In San Marcos

Texas State University Tours

Discover the Texas State School of Art and Design with a student-led tour of our facilities! Teachers have the option to choose between a tour of the Joann Cole Mitte Building (JCM), our primary location and home to the TXST Galleries, or Sabinal (SAB ), home to the Photography program and Sabinal Gallery. To schedule your preferred tour, please use this link to access our sign-up form. We will review your chosen preferences, assign your group to the appropriate time slot, and Brigid Becker will reach out to you to confirm. This form will close on April 18. Any requests for tours made after the 18th will need to contact the Art & Design administrative office at 512.245.2611.

Our main location, JCM, is situated at the corner of West Sessom Drive and North Comanche Street on the Texas State University campus. Sabinal, our Photography building, is located at:
233 W Sessom Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
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Wimberley Glassworks

Wimberley Glassworks is known worldwide for its beautiful hand blown glass art and lighting pieces. A visit to the gallery is unique, visitors can observe the beautiful craftsmenship of glassblowing and then shop the gallery.
6469 Ranch Rd 12
San Marcos, TX 786
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San Marcos City Park & River

San Marcos City Park offers river access for the public (Sewell Park provides Texas State student access). No lifeguards; swimming not recommended (medium-strong current, lots of wild rice undergrowth). Be sure to look in City Park for two long mosaic mural walls designed by San Marcos High School students.
170 Charles Austin Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
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Self-Guided Tours of Public Art in San Marcos

San Marcos is full of public art installations. Let this be your guide to San Marcos' many murals, sculptures, galleries, installations, and more.

The Art Map features at #70 the Guardians of the River mosaic mural installation made by San Marcos High School students, AND includes tiles painted by 2022 State VASE participants! Guardians of the River is accessed through Ramon Lucio Park (baseball/softball fields) at the corner of CM Allen Parkway and the southbound I-35 access road.
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Paddle SMTX

Paddle SMTX offers paddleboard and kayak night tours, paddleboard yoga and paddleboard rentals on the San Marcos River. For a unique experience, take one of the SUP Glow Night Tours. Each board is equipped with waterproof LED lighting that lights up the river below, offering a very cool view of the aquatic flora and fauna.
602 N I-35
San Marcos, TX 78666
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The Meadows Center Glass Bottom Boat Tours (formerly Aquarena Springs)

The Meadows Center Glass-Bottom Boat Tours offers interpretive and self-guided tours, historic glass bottom boat rides, wildlife viewing, wetlands boardwalk, Texas River exhibits, nature-friendly Gift Shop, natural history interpretive center, and much more.
201 San Marcos Springs Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
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San Marcos Shopping Outlets — San Marcos Premium Outlets and Tanger Outlets

The largest outlet shopping center in the United States. Featuring 220+ designer and name brands stores spread out over 1.2 million square feet of shopping heaven. Also includes 20 eateries and restaurants.
3939 Interstate 35 (Premium) or 4015 I-35 South (Tanger)
San Marcos, TX 78666
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Spring Lake Preserve

About 251 acres of undeveloped parkland that sits just above the headwaters of the San Marcos River.
West Laurel Street
San Marcos, Texas 78666
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Wonder World Cave

Tour a fault-line cave (no stalactites, stalagmites, etc.) with a small wildlife park / mini train tour.
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In San Antonio

San Antonio Museum of Art

200 W Jones Ave
San Antonio, TX 78215
(210) 978-8100
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McNay Art Museum

6000 N New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 824-5368
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Blue Star Art Complex

Home to San Antonio's longest-running contemporary art space. The complex also features a varied collection of arts venues, shops, and studios. It also hosts many cafes and restaurants.
117 Blue Star 2
San Antonio, TX 78204
(210) 354-3775
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Artpace San Antonio

445 N Main Ave
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 212-4900
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San Antonio Art League Museum

130 King William
San Antonio, TX 78204
(210) 223-1140
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Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center

1300 Guadalupe St
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 271-3151
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Briscoe Western Art Museum

210 W Market St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 299-4499
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The Witte Museum

3801 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 357-1910
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The Alamo

300 Alamo Plz
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 225-1391
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The San Antonio Riverwalk

459 River Walk
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 227-4262
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San Antonio Missions, National Historical Park

2202 Roosevelt Ave
San Antonio, TX 78210
(210) 932-1001
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Six Flags Fiesta Texas

17000 IH-10 W
San Antonio, TX 78257
(210) 697-5050
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SeaWorld San Antonio

10500 SeaWorld Drive
San Antonio, TX 78251
(800) 700-7786
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In Austin

Blanton Museum of Art

The University of Texas at Austin
200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Austin, TX 78701
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Bullock Texas State History Museum

1800 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78701
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The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center

700 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
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The Contemporary – Laguna Gloria

3809 West 35th Street
Austin, TX 78703
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Harry Ransom Center

21st and Guadalupe Streets
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
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Mexic-Arte Museum

419 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
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UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum

605 Robert E Lee Rd
Austin, TX 78704
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Art on 5th

3005 S. Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78704
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Art.Science.Gallery

916 Springdale Rd., Bldg 2, #102 at Canopy
Austin, TX 78702
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Yard Dog Art Gallery

1510 S. Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704
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Texas State Capitol

1100 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
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University of Texas

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Other Austin Galleries: Artworks

Austin Art Garage, Big Medium, CAMIBAart, Capitol Fine Art, Davis Gallery, Flatbed Press and Gallery, Gallery Shoal Creek, grayDUCK Gallery, Link & Pin, Modern Rocks Gallery, The People's Gallery, Photo Methode Gallery, Pump Project, Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, Stephen L. Clark Gallery, Visual Arts Center, Wally Workman Gallery, Women & Their Work