Best Landscape

Zilker Botanical Garden

This in-town center of bliss features lush winding trails through meticulous displays of flora and the occasional fauna. The varieties of landscaping are stunning: from the traditional Rose Garden, to the Lotus Pond in the Isamu Taniguchi Oriental Gardens, to the native Texas Xeriscapes and cactus beds, it's clear that Zilker is many gardens. Fall is abloom at Zilker with a number of events presented by the Austin Area Garden Center, like the African Violet Show & Sale, the Moon Festival in late October, and Men's Flower Show in early November.

Zilker Botanical Garden
2220 Barton Springs Rd., 512/477-8672
www.zilkergarden.org