Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Review

We took a group of elementary school children and they enjoyed it. The swings were the overall favorite.

The gardens are meticulously maintained and full of a huge variety of flowers, trees and grasses.

This place is awesome. Athena the owl is a star attraction you must see. There's no words to describe this place, it's a must see.

Nice place for an afternoon stroll, weather permitting.

Love this place, nice and relaxing way to get in your steps and enjoy scenery of Austin.

Great place to spend a day, beautiful season to go there. Even with a lot of visitors there are a few trails to stay away from all

Family membership is worth it!
Always educational.
There is now an outdoor library!!
Scavenger Hunt page with a 5 year old was just enough of a challenge.
Friendly staff.
Always check out the shop. Unique gifts, souvenirs, conversation pieces.

The grounds at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center are absolutely stunning. There are so many areas to explore and unique plants to experience and learn about. I could spend hours here!

It was so beautiful! Perfect place to walk around and enjoy nature!

Even in the winter there were a lot of interesting plants to see and my 15 month old loved running around in the family garden.

Peaceful escape from the tumult of Urban life. Early morning visits are the most pleasant, IMHO.

Gentle walks, spaces for kids and plenty of history. Seems like it's miles and miles away.

One of the funnest places for everyone. Peek-a-boo at Fortlandia.

So beautiful! Even in January this place is gorgeous if you love plants. Very few flowers but the grounds are so varied that there is still tons to see.

My first time here, I came with the family for their annual Luminations event and admission was free with 2 canned goods. The grounds are covered with lighted luminarias and it's a gorgeous site to behold. We enjoyed the live musical performances, story time for the kids and even a visit from Frosty the Snowman. The kids craft area was great and the little ones made snowflakes, tree ornaments and wrote letters to Santa. We topped the night off with some kettle corn and drinks they had for sale - truly a memorable evening.

The Fortlandia exhibit for this year was inspiring. While not identified as such, I felt like a world culture time traveler. The grand kids had a wonderful time showing us the exhibits.

Fantastic grouping of Texas flowers. Very well organized and informative.

We visited in the spring, and the flowers were spectacular. Look for coupons to get a few bucks off admission.

This place is really awesome. Kids loved it. Plenty of trails and activities, and the food was good as well.

Not too expensive, but this time of year I'd have a hard time deciding, whether to come here or stay home and watch the grass grow. Just not "awe inspiring".

I volunteered for Wildlands Water Quality Protection Lands, WQPL. A section of the City of Austin. Saturday, 23 Feb 2019 I helped Dave Jackson and his Interactive Cave exhibit at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. I made sure everyone enjoyed themselves while signing waiver forms prior to their Interactive Tour Experience!

Beautiful grounds to walk. Kids really enjoyed the neighborhood party held here.

Beautiful in the Spring. Majestic setting. Well informed and informative staff. Large displays of all Texas wildflowers. Sales of seeds and plants. Cafe. Ample parking.
See a nesting Horned Owl that's resident in the Spring.
Lecture hall and library.

We have been supporting members for years. Always a worthwhile visit that will remind you of the beauty of nature and give your soul some respite from the travails and day to day life.

Fortlandia installation going on right now. Beautiful during spring !

A very nice place to visit. Has restaurant, rest rooms and gift shop.

Many beautiful flowers to look at with miles of trails to walk. There is a gift shop and cafe you can stop at as well. Good for families.

We visited the Wildflower Center this past Saturday to attend a native plant symposium. It was our first time to visit and were amazed at how beautiful it is! The facility looks like it belongs in the landscape. Built from local stone, it is perfect for the hill country. It has water features everywhere. The entrance is reminiscent of Roman aqueducts with arches carrying water in a trough across the top. There is a grotto area where children can play behind a water fall. Every low wall has a planter box built into its top, so plants cascade down. In additional to how the facility looks, there were interesting gardens everywhere! We had a great time. I wish we lived in Austin so we could go more frequently and watch the gardens as they mature. I am a native plant person so also appreciate the center's great plant database that you can access online.

I had not been to the Wildflower center in years and I stopped by one afternoon and despite the ongoing drought I was surprised at how peaceful and well maintained the gardens were. A nice walk around the trails really helped bring down the stress levels and just appreciate the world around me.

Great place to spend with family and friends. Open and accepting to all.

What a gorgeous place to explore! I was here in March, and it was a little early for everything to be blooming, but still beautiful! Give yourself a couple hours to meander this beautiful property!

We went to the winter tree festival and it was amazing. Very well organized and many great activities for the kids

This place is always a good outing with my kids. :)

Really nice garden with a lot of Texas native plants. Lot of butterfly attracting flowers, so a lot of butterflies in late october.

This is a beautiful arboretum/garden area. Walkways with most being shaded by trees. The movie on Lady Bird is very informative. The Wildflower Cafe is very good. Not to be missed. The store is much larger than it looks from the outside. Don't worry husband's there are plenty of benches outside in the shade

Fun place for kids to explore the outdoors. Kids under 5 are free, which is also a plus. Fun little outdoor class for kids on Wednesday and Friday mornings.

Forts and Cathedral of Oaks is definitely a fun place to climb, run and swing. The dinosaur creek is nice, but don't pass up the cool forts and swings. Even when the flowers arent in bloom, they've done a good job of adding extras so you can have fun with kids outdoor.

Very nice place to go for a walk. You can really see the diversity of the southwest plant life. So many species unaware in the area.

Fabulous wildflower garden, unique benches, giant bird nests, fun stuff for kids, incredible cafe and gift shop. Well worth visiting.

This is the state of Texas Botanical Garden and it has something precious for all ages to enjoy! Don't miss the Fortlandia experience!

Beautiful park...escape from the city

It's just the perfect sized park, not very big, but beautifully landscaped with local plants and flowers. It has a good education facility, a gift shop and cafe. You visit the park in 1.5 hours or relax there for a longer time.

We were super excited to visit the illuminations at the center expecting fun Christmas lightnings but when we got there, we were highly disappointed at the lame illuminations setup. Not worth the entry fee at all.

Very few flowers in bloom at this time. Admission should be free or with donation at the end.

Gorgeous place to walk through and explore! So many different plants to learn about, and beautiful landscaping. Also an amazing place to host an event, as long as you put in notice well in advance! Definitely worth the drive out!

Great place to take a walk. Not so much inviting for my munchkin as this isn't her cup of tea, but beautiful place none the less.

Great place to spend the day. Plenty to do with the family, young to old.

Always a beautiful place but Illuminations tonight was awesome!

A wonderfully curated nature experience. Worth the price to visit. Even better to become a member. Super strong venue for 2 to 10 year olds. Seriously not a question. Go

Great place to visit outside of Austin. Well-preserved and what I loved the most was the variety and and how well it is taken care of. Plenty of parking and great trails to explore variety of wild plants. The trails are quiet and peaceful. A great place to spend some quite time and explore. They have a nice gift.shop, restaurant and the restrooms are very clean and well maintained. There are couple of towers and great views, and fields. UT students go free and $2 discounts for students with a student ID. You can find staff on site who would be ready to answer questions.

Fantastic facility. Everywhere I went I was amazed at the displays.

Wonderful time!! Staff were very friendly and informative about the the native Texas plants. Beautiful!

Beautiful Biotanical garden with many different types of flowers and butterflies. Many fountains and creeks flowing through. I would consider it a hidden gem

Not the best time to go right now. Most plants are dead and most of the buildings are closed.

The Wildflower Center is an Austin treasure. Of course it's great in the spring, but definitely worth checking out during all seasons of the year. There are trails for those who want to venture out, but the main grounds and gardens are great for those who don't feel like taking a hike. The biggest downside to the Center is that is was never meant to handle the masses of people who come for special events - the small parking lot is fine for regular days, but event days, the whole area is a madhouse, and you're lucky to park on the street a mile away, especially since you're competing with bikers on the Veloway for parking. Sometimes they offer a shuttle at one of the local schools - definitely take advantage if they do. For a calmer experience, come on a normal day and enjoy the peace, quiet, and beauty.

We absolutely adore this place. Sometimes I feel like i have to drag my seven year old, but one we get here, he doesn't want to leave! Such an amazing way to spend an afternoon or an entire day!

Great place to visit and learn about scientific land management utilizing prescription burning.

Beautiful setting for a wedding or other special occasion. Fields of beauty

Beautiful area. The fort land is great for kids and taking photos.