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Bats of the Congress Avenue Bridge
Category: Attractions - Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: Over Town Lake, Austin, TX
One of the most dazzling attractions in Austin, TX, the nightly emergence of the Bats of the Congress Avenue Bridge is a wonder to behold. Visit this downtown Austin attraction to see more than 1.5 million free-tail bats take flight for their evening insect hunts, a half-hour spectacle at peak times. Each night, these...
Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria
Category: Museums - Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: 3809 W 35th St, Austin, TX 78703
Ranked among the best art museums in Austin, the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria is located in a Mediterranean-style villa that dates back to 1916. At this Austin museum, guests will find a wide variety of 20th-centry works by artists from Austin and all over the world. Featuring a wonderful schedule of...
Category: Parks - Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: 5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy, Austin, TX 78744
McKinney Falls State Park is a large Austin park where visitors can enjoy plenty of outdoor activities. In Austin, swimming spots are valuable commodities during the summer, and the swimming pool under beautiful McKinney Falls is a remarkably fun way to cool off in the heat. Camping facilities are also available, as...
Category: Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: 4408 Long Champ Dr, Austin, TX 78746
The home of legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick, this historic club is rich with tradition. Situated on the banks of Lake Austin, this course has plenty of water hazards in play. Also causing problems are a handful of deep canyons splitting several of these holes, requiring carries over the hazard to reach the...
Category: Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: Austin, TX 78701
Downtown Austin has a sordid past that many locals aren't even aware of, but with the help of these detailed walking tours, interested parties can learn all about the area's paranormal activity. Trace the steps of America's first serial killer (deemed the Servant Girl Annihilator), visit Sixth Street bars said to have...
Austin Museum of Art – Downtown
Category: Museums - Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: 823 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
This art museum in Austin, TX is a branch of the well known AMOA organization. One of the best museums in Austin, the Austin Museum of Art opened in 1996 and offers 12,000 square feet of presentation space. Focusing primarily on important 20th-century art, this downtown Austin museum gets plenty of visitors, and it...
Category: Parks - Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: Texas Hwy 21, 1½ miles east of Bastrop, Bastrop, TX 78602
For a great variety of outdoor activities in Austin, visit Bastrop State Park, which is home to the "Lost Pines," a vast, dense forest of pine trees that seems to have a primeval feel. This Austin park has 12 log cabins, lots of public camping facilities, a 10-acre lake and a swimming pool, so bring the family and...
Category: Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: 208 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704
The best view in town remains a secret even to decades-long Austin residents. Resist the tourist trap stylings of Mount Bonnell, and arrange for a two-hour duffy boat ride at Capital Cruises on Town Lake. The small, intimate boats are the easiest way to watch the sun go down, see the famous Austin bats, and steal a...
Category: Performing Arts - Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: Various locations, Austin, TX
Offering a full spectrum of Austin theater productions, Dance Umbrella was formed in 1977 and features some of the top dance artists from around the world. In the past, this Austin dance company has featured such performers as New York's Bill Shannon and Jane Comfort & Company, Ballet Folclorico Do Brasil and South...
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Category: Museums - Austin Attractions & Activities
Address: Guadalupe and 21st St, Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, one of the most fascinating museums in Austin, features a unique variety of exhibits. This Austin, TX museum has an original Gutenberg Bible, a wonderful group of modern American paintings, including the Mari and James A. Michener Collection of 20th Century Art, and it also...
