Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum

This sculpture garden and museum, dedicated to showcasing the works of Charles Umlauf, is tucked away just off Zilker Park. You'd never expect a place like this just a stone's throw from downtown. The sculpture above is of Icarus. It's a very peaceful place, either to walk around or just sit and enjoy.

There are several ponds filled with lily pads. I love lily pads.

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Zilker Botanical Gardens

The Botanical Gardens are beautiful. You can spend a nice relaxing afternoon here wandering around amongst the flowers, ponds and greenery. Springtime is the most colorful, but you can still enjoy the gardens in the summer and fall as well. We went in the fall. Admission is free, but you may have to pay $3 for parking unless you're willing to park a little ways away and walk.

We're going to have to return again and explore more (and blog more) because I just realized after browsing online that we somehow completely missed the really cool looking Hartman Prehistoric Garden on our first visit.

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