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Austin Nature & Science Center vs Harry Ransom Center
Austin Nature & Science Center and Harry Ransom Center are both highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Harry Ransom Center is preferred by most reviewers compared to Austin Nature & Science Center. Harry Ransom Center is ranked #8 in Austin with recommendations from 6 reviews such as Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Atlas Obscura.
Austin Nature & Science Center
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301 Nature Center Drive, Austin, TX 78746
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Travel + Leisure
"The Austin Nature & Science Center, located in Zilker Park, has a range of family friendly activities and hands-on exhibits."
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Fodor's
"This complex has an 80-acre preserve trail, interactive exhibits in the Discovery Lab that teach about the ecology of the Austin area."
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Time Out
"Most of the center's activities—designed for people of all ages—are outside, with the goal of helping visitors "increase awareness and appreciation of their natural environment.""
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U.S. News & World Report
15.0
"Provides hands-on exhibits designed to foster connections with the natural environment...also houses several animal exhibits, including small fish and reptiles, a variety of birds and mammals"
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Visitors with kids should not miss the Dino Pit, which allows children to dig up an assortment of fossil casts, introducing the field of paleontology.
Frommer's
"Bats, bees, and crystal caverns are among the subjects of the Discovery Lab at this museum in the 80-acre Nature Center, which features lots of interactive exhibits"
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Harry Ransom Center
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21st and Guadalupe, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78713-7219
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Fodor's
"Part of the University of Texas, this is one of the world's greatest collectors and exhibitors of important literary papers and other artifacts related to the arts and humanities."
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Travel + Leisure
"The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts."
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Time Out
"Past showings comprised pieces ranging from the whimsical artwork of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to photographer Eli Reed’s intense The Lost Boys of Sudan. "
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Afar Magazine
"Visiting scholars and the public turn to the research center’s wealth of resources and archives to learn about everything from ancient Mexico to the works of great artists and writers."
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Travel + Leisure
"The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts."
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