Looking for a unique and fun learning experience for your child? Visit the Austin Children’s Museum where kids learn as they play! The Museum provides exciting opportunities for children to develop their creative thinking skills with the support of the adults in their lives. Located on 2nd and Colorado in Downtown Austin, the museum is home to permanent exhibits such as En Mi Familia, Funstruction Zone, Global City and many more plus rotating feature exhibits. With over 200,000 visitors annually it is a tourist hotspot and a local favorite. (see less text)... (see more text)
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin, Texas, tells the "Story of Texas" with three floors of interactive exhibits, the special effects show, The Star of Destiny, in the Texas Spirit Theater, and Austin's only IMAX Theatre, featuring the signature large-format film, Texas: The Big Picture. A 35-foot-tall bronze Lone Star sculpture greets visitors in front of the Museum, and a colorful terrazzo floor in the Museum's rotunda features a campfire scene with enduring themes from Texas' past. The Museum also has a Cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and a Museum Store with something for the Texan in everyone. The driving force behind the creation of the Texas State History Museum was former Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock. The Museum is a division of the State Preservation Board. (see less text)... (see more text)
