Attractions in Austin, Texas

Amusements

Blazer Tag Adventure Center 512-462-0202
1701 West Ben White Boulevard, Austin, TX 78704
This Blazer tag adventure centre offers a variety of game scenarios, and offers special packages for birthdays, group events, corporate events, and summer camps. Pizza... more info map
Dave & Buster's 512-346-8015
9333 Research Boulevard, Austin, TX 78759-7364
Great food and big fun served up by the friendliest people in town more info map
NLand 512-806-1900
4836 East Highway 71, Austin, TX 78617
Del Valle
"NLand is the only surfing destination of its kind in North America, creating long, consistent and barreling waves for novices, passionate travel surfers and world-class... more info
Pinballz Arcade 512-420-8458
8940 Research Boulevard, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78758
A 13,000 square feet of classic arcade featuring over 200 classic and new arcade games, including pinball, video and redemption games; air hockey tables, and... more info

Historic Homes & Buildings

Capitol Visitors Center, The 512-305-8400
112 East 11th Street, Austin, TX 78711
The oldest state office building in Texas, the restored three-story General Land Office building features mid-19th century mock-Medieval Revival-style architecture. more info
Governor's Mansion 512-463-5516
1010 Colorado and West 11th, Austin, TX 78701
This governor's residence, completed in 1856 and built in the Greek revival style, has been the home of every Texas governor since its completion, and has been called... more info map
Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farm 512-837-1215
10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, Austin, TX 78754
Over fifteen reconstructed farm buildings, crop fields, pasture land, and an Indian midden are contained within this seventy-acre tract on Walnut Creek in far northeast... more info map
St. Mary's Cathedral 512-476-6182
203 East 10th Street, Austin, TX 78701
It's easy to miss this graceful Gothic cathedral, as it is overshadowed and surrounded by newer secular structures. But, once it has been found, it stands out all the... more info map
Symphony Square 512-476-6064
Red River and 11th, Austin, TX 78701
The four limestone buildings that constitute Symphony Square were moved stone by stone from nearby locations. These historical buildings, and an ampitheatre, now serve... more info

Museums & Galleries

Atrium Gallery 512-448-8404
3100 South Congress Street, Austin, TX 78704
Moody Hall, St. Edward's University
Exhibits change on a regular basis at this fine arts gallery. more info map
Attal's Southwest Gallery 512-476-3634
3310 Red River, Austin, TX 78705
Although this gallery may be the place that one can find many items, including furniture, prints, postcards, medicine bottles, Texana, and road maps--- the items that... more info map
Austin Museum of Art Museum 512-495-9224
823 Congress Avenue @ 9th Street, Austin, TX 78701
Loctated in Downtown Austin
A community-oriented museum, the mission of the Austin Museum of Art is "to challenge and engage the audience with the intellectual and disparate cultural aspects of... more info map
Blanton Museum of Art 512-471-7324
1 University Station, Austin, TX 78712
Displays from the permanent collection are supplemented by an assortment of temporary loan exhibits from art centres all over the world, at this art museum that is... more info map
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum 512-936-8746
1800 North Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
Located in Downtown Austin
A division of the State Preservation Board, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum tells the story of Texas through exhibits and programs. The museum houses three... more info map
Elisabet Ney Museum 512-458-2255
304 East 44th Street, Austin, TX 78751
This museum was once Formosa, the studio of Nineteenth-Century European portrait sculptor Elisabet Ney. After the death of the artist, her studio was preserved with its... more info map
LBJ Presidential Library 512- 721-0200
2313 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78705
Located on The University of Texas Campus
Situated on a 30-acre site, the LBJ Presidential Library is one of 13 presidential libraries headed by the National Archives and Records Administration. This one in... more info map
Neill-Cochran House Museum 512-478-2335
2310 San Gabriel, Austin, TX 78705
This house museum is open for touring, and can be the site of special events, such as luncheons, seminars, meetings, receptions, teas, bridge parties and other... more info map
O. Henry Museum 512-472-1903
409 East Fifth Street, Austin, TX 78701
This cottage was the home of William Sydney Porter for two of the thirteen years that he lived in Austin. Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was known as the... more info map
Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery 512-478-4440
1137 West 6th Street, Austin, TX 78703
Located in Downtown Austin
Russell Collection is a world-class gallery filled with 100 original museum-quality works of art spanning from 1600 to the present. Custom framing, consultation and... more info map
Ruth Borinstein Gallery 512-306-8848
3300 Bee Caves Road, Austin, TX 78746
This art-as-investment gallery has assembled exhibits of works by Miro, Chagall, Dali, Rembrandt, Coya, Lautrec, and Renoir. more info map
Texas Memorial Museum 512-471-1605
2400 Trinity Street, Austin, TX 78750
University of Texas campus
A 30-foot-long fossil mosasaur, gleaming minerals from the Barron Collection, Ice Age mammals, early elephants, and a giant Great Texas Pterosaur, are just a few of the... more info map
Texas Military Forces Museum 512-782-5659
2200 West 35th, Austin, TX 78763
Camp Mabry
This is the only museum to trace the history of the Texas military from the time of the Texas Revolution to the present day. There are a great number of exhibits that... more info map
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum 512-445-5582
605 Robert E. Lee Road, Austin, TX 78704
Near Zilker Park
The works of Austin sculptor Charles Umlauf are displayed throughout the garden and the interior of the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum, which takes as its mission... more info map

National Parks & Natural Wonders

Cypress Valley Canopy Tours 512-264-8880
1223 Paleface Road Ranch, Austin, TX 78669
Spicewood
Zip lines through the Texas Hill Country and overnight adventures for the family await. Whether you are looking for a family adventure or a corporate team building... more info map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Austin Zoo 512-288-1490
10807 Rawhide Trail, Austin, TX 78709
The Austin Zoo shelters more than 60 exotic and domestic species of mammals, reptiles, and birds. more info map
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 512-232-0100
4801 La Crosse Avenue, Austin, TX 78739
The product of Lady Bird Johnson's great concern about the rapid disappearance of native plants, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center highlights the ecological and... more info map
Zilker Metropolitan Park 512-472-4914
2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704
Located Between Robert E. Lee and Loop 1
"Austin's most loved park," the 351-acre Zilker Metropolitan Park is the home of Barton Springs, Texas' most venerated swimming pool, Zilker Botanical Gardens, the... more info map

Tours & Cruises

Armadillo Express 512-474-1200
Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority, Austin, TX 78701
The distinctive, green trolley-like "Dillos" are a good way to get around downtown and avoid the inevitable parking hassles. more info map
Around Austin 512-345-6552
4831 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, TX 78759
Personalized service to both small groups and convention masses is provided by Around Austin. more info map
Austin Detours 512-962-8636
PO BOX 29981, Austin, TX 78755
Austin Detours is a local tour company that provides handcrafted Austin experiences for locals, visitors and anyone looking to enjoy their time in the Lone Star State.... more info map
Gliding Revolution 512-495-9250
20 North IH-35, Austin, TX 78701
Gliding Revolution provides Segway guided tours, rentals and Segway team building events for groups of all sizes. more info map
Hill Country Flyer 477-8468
610 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78767
Runs from Cedar Park to Burnet
Number 786, a restored Southern Pacific steam locomotive built in 1916, pulls an assortment of cars from the 1920's to the 1950s. more info map
Segway Nation 512-663-9634
1108 Lavaca, Suite #100, Austin, TX 78701
Imagine cruising effortlessly through the Capitol grounds, Austin's beautiful parks and their thriving downtown area, while receiving an informative historical... more info map
Texture the City: Austin History Tours 512-677-4516
201 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702
Texture the City's guided walking tour of downtown Austin tells the history of Austin's whimsical founding in 1839, its settlement by diverse ethnic and racial... more info map

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