Zilker Botanical Garden
A botanical garden in Zilker Park with a Japanese garden, rose garden, butterfly garden, and a dinosaur track garden.
The botanical garden covers about 26 acres and consists of several themed gardens. These include the Taniguchi Japanese Garden, with its koi pond and small waterfall; a rose garden; an herb garden; a butterfly garden; and a prehistoric garden where dinosaur footprint fossils about 100 million years old were discovered. Adult admission costs about 8 dollars (slightly more for non-residents), and weekends are crowded. It sits next to Barton Springs and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden, so the three can be combined into a half-day outing.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Barton Springs Pool
- Zilker Park
- Deep Eddy Pool
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
- Congress Avenue Bridge Bats
- South Congress (SoCo)
- Continental Club
- Sixth Street