Austin Travel Information
Austin is the capital of Texas and home to numerous colleges,
making Austin an eclectic mix of history, politics and a trendy
university atmosphere. Downtown Austin has old, stately buildings with
grand architecture; some of which house the hippest clubs in the city.
The distinctive State Capitol Building is the largest in the U.S., and
one of two dozen government office buildings in the Capitol
Complex. Austin is known as the "Live Music Capital of the
World" and has more live music venues per capita than such places as
Nashville, Memphis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, or New York City. Sixth
Street and the Warehouse District are the most famous gathering spots
of these Austin venues, but music is all over the city. Live music is
even played at the airport and City Council meetings and Austin
showcases local talent with free concerts at the plaza of City
Hall. Austin is also very green. Biking and hiking paths abound
at Zilker Park, where you can also take riverboat tours on Town Lake.
Lake Travis is a popular spot for water activities and camping. March
through early November, you can watch the nightly flight of 1.5
million Mexican free-tailed bats from beneath the Congress Ave.
Bridge. In the spring, don't miss the blooms at Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center, twenty miles outside of Austin. It features
regional displays of every wildflower and plant growing in Texas. Lady
Bird Johnson was a driving force behind the planting of miles and
miles of wildflowers along Texas highways. A mass of highways
surrounds Austin. I-35 is the main access highway.
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