Zilker Botanical Garden
Natural Beauty
Winding stone paths crisscross the hillside connecting terraced gardens brimming with native plants and flowers, succulents and cacti, roses, herbs, butterflies, and a serene and shaded Japanese garden with koi ponds.
There is a life-sized bronze sculpture of Ornithomimus, the dinosaur whose tracks were discovered here in 1992, and a small Swedish Pioneer Village – just a cabin, schoolhouse, and a sometimes-open blacksmith’s barn.
A pleasant place to stroll year-round.
2220 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78746
Hours: Daily 9am-5pm
$3 adult / $1 child
+1 512-477-8672
www.zilkergarden.org