THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Austin

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Austin

• Texas State Capitol — A 1888 granite capitol building taller than the U.S. Capitol, with free guided tours of the rotunda, legislative chambers, and grounds.
• Congress Avenue Bridge Bats — Home to 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats from March to November, emerging at dusk in a spectacular cloud — the largest urban bat colony in the world.
• Zilker Park — A 350-acre park in central Austin with Barton Springs Pool, the Zilker Botanical Garden, and the Austin City Limits festival grounds.
• Bullock Texas State History Museum — The official history museum of Texas, with three floors of exhibits from Native American cultures to the oil boom and space exploration.
• Mount Bonnell — A 775-foot limestone bluff overlooking the Colorado River, offering the best sunset view in Austin after a short 100-step climb.
• South Congress Avenue — A vibrant strip of vintage shops, food trucks, music venues, and the iconic "I love you so much" mural at Jo's Coffee.
• LBJ Presidential Library — The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on the UT campus, with exhibits on the 36th president, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Act.
• The Driskill Historic Building — A 1886 Romanesque Revival hotel built by cattle baron Jesse Driskill, with original stained glass and a famous bar with live music.
• Blanton Museum of Art — The University of Texas art museum with 21,000 works, famous for its contemporary collection and Ellsworth Kelly's Austin building.
• Austin City Limits Experience — The ACL Live at The Moody Theater venue, home to the longest-running music show on PBS, with nightly concerts.