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Zilker Metropolitan ParkvsTexas State Cemetery
Both Zilker Metropolitan Park and Texas State Cemetery are recommended by expert writers. On balance, Zilker Metropolitan Park ranks slightly better than Texas State Cemetery. Zilker Metropolitan Park has a TripExpert Score of 84 with praise from 13 sources like Frommer's, Time Out and Afar Magazine.
Zilker Metropolitan Park
Travel + Leisure
Not For Tourists
Afar Magazine
Time Out Time Out Time Out Time Out Time Out Time Out Time Out Show All Reviews
2100 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78746
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Travel + Leisure "When it isn’t hosting concerts such as the Austin City Limits Music Festival, a three-day event held each October, Zilker Park is a popular spot for locals to enjoy the outdoors." Full review
Not For Tourists "Home of Austin City Limits festival and massive family park."
Afar Magazine "Pack your picnic baskets and head out to Zilker Park for an evening of live, local music." Full review
Time Out "It’s one of the most surefire spots in town to socialize—you’re bound to run into old friends along the hillsides if you’re local, and likely to make new friends if you stick around long enough." Full review
Time Out "You and your young ones can picnic or explore the gardens while witnessing the full mating and life cycles of this fascinating, totally nonaggressive avian family." Full review
Time Out "Explore the park by hike-and-bike trail or settle down by the swimming pool." Full review
Time Out "The mosaic flamingo glitters next to the pool at Patterson Park but you can also play tennis, basketball or barbecue at one of four pits. " Full review
Time Out "You can sign up for a volleyball, fast-pitch softball, basketball or wrestling league at the rec center here, or use the dance studio, computer lab, gym, boxing club or weight room." Full review
Time Out "Dove Springs features a pool, sports fields, picnic tables, barbecue pits and more. " Full review
Time Out "Rosewood Recreation Center and Doris Miller Auditorium can be found at Rosewood Park along with athletic fields, barbecue pits, picnic tables, a pool and playground. " Full review
Texas State Cemetery
Fodor's
Condé Nast Traveler Travel + Leisure
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
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." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Many of the late politicians of Texas are buried the Texas State Cemetery, just a stone’s throw from the Capitol." Full review
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." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived. " Full review
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." Full review
