Austin Museums & Galleries

Pros: Convenient access, clean/new facilities, interesting and fair exhibits, cheap admission
Cons: No butler – your feet get tired of standing

Austin, Texas is known as the live music capital of the world.  It is also home to the Texas State Capitol and the University of Texas – Austin campus (where the highly rated NCAA football team the Longhorns reside).  If you are searching ...

Pros: Impressive building
Cons: Limited scope, too many movies, more...

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum may be the new kid on the block in downtown Austin, but it is already playing to sellout crowds. The museum opened about six weeks ago, but last week was the first chance I got to check it out. I just wish the...

Pros: Living Little House on the Prarie
Cons: Didn't get to milk the cows.

This little trip originated out of The Austin Chronicle, a weekly newspaper (about the size of the National Enquirer, about twice as thick) that is published every Thursday. It pretty much lists all the goings-on around Austin and until recently (that's...

Pros: exhibits and staff
Cons: the building is not large enough

This museum is a must for anyone who has young children! My first encounter with the Please Touch Museum was on a hot summer day, my childen were bored so we decided to do something different.
On first entering the museum I thought to...

Pros: cheap, entertaining
Cons: sometimes crowded

I would highly recommend the Austin Children's Museum to anyone! I have visited the museum with my family numerous times and we all love it! The cost is minimal and you can even get a free week pass from the Austin Public Library. They vary their...

Pros: Fabulous special exhibits, remarkable permanent collection, striking building
Cons: Not enough of it!

Fort Worth's fabulous Kimbell Art Museum is certainly a contender for the distinction of the best small museum in the world. Unlike most of such museum, the Kimbell does not focus on a particular genre, artist, locale, or period; rather it has built a...

Pros: Good historical exhibits.
Cons: Not a lot for children.

Austin has a history richer than almost anywhere else in the country. It is the capitol of a state which has has 7 national flags fly over it. The LBJ museum and ranch are filled with history and interesting exhibits. The options are endless....