Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

BUT!… I was here 14mo ago and this place was alive with wildlife, families and great staff. I visited today and staff is still nice BUT they’ve turned into a daycare center with hundreds of kids playing kickball and off the trails. (It’s a school day?) There is far better available for free, I probably won’t be back. Kinda sad, Austin has great playgrounds.

Decided to take the kiddos to the new Nightmare Before Christmas walk through. We drove close to three hours from houston to get there and the parking situation was not expected.You could park further off site and shuttle over on a school bus for $25 dollars (which means that you would have to end up waiting to get shuttled back when done with the walkthrough) or park on site for $50, which is outrageous! I understand that they need to charge for parking , but $50 is way too much should have been $30 like other events. The event was nice with lots of lit up areas, but there were multiple areas lit and nothing there but a tree or foliage because some of the characters were not put out (like the wolfman or witch) also not allot of interaction or special effects. It took us about an hour overall to walk through and to go to the little gift shop they had , which had a very small amount of souvenir gifts to choose from. There was no themed food like at other walkthroughs we've been to such as harry potter, which was disappointing 😒. All in all , it was okay , it just seemed a little bit thrown together, i don't think we will go back to this one.

Visited on 8/3/2025 — Free parking was nice, but the $36 entry fee for two adults felt a bit steep for what’s offered. It’s a peaceful, nature-filled spot great for a one-time visit if you enjoy flowers, plants, and walking trails. The moving dinosaur statues were a fun surprise, especially for kids, but there’s no major “wow” factor overall. It’s a simple, calm place . There is lot of place inside wood you can side peacefully — not overly exciting, but worth seeing at least once. Hopefully they’ll add more interactive or engaging activities in the future.

My family attended the "Disney's: Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail" event. This was well set up and coordinated really great. It was easy to purchase tickets, find parking and the staff was friendly and happy to be there. The light trail was awesome and we all had so much fun. Although quite smaller than the Christmas Trail of Lights at Zilker Park, this event felt extra special - reliving the movie's storyline in person. Overall, it was a wonderful experience!

So... beautiful. Our daughter just got married here. I could have spent so much more time here. She and her new hubby got an annual pass. If you love nature, it is a must see. Staff was also great. It was a tiny intimate ceremony but they treated us great. It was so special.