MUSEUMS // DOWNTOWN Visiting any Downtown Austin museum is another way to stay cool on your Downtown Day trip. There are a handful museums that a family or anyone of any age can pop into.
The Texas Toy Museum on Congress Avenue is like stepping back in time as the museum features a huge collection of toys from the 80s, 90s and various other decades.
Mexicarte Museum is dedicated to enriching the community through education programs, exhibitions, and the collection, preservation, and interpretation of Mexican, Latino, and Latin American art and culture.
The Contemporary Austin on Congress Avenue where the artwork and installations provoke thought and joy.
Keep it Weird at America’s strangest attraction— the Museum of the Weird on 6th street. Explore wax figures, monsters, zombies, goblins and more.
Grounds at the Blanton Museum of Art have recently gone through an amazing transformation. Over the past 60 years, the Blanton has emerged as the principal art museum for both the city of Austin and The University of Texas at Austin, with a national reputation for innovative programming and bold leadership.
The collection includes more than 21,000 artworks, with expertise in Latin American, American, European, and international contemporary art.
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum which features the history of the state of Texas and also includes and IMAX theatre.
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