Austin Travel & Tourism
By foot, bike, ground, rail, or air -- find out how to get around town and locate places to stay and places to eat with visiting Austin on business or for pleasure. There are plenty of things to do in Central Texas: attractions for the kids, tours of Austin, train rides, boat rides, dozens of Austin museums and lots of outdoors activities. Explore some of the must-see attractions for visitors and residents alike.
How Austin Ranks as a Place to Visit
Austin is chock-full of historic landmarks and unusual tourist attractions, from the beautiful Texas State Capitol to the Congress Avenue bridge and its nighty bat flights. We're not too shabby when it comes to museums, places to eat, and of course there's live music just around every corner. So it's no wonder that Austin gets high marks for places to see for sightseeing and family trips.
Austin is chock-full of historic landmarks and unusual tourist attractions, from the beautiful Texas State Capitol to the Congress Avenue bridge and its nighty bat flights. We're not too shabby when it comes to museums, places to eat, and of course there's live music just around every corner. So it's no wonder that Austin gets high marks for places to see for sightseeing and family trips.
Where in Texas is Austin?
Austin is in Central Texas but central doesn't necessarily translate to the geographical center of the state. Central Texas is south and east of center (if such an irregularly-shaped state can have an easily-identified center). Learn where Austin is located, distances from other Texas cities, and facts and myths about Texas geography.
Austin is in Central Texas but central doesn't necessarily translate to the geographical center of the state. Central Texas is south and east of center (if such an irregularly-shaped state can have an easily-identified center). Learn where Austin is located, distances from other Texas cities, and facts and myths about Texas geography.
Where is Austin and How Do I Get There?
Austin is the Capital of Texas, the Live Music Capital, the home of the University of Texas, the LBJ Presidential Library, and Willie Nelson. But where is Austin? Let's haul out the state maps, road maps, and compasses. I'm going to show you where to find Austin from wherever you are - including the Interstate Highways that bring you here.
Austin is the Capital of Texas, the Live Music Capital, the home of the University of Texas, the LBJ Presidential Library, and Willie Nelson. But where is Austin? Let's haul out the state maps, road maps, and compasses. I'm going to show you where to find Austin from wherever you are - including the Interstate Highways that bring you here.
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