info regarding: Things to do in the area...
Art: Austin Museum of Art
description: The Austin Museum of Art is committed to creating learning opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds through exhibition tours, outreach programs, family activities, and innovative adult programming. A free docent-led tour is available to the public at AMOA-Downtown at 2:00pm every Saturday during exhibitions. Tours of the Austin Museum of Art can be arranged for groups at little or no cost above Museum admission. Groups of ten or more visiting the Museum are asked to reserve a time to visit the Museum. Please call 495-9224, ext. 224, at least two weeks in advance to set up your tour.
location: Downtown
address: 823 Congress Ave. First Floor
city: Austin
state: Texas
zip: 78701
Family outing: Barton Springs Pool
description: Located in Zilker Park, the expansive green space in the heart of the city, the Springs region has plenty of room for the kids to roam, with beautiful trees and wide-open stretches of grass.
location: Turn south into the Zilker parking lot and follow signs to pool area.The parking lot accommodates about 100 vehicles.
address: 2100 Barton Springs Rd.
city: Austin
state: Texas
zip: 78746
Best tourist fun: Congress Avenue Bats
description: Approximately 1.5 million Mexican free-tail bats, the largest urban bat colony in North America, have made the underside of the Congress Avenue bridge their summer home. The bats began congregating in Austin after the bridge underwent structural changes in the '80s. Austinites reacted with fear, until they learned that the bats consume between 10,000 and 30,000 pounds of insects a night. Today, the bats are one of Austin's most popular tourist attractions, generating nearly 8 million dollars in yearly revenue.
For up-to-date information, call BCI's Bat Hotline at (512) 416-5700 (Category 3636).
location: Downtown; Congress Bridge at: Congress and First Street
address: Congress and First Street
city: Austin
state: Texas
zip: 78701
The Capitol: Texas State Capitol Building
description: Tours are easily available, and the building is open every day of the week for the public to walk through. Visitors may view Senate and House proceedings during the legislative session, and the building itself is well worth seeing, with many impressive statues, artworks and architectural details.
location: Downtown
address: 1100 Congress Ave. at: 11th and Congress
city: Austin
state: Texas
zip: 78701
Party: 6th Street
description: Thousands (okay not really thousands), but it's a lot of clubs, restaurants, tattoo parlor's, (alley restrooms)! A joyous night out for anyone.
location: Downtown
address: 6th Street
city: Austin
state: Texas
zip: 78701
Family outing: Inner Space Caverns
description: A cavern under the state's major highway. Sounds unbelievable, but it is true. The Inner Space Caverns were discovered when construction began on IH-35. Take a tour underground and see the amazing stalagmites and stalactites. In case you were wondering, stalactites must hold on tight because they hang from the top of the cavern and stalagmites just might touch the top. Well, that's one way to remember which is which. Also
look for the remains of animals from the Ice Age. You can make your way down via cable car, or to really get a good look, take the walking tour to the bottom. It only takes about an hour.
location: North of Austin in Georgetown
address: 4200 S. IH-35
at: Interstate 35 and Business Route 35
city: Georgetown
state: Texas
zip: 78628-8002
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