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Harry Ransom CentervsLBJ Presidential Library
Both are rated highly by writers. Overall, LBJ Presidential Library scores slightly better than Harry Ransom Center. LBJ Presidential Library ranks #3 in Austin with positive reviews from 6 reviewers such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.
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." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts." Full review
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. " Full review
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." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Harry Ransom Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has an enormous collection of literary manuscripts." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Harry Ransom Center’s holdings are vast, varied and ever-growing, from Frida Kahlo paintings to Woodward and Bernstein’s Watergate notes to Robert De Niro’s papers." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures. " Full review
Travel + Leisure "The Harry Ransom Center is a humanities research library and museum with 41 million items, including one of five copies of the Gutenberg Bible in the U"
Austin Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
Travel + Leisure "Hone into your intellectual side at the Harry Ransom Center, which houses almost 1 million books, over 42 million manuscripts, millions of photographs, and 100,000 works of art"
Frommer's "A museum, research library, and archive, with a focus on cultural and literary artifacts, the Ransom Center is the caretaker and keeper of European and American treasures: about a million rare books." Full review
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2313 Red River St, Austin, TX 78705
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Fodor's "The 30-plus hours of tape recordings include ruminations on Vietnam, economic inflation, and a New York City transit strike." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Walking around the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum at the University of Texas is a touching experience." Full review
Travel + Leisure "More than 45 million pages, an extensive collection of audio recordings, and 2,000 interviews fill a four-story glass-encased research room from floor to ceiling. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Located on the UT campus, this monumental facility honors the Hill Country's most famous native son." Full review
Afar Magazine "This impressive modernist building, designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft, houses the legacy of the 36th president of the United States of America." Full review
U.S. News & World Report10.0
"While the thought of visiting a presidential library may sound like a bore, this one is an exception." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This presidential library chronicles the life of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States"
Austin Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
Travel + Leisure "On the University of Texas campus, this library and museum houses 45 million pages of historical documents, 650,000 photos, and 5,000 hours of recordings from President Johnson's political career"
Frommer's "A presidential library may sound like a big yawn, but this one's almost as interesting as the 36th president to whom it's devoted." Full review
Frommer's "Through photographs, papers, campaign souvenirs, and personal mementos, the Library tells the tale of Johnson’s long political career—beginning with his early years as a congressman " Full review
