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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CentervsUmlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
Both are highly recommended by writers. On balance, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center scores significantly better than Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center comes in at 89 with accolades from 5 sources like Michelin Guide, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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4801 La Crosse Ave, Austin, TX 78739
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Travel + Leisure "Enjoy the native gardens and plants. The center uses solar power, has a green roof, and offers community outreach programs to restore the environment." Full review
Fodor's "This 43-acre complex, founded in 1982 by Lady Bird Johnson... has extensive plantings of native Texas wildflowers that bloom year-round." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Created by the former First Lady... this facility is the only one in the US dedicated exclusively to conserving and promoting the use of indigenous plants." Full review
Time Out "Mark your calendar for Thursday nights in June. On those evenings, the center hosts Nature Nights, which features interactive presentations, hikes led by various experts and “nature crafting” for kids." Full review
Afar Magazine "It has a series of gardens, educational facilities,a cafe, library, trails and an arboretum...the Center's gardens and landscape are a learning laboratory." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Enjoy the native gardens and plants. The center uses solar power, has a green roof, and offers community outreach programs to restore the environment." Full review
U.S. News & World Report13.0
"A great place for nature lovers looking to kill time. The former first lady co-founded the center to educate fellow botanists about the benefits of planting and nurturing certain types of plants" Full review
Travel + Leisure "Boasts beautiful gardens full of Texas native plants, an arboretum, a savanna meadow where you can learn about karst landscapes, and trails...and 1,800 species of insects have been seen here."
Frommer's "If you know anything about Lady Bird Johnson, then you've heard that her big cause was the preservation of wildflowers and native plants." Full review
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum Fodor's Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast Traveler Travel + Leisure Frommer's
605 Robert E Lee Rd, Austin, TX 78704
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Fodor's "This pleasant space at the south end of Zilker Park houses more than 130 works of sculptor Charles Umlauf in the house where he lived and worked." Full review
Travel + Leisure "You'll find a quiet, beautiful garden that's home to works by the 20th century American sculptor Charles Umlauf, who taught for many years at UT. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler " Head to the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, located off of Barton Springs in central Austin, where you'll be close enough to hear music in the distance, but far enough to take a breather from the crowds." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The UMLAUF is a museum in a garden setting complete with over 2,000 drawings and 273 sculptures by Umlauf."
Frommer's "This is one of the most peaceful places in Austin. “Art framed by nature” is the concept behind this pleasant wooded garden and small studio museum at the edge of Zilker Park" Full review
