Blanton Museum of Art
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78701

One of the best university art museums in the country, the Blanton Museum of Art is the largest art collection in Central Texas. With collections varying in style from Goya to pop art, celebrated Chinese art to Gothic crusader art, this museum has fantastic art and culture to experience.

Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas 78701

In every Texas students’ life, there comes the time where you visit the Bob Bullock Museum, a museum chock full of Texas history. With the top floors depicting the Texas settlement and the fight against Mexico, the ground floor holds the special exhibit and IMAX theatre.

Texas Memorial Museum
2400 Trinity St.
Austin, Texas 78705

Nestled among the other buildings on The University of Texas campus, this smaller science museum has exhibits on the natural wildlife and fossils of dinosaurs native to Texas. Known for the horse and lion statues located at the exits, this museum is great for children.

The Contemporary Austin
700 Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas 78701

The Contemporary Art Museum for Austin showcases contemporary art of Austin and is a great source of recent art and artists. Combining indoor and outdoor art, guests can see exhibits such as Hurly-burly, a work presented by the Waller Creek Conservancy or No Title (folding tables and chairs), a past exhibit.

Thinkery
1830 Simond Ave.
Austin, Texas 78723

The Thinkery is a children’s museum, recently relocated to Simond Avenue. With various rooms on various topics, the Thinkery brings together learning and interactive exhibits such as the Spark Shop (aerodynamics), Space 8 (tinker lab) and the Kitchen Lab (science lab).

Harry Ransom Center
300 Wester 21^st St.
Austin, Texas 78712

Part of The University of Texas at Austin, the Ransom Center is a research library and museum that focuses on humanities, literature, photography and film. From the Gutenberg Bible to the first photograph to their ever-changing exhibits, the Ransom Center has all sorts of displays worth visiting. And it’s free.