Austin Texas

Austin Texas is a great place to live and visit.

Austin is the capital of the state of Texas. Austin is a beautiful city with hills, valleys and lakes running through the city. Austin currently has a population of over 500,000 and over 1,000,000 in the metropolitan area.

Austin Texas is a very popular vacation spot because of its mild winter climate which attracts many visitors from northern states. Austin Texas has 2 lakes within the city limits and 5 more lakes to the northwest of Austin. These lakes make up the Highland Lakes chain of lakes and water sports are very popular such as: boating, swimming and water skiing.

The University of Texas is located in Austin.

There are lots of attractions for both tourists and the locals in Austin Texas.

Austin City Limits Music Scene

Austin Civic Chorus - Central Texas' finest oratorio choir

Austin Duck Adventures - Tours in the unique Austin Texas Duck vehicles

Rowing Dock - Rent kayaks and paddle boats from the Rowing Dock on Town Lake

Austin Texas Galleries - Lots of fine art galleries

Austin Ghost Tours - Walking tours in downtown Austin Texas on Saturday and Sunday nights

Austin Texas Museum of Art - Many annual events

Austin's Park 'n Pizza - Pizza buffet, mini golf, bumper boats, go-karts, kiddies play area and game pavilion on 22 acres

Austin Texas Promenade Tours - Austin Segway Tours by Gliding Revolution - Ride Segway Human Transporters on your Downtown Austin Glide or Barton Creek Resort Glide

Austin Texas Steam Train - Vintage steam train rides

Austin Texas Zoo

The Bats at the Congress Avenue Bridge - Watch 1000s of bats leaving the bridge and soaring in the sky

Bear Creek Stables - Horseback riding lessons and more

Bob Bullock State History Museum

Cabela's - Buda, Texas - Retail Store is located between Austin Texas and San Antonio Texas. In addition to offering quality outdoor merchandise, the 185,000 sq. ft. showroom is an educational and entertainment attraction, featuring a decor of museum-quality animal displays, huge aquariums and trophy animals interacting in realistic re-creations of their natural habitats.

Capital Cruises - Boat tours of Town Lake in Austin

Chaparral Ice Centers - Ice skating, hockey program and more

The Dinosaur Park - An educational and fun place for everyone to learn about the majestic animals that ruled our earth for over 150 million years

Free Tours of the Texas State Capitol

Governor's Mansion Tours

Hill Country Flyer - Tourist Steam Train from Cedar Park to Burnet

Inner Space Cavern - Natural cavern formed millions of years ago

J & M Aviaries - More than 60 species of exotic birds and animals

Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farm - Return to a time gone by. Featuring harvesting,
quilting, blacksmithing and more

Kiddie Acres - Amusement park for children 10 and younger with rides and miniature golf

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Lonestar Riverboat - Cruise on Town Lake on the double-decker, paddle wheel boat

Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum

Mount Bonnell - Have a picnic with great views of Lake Austin from this 785-ft limestone hill

Main Event - Laser tag, bowling alley, wall climbing, billiards and a restaurant

Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex - roller skating rink, 16-lane bowling alley, toddler ball-jumping area and movie theatre

Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch - Take a safari drive thru Texas style

Natural Bridge Caverns - Texas' largest caverns

The Performing Arts Center at the University of Texas

Skate World Austin - Roller skating, lessons, roller hockey leagues and more

Texas Memorial Museum - Exhibits, events, museum store and more

Texas Roller Derby - Austin roller derby at its finest.

Texas Wine Trails

Tours of the Tower at the University of Texas

Volente Beach and Water park - Water rides and beach on Lake Travis

Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve - 224-acre sanctuary for birds, animals and native plants

Zilker Botanical Garden - 31-acre botanical garden with theme gardens

Zilker Park Boat Rentals

Austin is in Travis County. The Austin-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties.

Located in the Central Texas Hill Country, Austin is approximately 230 miles from Mexico and less than 200 miles from 3 of the 10 largest U.S. cities (192 miles from Dallas to its north, 79 miles from San Antonio to its south, and 162 miles from Houston to its southeast).

Occupying a land area of 271.8 square miles, Austin Texas had a 2000 census population of 656, 562. The current population of Austin, as of April 1, 2002, is 680, 899 - 52.9% white, 30.5% Hispanic, 9.8% African American and 4.7% Asian and 2.1% other. (1, 306, 627 in the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area). Austin Texas averages 300 days of sunshine each year and about 33.78 inches of rainfall. It rarely snows in Austin.