Best of Austin®

Best Zócalo

Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

Best Zócalo
Jana Birchum

Clean, curvaceous, and modern, the Mexican American Cultural Center takes the crown for most beautiful open space to gather. The zócalo, or plaza, is a bold, sweeping semicircle of white stone cradling a wide green lawn overlooking Downtown and catching cooling wind from the river. Pure, uncluttered architectural elegance!