101 Things to do in Austin:
Music
The Arts
Culture
Historic
Recreation
MUSIC:
Austin Lyric Opera 472-5927
Austin City Limits 475-9077
Broken Spoke, The Lumberyard, Dance Across Texas 478-0098
Elephant Room, Cedar Street, Jazz, Top of The Marc 478-0098
Austin Symphony Orchestra 476-6064
For Venue Information on the Live Music Capitol of the World 832-4049 or
reference Chronicle or Statesman
"Home of the Blues" Antone's night club 474-5314
Latin American Music - Tejano Ranch, Borinquen, Tropical Heat Club, Club
Carnaval, Calle Ocho 478-0098
Stevie Ray Vaughn Statue 499-6700
Town Lake - Ski Shores, The Pier, Hula Hut, The Lodge at Lakeview, Mozart's
Coffee Roasters 478-0098
THE ARTS:
Concerts or Other Events at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center or the
Performing Arts Center 477-6060
Umlauf Sculpture Gardens 445-5582
View the Works of Artists in Numerous Galleries 478-0098
Exhibits of American Art at the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, a
Mediterranean Villa on Town Lake 458-8191
Paramount Theatre 472-5411
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art 471-7324
Ballet Austin 476-9051
CULTURE:
Famous Texans Walk of Stars 478-0098
Austin Children's Museum 472-2494
Harry Ransom Humanities Center - See One of the Five Gutenberg Bibles in the
U.S. 471-8944
African-American Heritage - George Washington Carver Museum 472-4809
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, Periodicals and Maps 495-4520
Esther's Follies, Capitol City Comedy Club, Velveeta Room 478-0098
Austin Nature Center 327-8180
Tour Wineries - Slaughter Leftwich, Hill Country Cellars, Fall Creek Vineyards
78-0098
Hill Country Flyer (a restored steam locomotive) 477-8468
National Wildflower Research Center 292-4200
Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum 916-5136
Horse and Carriage Ride Around Downtown 478-0098
Austin's Oldest African-American Church (Metropolitan African Methodist
Episcopal Church) 478-2856
Quality Beer Pubs - Waterloo Brewing Co., The Bitter End, The Copper Tank
478-0098
Narrated City Tour 371-9111
Shops and Restaurants in the West End 478-0098
See the Largest Urban Bat Colony in North America under the Congress
Avenue Bridge Just After Sunset 478-0098
Stroll the Drag on Guadalupe 478-0098
Shopping at the Malls 478-0098
HISTORIC:
St. Mary's Cathedral 476-6182
French Legation 472-8180
State Capitol 463-0063
Neill-Cochran House, a Greek Revival Limestone Museum 478-2335
Old Bakery and Emporium 477-5961
Scholz Garten - Texas' Oldest German Bier Garten 474-1958
Walking Tour of the Capitol Grounds 478-0098
Historic Millett Opera House 477-9496
Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library 463-5455
Elisabet Ney Museum 458-2255
General Land Office Building, Texas' Oldest Standing State Building - Now
Houses the Capitol Complex Visitors Center 305-8400
Governor's Mansion 463-5518
Driskill Hotel 474-5911
Austin History Center 499-7480
Historic Congress and 6th Street 478-0098
O. Henry Museum 472-1903
Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farm 837-1215
600-Year-Old Treaty Oak 478-0098
Texas State Cemetery, the Resting Place of Texas Heroes 463-6600
Hyde Park Residential Area 478-0098
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Museum 339-1997
RECREATION:
Barton Springs Pool 478-0098
Lake Travis 263-3188
View the City Skyline from Mt. Bonnell 499-6700
Town Lake 499-6700
Zilker Park 499-6700
Lone Star Riverboat or Capital Cruises 327-1388 or 480-9264
Ice Skate at Northcross Mall or Chaparral Ice Center 451-5102 or 252-8500
Deep Edy Pool 472-8546
Walk, Jog, or Bicycle Along Town Lake 499-6700
Canoeing, Sculling, or Paddle Boating on Town Lake 478-0098
Public and Private Golf Courses 478-0098
Ride the Miniature Train at Zilker Park 499-6710
Picnic or Camp at One of the Parks of the Lower Colorado River Authority
473-4083
Highland Lakes Fishing 478-0098
Swim at Lake Austin's Emma Long Metropolitan Park 346-1831
Tennis on Well Maintained Public Courts 499-6700
Nature Hike at the Unique Hamilton Pool 264-2740
Bicycle on Loop 360 478-0098
Horseback Riding at one of the Areas Riding Stables 478-0098
Explore the Barton Creek Greenbelt Preserve 499-6700
Hot-Air Balloon Rides Over Austin 280-2558 440-1492
Manor Downs Horse Racing 272-5581
Cycle or In-line Skate through Hill Country Savanna 499-6700
Collegiate Sporting Events at the University of Texas 471-3333
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve 327-7622
Hike and Bike at the McKinney Falls State Park 243-1643
Explore Geology, Ecology in the Westcave Preserve 210-825-3442
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Most of this information was condensed from the Austin Convention and Visitors
Bureau brochure named, "101 Things To Do".
201 E. 2nd Street
512-478-0098
512-404-4564 (fax)
Austin, TX 78701
800-926-2282
www.austintexas.org
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