Prairies and Lakes Portal

Prairies and Lakes Portal is a building in Travis, Texas. Prairies and Lakes Portal is situated nearby to the government office Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, as well as near Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blanton Museum of Art and Bullock Texas State History Museum.

Blanton Museum of Art

Museum

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The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe. Blanton Museum of Art is situated 450 feet northeast of Prairies and Lakes Portal.

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Museum

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The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a history museum in Austin, Texas. The museum, located a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol at 1800 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, is dedicated to interpreting the continually unfolding "Story of Texas" to the broadest possible audience through meaningful educational experiences. Bullock Texas State History Museum is situated 340 feet northwest of Prairies and Lakes Portal.

Texas State Capitol

Government building

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The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas. Texas State Capitol is situated 2,000 feet south of Prairies and Lakes Portal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include UT and the Drag and Austin.

UT and the Drag

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The University of Texas and the Drag form a district of Austin. This article also covers the "West Campus" and "North University" neighborhoods.

Austin

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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.