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Moonlight Towers

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Austin's 17 surviving 1890s cast-iron moonlight towers, still lighting neighborhoods after dark and immortalized in the film Dazed and Confused.

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Neighborhood
Zilker & Barton Springs · South
Address
Various sites, including Zilker Park, Austin, TX 78704
Hours
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Website
austintexas.gov/moonlight-towers
Price
Free
Founded
1895
freekid-friendlyindoor
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