Go to the Turtle Pond in the Spring or Fall. Take pictures and spend time with someone you love there. Turn a historically tragic place/event into a lovely memory. Thats how we can honor the dead & thats how we win. My father was 10 blocks away working on a house in west campus that infamous day while my mother worked at the Capitol. When he left for the day, there was a bullet in the tree next tio 3 my fathers truck that wasnt there when he arrived to work that morning. So go, turn sadness into happiness & love. If not for you, then do it for those who lost their lives to that mass murderer

Nice place. Amazing atmosphere.

Great place. Lots of unforgettable memories here.

Its beautiful, great scenery. You look at it and it reminds you of the beauty of UT, and you turn and you see the beauty of Texas.

Giving this a one star so that less people know how cool it is as it is too small to promote online....sorrry

The University Of Texas At Austin is one of the top public universities in the world. Because UT has over 50,000 students, its 100% possible for anyone to find their fit in the many clubs and organizations that the school has. Lets face it, you most likely already know about UT and the other top schools in the state of Texas and youre just reading this randomly.For the 1% who is reading this review in a hope to learn something about UT, Id highly recommend speaking with the UT counselors, and even scheduling a free tour of the campus. Also, you could reach out to UT, UT Sports, the UT President, or the UT Austin Tower on social media and talk to them - they are answering questions and are constantly interacting with people that are interested in UT Austin!Last but not least, if youre really thinking about attending UT Austin, be sure to check out a football game - theyre unbelievably fun and youll really get the feel for our Longhorn school spirit. Hook em!

Its iconic to Austin. I always have to stop by anytime Im in that part of town. Its probably on of the most photographed places in Austin.

Impressive building in the heart of UT. We fed pigeons nearby and visited the little ponds too.

Although mightily erect, the tower did naught but shine upon us in a condescending manner. Truly an Austere but Austinite experience.

Historic University of Texas Austin Tower and observation deck. There’s fountain in front of it and a turtle pond behind it. The state building is facing towards it.

Such a lovely campus, the buildings are beautiful and the UT Tower, so historic. It was so nice to take a slow drive all around the Tower and see it from all sides. It was 107° that day, so walking wasnt a option for me. Another Must See here in Texas.

Beautiful Austin Landmark, with a beautiful view of the State Capitol Building!

WARNING: my rating is ACTUALLY 10 out of 10, but Google Maps is silly and only lets me rate 5 out of 5 like a wimp whos unsure if he actually had fun or not. Theres no question, I had fun. 10 out of 10.This is one of Austins many well known towers. My friends and I recently discovered it on a whim and it was a total blast! A real joy ride. I literally cant recommend it enough, its so tall -- thats something they dont tell you up front. I wish they were more upfront, but what can you do?Anyway, Austin has many great clock towers, if youre putting together a tour of them, Id suggest fitting this one in too. If you have the time. This is one of the only clock towers with the correct time though, so if you dont have a cell phone or wrist watch, Id recommend planning out your tour schedule to be around this tower during the part of the tour when youd actually need to tell the time. You dont want to lose track of time LOL! But really, get a watch if thats a problem JK ROFL!!Honestly, my biggest knock against this tower is theres no place super close to get frozen daiquiris to-go to quench that inevitable thirst youll work up from looking up so long -- its SO tall!! So DEFINITELY bring any and all items youd need to create your mixed drink of choice if youre hitting up this particular tower. I will warn you though, I am NOT a lawyer so dont consider this LEGAL advice. I would recommend consulting your personal family lawyer on retainer before engaging in any and all activities that may or may not be illegal -- youre paying for the hours anyways, might as well use em LOL ROFL!Full disclosure, directly after hitting this tower up, I went to another one just a stones throw from frozen daiquiris to-go, so I personally was able to dodge this legally dubious situation! I just pray to God that you are so lucky or, that your personal family lawyer on retainer says youre in the clear to sip on an ice cold, delicious bevy on the tower footsteps! Trust me, thats paradise. But again, this cannot be inferred, construed, assumed, or offered as legal advice of any kind. Plus, I am pretty busy with friends right now, so I am unavailable to be a witness or advisor in any legal proceedings or actions that may be taken against you from following anything that you inferred, construed or assumed what legal advice when in actuality, it was NONE of those things. So again, I do recommend consulting your personal family lawyer on retainer prior to going to this tower for any purpose or length of time whatsoever.So this tower was a roller coaster of emotions for sure, but just all the good ones -- love, fear (of having too much of a good time), joy, sadness (that you havent had this much fun in your life until now), peace, anger (that you havent come here earlier), excitement, etc! 10 out of 10 would recommend (even though if that breaks Google Maps algorithm for some reason!).Lastly, I cannot emphasize enough, I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Nice quiet quick photo. Turtles were neat.

Awesome landmark, makes me wish I went to UT but at least my sister is attending and has a shot at a much easier future with the degree she is pursuing. Go longhorns.

Beautiful place for sight seeing!!! Will come back to more pictures.

Great university

Beautiful views of Austin and UT campus from this building.

Pretty nice place.

Stunning. iconic. amazing. beautiful. i love her

What a beautiful campus capped by the majestic tower!

Always love going to see it, its our history

360° Views of Austin from the 27th floor of the famous UT Tower. After a thorough security check, you are guided to the top of the tower. Majestic views of the Capitol, Owl Building, the football stadium. Take an up close look at the clock chiming when you are there.

Beautiful peice of history

What a beautiful place.

Ive always loved it and now I work in it. The people inside are as great as it appears on the outside. Built for rollerskating librarians with dumbwaiters to deliver books, what more do you want?

Awesome monument. Adds to the beauty of the campus.

The major landmark of UT. Make sure to take a photograph of this iconic tower if you visit UT Austin. Extremely scenic place and well maintained.

I love this place!

Wonderful view of the city from an astonishing building! Everyone that plans to visit Austin should definitely sign up for a guided tour to the top of the tower!

Loved the library, would like to have an information sheet about how to use the projectors in the discussion rooms

Centerpiece of UT.

Impressive Tower with Spanish architectural design. Inside the tower there is very nice Library with classic furniture.

Its great to go to the top of the UT tower and see the beautiful views of campus and of the city. I first came to UT 50 years ago. Tonight looking out over West Campus and other views, I couldnt help but remember my time as a student and later on as an employee. So much has changed, but its still the place I love - The University of Texas and the great city of Austin!

A beautiful view of the UT campus and the Texas Capitol. A great way to connect to Austin.

The tower is overrated as a landmark of Austin. Nevertheless, the coolest things it does is it changes color sometimes at night for events and plays old music. It would be cooler if it played something besides Ive been working on the railroad all the live long day (I know it is supposed to be a UT anthem, but I didnt go here for undergraduate so I have the right to criticize).

This is a nice building and all but I just can not dissociate this edifice with the sniper tragedy that occurred here

Absolutely beautiful staple of the campus

Tasty tacos.

Awesome views and well maintained with unobtrusive security for a safe environment!

The secret is to go when school/students are on vacation. the grounds are wonderfully kept!!

Tower and grounds are cool. Unfortunately tours to the top have ceased until March 7th 2020, according to a sign by the elevators.

Day or night its a beautiful sight with a tragic History attached. When the Longhorns win the orange lights are awesome.

The center of the burnt orange universe

Stark Library in the presidents office of the UT Tower. One of the prettiest libraries Ive ever seen, second only to Harper Library at the University of Chicago.

Fantastic building, full of history and architecture. Enjoyed very much the reception and meeting with President Finves...

Such a beautiful place, enjoyed taking the tour the people are very kind.

Highly recommend taking a tower tour when you are in Austin. Kyle is the best tour guide.

The tower was as impressive as always. The area was in preparation for graduation exercises. There where trucks and workers busy setting up the speakers platform and seating arrangements.

Amazing landmark for the university and a pretty cool building and plaza to show family and guests. The observation deck is open again by reservation and usually at odd days and times. You have to come here if you visit Austin.

Beautiful. Love the turtle pond as well.

Its pretty in here.

Iconic views from all sides. But I have heard a rumor that it was designed by an architect who graduated from Rice... and that he intentionally designed it so that it would look like an own face when viewed from 45, 135, 225, and 315 degrees bearings... where the two clock faces from each of those perspectives form the eyes, and an ornamental structure at each corner forms the beak... with a graduation cap at the top of the head. If true... then very strange.

Ive worked in this building for almost 15 years. I love its beauty and history.

The most beautiful tower this world has ever seen.

U.T. is a excellent educational institution, a modern architectural achievement, and I am employed at U.T. I am no longer employed @ U.T. , still a fantastic educational institute

Nice tower

The iconic symbol of The University of Texas. Take the tour, its very informative. If, for nothing else, take the tour to see the view from the top.

If youre a burnt orange fan like me, then you have to love the UT Tower. Its the most beautiful sight as you drive into Austin especially after a victory by The Longhorns. Ive been a fan since 63, and graduated from UT Pan American in 71!

It place holds a lot of rich history for the UT campus. Hook em horns

Amazing location inside the university of texas. A must when you visit Austin.

Tour was great. Very friendly and knowledgeable. Word of advice...if you are visiting the clock tower because of the mass shooting tragedy, take yhe guide aside and ask your questions. They will mention nothing about it unless YOU ask...also the memorial for the victims is located in front of the tower near the turtle pond.

Nice spot. Good views. A nice quick walk through.

I took the tour to the top of the tower and heard the presentations and spent some time out on the observation deck. Most of the presentation seem to deal with the construction design of the Tower. I was quite surprised that there was no mention even of the 1966 Texas Tower shooting that occurred.

Nice building. Gives nice feeling.

Hot .warm but UT had good logistics. Water reatrooms

Beautiful

Iconic spot in the heart of campus.

The Campus is very interesting & vibrant.

The most noteworthy thing here.

If you go to Austin you should check it out I guess. Its not too special.

The UT Tower is an historic places. One of the first mass shootings on a college campus occurred here. The shooter was atop the tower and shot at targets of opportunity below. The tower was closed to visitors for many years. A few years ago, it was reopened. Reservations are required. The best time of the day to go is in the later part of the day when the strong sunlight illuminates the downtown buildings beautifully.

The tour is a really unique experience. I learned a lot about the tower shooting and was surprised to see actual bullet holes from the event. Seeing the clock face close up was also really cool. Great place to reflect; the guides are very professional and knowledgeable. You can see the entire city through to the hill country on a clear day.

I love this place! Its part of me. UT, I really love ya!

Can recommend.

Awesome view of the university and the capitol.

THIS ADDRESS NOW APPEARS TO BE ACCURATE. PREVIOUS REVIEW NO LONGER APPLIES.Earlier it showed the UT Tower being at a different address. I retain the following for archival purposes:Although Im a visitor to Austin, Im pretty sure Google has confused the Main Building, commonly called the UT Tower, on the University of Texas campus, with University Towers, a fairly bland looking high-rise residence with a nice coffee shop on West 24th.

Great open space to have a picnic, study, play with pets, take naps and enjoy beautiful weather. I recently saw a family have an Easter Egg Hunt with their young children at the Tower and South Mall area. The Tower also makes a great background for pictures, especially graduation photos.

Great part of campus

Nice place was doing some work there

Historic landmark and great college learning and teaching memories.

The tower is open for tours. I graduated from UT in 2004 but never did a tour of the tower. You can even see bullet holes that are left from the shooter.

UTA is a dream university lots of students love, especially for Chinese students. I have been there several times, but only for conferences, not for sightseeing. I finally took 2 days off to adventure how great this university. I of course chose to see the main building UT Tower. Its a very old building, full of history and stands for UTA.Its a very good spot for sightseeing. At least have to take photos with this tower so you can show ppl you have been to UTA.. this is what most ppl do.

10/10 best university in Texas

The campus is beautiful. Love that you can see the capital from the tower. Very clean. I go with my 4 year old daughter from time to time to show where she may go after high school. :-)

Truly one of the best places to visit whether youre a native or just visiting Austin. From the tower toward the south lawn you can make out the Texas Capital. The views from the towers viewing deck are great!

Amazing place, heart of the University of Texas. Very nice spot to visit, great views and lots of people during the school year. Very fun, interesting place!

Great place, proudly serving Texas.

Its a great place to visit

The eyes of Texas are upon you

There are official tower tours open to public usually twice a week that take you all the way up to the viewing deck. Its around $7 per person, and open to public.Tickets can be bought at the Texas Union (which is the adjacent building). They usually have the schedule up on the website and its a good idea to call and reserve your tickets.

Hook em

Bad

The landmark in UT Austin.

You need to watch the youtube documentary on this to understand the history of it

Like a cathedral reaching into the heavens; countless students, alumni and otherwise look to the tower, knowing: what happens here changes the world.

Beautiful campus, lots of history.

The best part of Austin if you like architecture

Drove over 10 hours to vist and was hoping this would be on our tour. The website contradicts what you can actually do. All I wanted to do is tour the building and wasnt able to. You can only go with a student guide at 6, 7 and 8pm. This is just a review of the tower and not the university

Beautiful building. I love the bells ringing.v