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Historic building
Texas State Capitol
Austin’s 1888 pink granite capitol, taller than the U.S. Capitol, with a rotunda, gardens and guided tours.
Texas · the United States Capital
Austin
In the destination San Antonio and Austin.
In the photo: Austin and Lady Bird Lake
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The city
What to expect from Austin.
The capital of Texas, on the Colorado River, dammed in the center as Lady Bird Lake. It has a pink granite capitol, the University of Texas with the Lyndon Johnson Presidential Library, live music on Sixth Street and other neighborhoods, the spring‑fed Barton Springs pool and the bat colony under the Congress Avenue Bridge.
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The local experience
What to see in Austin
Wildlife viewing
Congress Avenue Bridge
Bridge over Lady Bird Lake from which, March to October at dusk, one of North America’s largest urban bat colonies emerges.
Natural pool
Barton Springs Pool
A spring-fed natural pool in Zilker Park, around 20 °C year-round, a few minutes from downtown Austin.
Museum
LBJ Presidential Library
The Lyndon Johnson Library and Museum at the University of Texas, with exhibits on civil rights and the 1960s.
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Music street.
6th Street
The downtown street of bars and live-music stages, with 19th-century buildings and nightlife every night.