Museums
History BuffBullock Texas State History Museum
Under $25Three floors of exhibits trace Texas from Native settlement through the Space Race.
MuseumsRainy-Day PickDate Night
Blanton Museum of Art
Blanton Museum of Art is a museum in Austin, TX, part of the Austin guide. Cost: under $25.
200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd · Austin, TX
Why you should go…
The Blanton Museum of Art is the University of Texas's art museum, with a permanent collection of more than 21,000 works spanning European, American, and Latin American art. Ellsworth Kelly's Austin, a freestanding building of colored glass and stone, sits on the museum grounds and is open separately. Special exhibitions rotate throughout the year.
- #art museum
- #ut austin
- #exhibits
- #sculpture
- #campus
What's around here?
The closest stops to Blanton Museum of Art, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Steps awayMore like this
- SightseeingIconic
Texas State Capitol
FreeAustin's pink-granite capitol dome stands taller than the US Capitol, and free tours run daily.
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
- SightseeingLocal Gem
Texas Travel Information Center
FreeThe state's official visitor center on the Capitol grounds, offering free maps, trip planning and travel literature.
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
- MuseumsHistory Buff
LBJ Presidential Library
Under $25Exhibits on the Johnson presidency plus a full-scale replica of the Oval Office as LBJ kept it.
0.5 mi awayMore like this
- SightseeingHistory Buff
Texas Historical Commission State Historic Sites
FreeTexas' statewide network of 42 state historic sites, from Revolution-era battlegrounds and forts to historic homes.
0.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
- MuseumsQuirky Fun
Museum of the Weird
Under $25Sixth Street dime museum of oddities, with mummies, shrunken heads, and sideshow curiosities.
0.9 mi awayMore like this
