air Umlauf Sculpture Garden, located near Zilker Park.
Within the sculpture garden and the indoor
museum
, there are more than 130 works by
20th-century American sculptor Charles Umlauf, who was an art professor at UT for 40
years.
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East Austin
East Austin is on the rise, and although it has traditionally seen few visitors, it has a rich
history as an African American neighborhood, with roots stretching back to the 19th cen-
tury.
Texas State Cemetery
CEMETERY