- Type: Museums
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NileGuide Expert Says:
Before beginning your tour of the three levels of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, purchase your tickets for the popular IMAX Theater. Six shows run at any one time so the lines can get long just before the show.
Description:
- With a grand facade that includes a 35-foot-tall bronze star, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is hard to miss. The three-story museum, open since 2001, turns the fascinating and sometimes sordid history of the state into imaginative interactive exhibits for the enjoyment of all ages. Meet the state's first occupants on the first floor, hear Stephen F. Austin announce the Texas Revolution on the second and peruse the third level for an understanding of how big business -- mostly cotton, cattle, and oil -- has played a part in the making of the Lone Star State. Located just south of the University of Texas campus, a stone's throw from the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art and a short walk from the Texas State Capitol, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum also features Austin's only IMAX theater as well as the Spirit Theater, a 200-seat multimedia special effects theater with history-based shows.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 512-936-8746
- send email
Address:
- 1800 N. Congress Avenue
- Austin, TX 78705
Neighborhood:
University of TexasHours:
- Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; Sun noon-6pm. Phone or check website for additional IMAX evening hours
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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