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Texas State Cemetery vs Harry Ransom Center
Both Texas State Cemetery and Harry Ransom Center are rated very highly by experts. Overall, Harry Ransom Center is the choice of most writers compared to Texas State Cemetery. Harry Ransom Center has a TripExpert Score of 85 with recommendations from 6 publications including Fodor's, Frommer's and Atlas Obscura.
Texas State Cemetery
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909 Navasota St., Austin, TX 78702
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Fodor's
"Today it’s the final resting place of some of the state's most important figures."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Many of the late politicians of Texas are buried the Texas State Cemetery, just a stone’s throw from the Capitol."
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Travel + Leisure
"The lovely, tree-lined Texas State Cemetery is the final resting place for political figures such as U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan and Texas Govs. John Connally and Ann Richards."
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Atlas Obscura
"A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived. "
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Frommer's
"The city's namesake, Stephen F. Austin, is the best-known resident of this East Side cemetery, established by the state in 1851."
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Harry Ransom Center
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Time Out
Afar Magazine
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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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