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About Texas Military Forces Museum

A history museum which was hosted by the Texas Military Department at Camp Mabry and is part of the United States Army Historical Program which has indoor and outdoor galleries featuring 24 major exhibits, which includes over 10,000 artifacts, 36 vehicles, 8 dioramas, 16 macro environments, 16 macro artifacts, and over 50 uniformed mannequins. The library and archive features over 10,000 books and 20,000 photos available for research.

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Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve

Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve

0.99km from Texas Military Forces Museum

A historic cottage, garden and nature preserve which was located in West Austin, Texas which was built in 1870 s. Mayfield Park is open to the public and is known for its free-roaming peacocks on the property. The cottage and gardens can be reserved for private events. The grounds are immediately adjacent to Laguna Gloria, home to the Austin Museum of Art.

The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria

The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria

1.26km from Texas Military Forces Museum

The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria, formerly known as the AMOA-Arthouse at Laguna Gloria, is the former home of Clara Driscoll and site of a 1916 Italianate-style villa on the shores of Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. It was the original home of the Austin Museum of Art and still houses some of its collections. The building is now one of two sites of The Contemporary Austin.

Mount Bonnell

Mount Bonnell

1.38km from Texas Military Forces Museum

Also known as Covert Park, is a prominent point alongside the Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. It has been a popular tourist destination since the 1850s. The mount provides a vista for viewing the city of Austin, Lake Austin, and the surrounding hills.It was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

Elisabet Ney Museum

Elisabet Ney Museum

3.46km from Texas Military Forces Museum

The Elisabet Ney Museum is a museum located in Austin, Texas, United States. It is housed in the former studio of sculptor Elisabet Ney and is dedicated to showcasing her life and works. There is a permanent collection of her portrait busts and personal memorabilia on display.

Texas Memorial Museum

Texas Memorial Museum

4.08km from Texas Military Forces Museum

The Texas Memorial Museum, located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. Its focus is on natural history, including paleontology, geology, biology, herpetology, ichthyology, and entomology. At one point, the museum also had exhibits on Texas history, anthropology, geography, and ethnography, but these were relocated to other museum in 2001.

Blanton Museum of Art

Blanton Museum of Art

4.32km from Texas Military Forces Museum

One of the biggest university art museums in the US which has so many exhibitions, art galleries and more. Its permanent collection consists of almost 18,000 works, with significant holdings of modern and contemporary art, Latin American art, Old Master paintings, and prints and drawings from Europe, the United States, and Latin America.

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Travis County

Travis County

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It was the fifth most populous county in Texas. The county was established in 1840 and is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo.

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