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Featured🏛️ Museums & GalleriesBullock Texas State History Museum
The Story of Texas in three floors of exhibits plus an IMAX theater.
🎒 Field trip ideas
Educational outings for classes and groups: museums, caverns, nature centers, farms and science spots around Central Texas.
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🦒 Zoos, Caves & WildlifeAnimal World & Snake Farm Zoo
Hands-on zoo with reptiles, giraffes and a petting area.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Botanic garden of native Texas plants — spectacular in bluebonnet season.
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🦒 Zoos, Caves & WildlifeLonghorn Cavern State Park
Cave tours through a river-carved cavern with a colorful history.
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🌳 Parks (State, County & City)McKinney Falls State Park
Waterfalls, limestone ledges, trails and camping inside the city limits.
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🎡 Attractions & LandmarksPioneer Farms
Living-history village showing 1800s Texas farm life.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesTexas Science & Natural History Museum
Dinosaurs, fossils and the giant Texas pterosaur at UT.
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🎡 Attractions & LandmarksTexas State Capitol
Free guided tours of the grand pink-granite Capitol and its beautiful grounds.
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🥾 Hiking TrailsWild Basin Wilderness Preserve
Quiet preserve trails with a seasonal waterfall and Hill Country views.
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🦒 Zoos, Caves & WildlifeWonder World Cave & Adventure Park
Earthquake-formed cave, observation tower and a petting park.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesZilker Botanical Garden
Japanese garden, dinosaur tracks and themed gardens beside Zilker Park.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesAustin Nature & Science Center
Free nature center with rescued wildlife and a dino pit in Zilker Park.
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🦒 Zoos, Caves & WildlifeAustin Zoo
Rescue zoo in the hills west of town — big cats, primates and a mini train.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesBlanton Museum of Art
World-class art museum at UT — don’t miss Ellsworth Kelly’s “Austin” chapel.
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🦒 Zoos, Caves & WildlifeInner Space Cavern
Guided tours of a spectacular cave discovered during I-35 construction.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesMexic-Arte Museum
Mexican, Latino and Latin American art — host of Viva la Vida Fest.
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🦒 Zoos, Caves & WildlifeNatural Bridge Caverns
Texas’ largest show cave plus ropes courses, ziplines and gem mining.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesScience Mill
Interactive science museum in a restored 1880s feed mill.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesThinkery
Hands-on children’s science museum in Mueller.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesUmlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
Peaceful sculpture garden next to Zilker Park.