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Zilker Metropolitan ParkvsUmlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
Both are endorsed by professional reviewers. Overall, Zilker Metropolitan Park ranks marginally better than Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. Zilker Metropolitan Park scores 82 with approval from 5 publications including Frommer's, Afar Magazine and Travel + Leisure.
Zilker Metropolitan Park
Travel + Leisure
Not For Tourists
Afar Magazine
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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
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
