Austin is called the Live Music Capital of the World - with nearly 200 venues, the city has more live music entertainment per capita than any other U.S. city.
Top Ten Things To Do While in Austin
- Barton Springs
Three Acres in size, the pool if fed from underground springs and water temperatures remain a constant, cool 68 degrees year round - Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
From rare artifacts to interactive displays, the museum creatively tells the story of Texas - Texas State Capitol
Completed in 1886, the Texas State Capitol is the largest in square footage of all state capitols and surpasses the national Capitol in height by 14 feet. - Warehouse and Sixth Street Entertainment Districts
Four blocks of Fourth and Fifth Streets comprise the Warehouse district. The buildings have been renovated from warehouses to trendy, distinctive hot spots. Austin's Sixth Street is widely known for its unique blend of dance clubs, live music venues, restaurants and bars. - Congress Avenue Bats
Only in Austin will you find millions of bats and thousands of humans all hanging out under the same bridge every night. Austin boasts the largest urban colony of Mexican free-tail bats in North America with a population of 1.5 million. The sunset exodus of the bats creates a nightly spectacle from March through October with onlookers watching as the nocturnal creatures emerge from beneath Congress Avenue Bridge. - Highland Lakes
Austin stands as the gateway to seven Highland Lakes that stairstep 100 miles through the Central Texas Hill Country. Area lakes offer a variety of aquatic adventures, from sailing on Lake Travis to water-skiing on Lake Austin and canoeing along Town Lake. - Town Lake Hike & Bike Trail
Ten miles of trails border Town Lake in downtown Austin and serve as a social hub for runners, walkers and cyclists. - SoCo
One of the hippest Austin hangouts is SoCo, a colorful stretch of Congress Avenue lined with funky shops, trendy dining spots, unique accommodations, art galleries and music venues. - Harry Ransom Center
Home to the Gutenberg Bible and the world's first photograph, the HRC also archives thirty million literary manuscripts, one million rare books, five million photographs and more than 100,000 works of art. - The Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library
The life and legacy of LBJ are on exhibit at the nation's most visited presidential library.
For information on these and the city of Austin, please visit www.austintexas.org
Brochures for this program will be mailed in Mid May.
