Kempelen’s Owls
Kempelen’s Owls is a work of art in Travis, Texas. Kempelen’s Owls is situated nearby to the office building Block 185, as well as near the park Margaret Moser Plaza.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Third Street Railroad Trestle and Block 185.
Third Street Railroad Trestle
Bridge
Photo: TerraFrost, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Third Street Railroad Trestle is a historic wooden railroad trestle bridge crossing Shoal Creek in downtown Austin, Texas. Built around 1922 by the International–Great Northern Railroad, it replaced an earlier bridge in the same place. Third Street Railroad Trestle is situated 370 feet north of Kempelen’s Owls.
Block 185
Office building
Photo: Pixelsandbacon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Block 185, also known as Sail Tower, is an office skyscraper located at 601 W. 2nd St. in Downtown Austin, Texas. The tower topped out in July 2021. The tower is the fourth tallest in Austin at 594 feet, and the tallest office tower in Texas outside of Houston or Dallas.
United States Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Austin United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse in downtown Austin, Texas. Built between 2009 and 2012, the building houses the Austin division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and other federal judicial offices. United States Courthouse is situated 960 feet northeast of Kempelen’s Owls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Austin and Austin.
Downtown Austin
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Downtown Austin is a district of Austin, Texas, west of IH-35, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of MLK Street.
Austin
Photo: boltron, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.
Rainey Street Historic District
Neighborhood
The Rainey Street Historic District is a street of historic homes, many of the bungalow style, in downtown Austin, Texas. Rainey Street is positioned near Lady Bird Lake and Interstate 35 in the southeast corner of downtown.
Kempelen’s Owls
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.2661° or 30° 15′ 58″ northLongitude
-97.75039° or 97° 45′ 1″ westOpen location code
8624768X+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 8228681104OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Margaret Moser Plaza and Third Street Shoal Creek Pedestrian Bridge.
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