AUSTIN, TEXAS

CENTRAL TEXAS TREASURE

Our city motto is "Keep Austin Weird," so you know you're in a place that has a sense of the absurd, not to mention a sense of humor. While many people who have never been to Texas imagine that Austin will be like what they've seen in the movies (wide, flat expanses of empty, dusty land filled with tumbling tumbleweeds!), they're usually quite surprised when they arrive.

What you'll experience are rolling green hills carpeted with springtime wildflowers; an abundance of water and places to play in it; a "live and let live" warmth and hospitality among Austinites; incredible, affordable (even free) live music every day of the week; restaurants to rival any major metropolitan city (including the best barbecue in the land); and Texas pride for our beloved burg.

natural healingTexas wildflowers

Another of our mottos is "Keep Texas Beautiful," so by all means come for a visit, but leave things as you found them (or better). Did I mention our Texas pride? It really does extend to how we feel about litterin' (git a rope!).

The points of interest on this page are just a smattering of what Austin and the Central Texas region have to offer. Y'all come!

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE

Barton Springs & the Greenbelt

Deep Eddy Pool

LadyBird Lake Hike & Bike Trail

Lake Austin & Lake Travis

The Highland Lakes (nearby)

Schlitterbahn

Tubing and rafting on area rivers (the Comal, Guadalupe, Frio, San Marcos, etc.)

natural healing Austin's LadyBird Lake

Rowers on LadyBird Lake

MUST SEE

The Capitol & Surrounding Grounds

The Drag's (Guadalupe St.) Renaissance Market

Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

The LBJ Library

Laguna Gloria Art Museum

Mount Bonnell (stellar sunsets)

The University of Texas

natural healing Austin Capitol Building

Goddess of Liberty Atop the Capitol Building

EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY

6th Street & the Warehouse District

Central Market, Whole Foods, Farmer's Markets & more

Coffee Bars & Tea Houses

Country Music Dance Halls

Ice Cream Shops (especially Amy's!)

Music Festivals & Venues

Restaurants (of every kind)

Shopping (indoor and outdoor malls)

A SHORT DRIVE AWAY

Bastrop State Park (pine trees!)

Enchanted Rock & Hill Country drives

Fredericksburg & Wildflower Seed Farm

San Antonio River Walk & the Alamo

Enchanted Rock

Enchanted Rock between Fredericksburg & Llano

WORTH A LONGER DRIVE

(It's a BIG State, Y'all!)

The Beach (4-7 hrs.)

Big Bend National Park (7 hrs.)

Dallas/Fort Worth (3-4 hrs.)

East Texas Piney Woods (4-5 hrs.)

Galveston & Moody Gardens (4 hrs.)

Houston (3-4 hrs.)

McDonald Observatory (8 hrs.)

Galveston

Storm @ Crystal Beach near Galveston

Maria K Benning | 10300 Jollyville Rd | Austin TX 78759 | 512-340-0082