Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S.
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. With a population of 961,855 at the 2020 census, it is the 12th-most populous city in the U.S., fifth-most populous city in Texas, and second-most populous U.S. state capital, while the Austin metro area with an estimated 2.55 million residents is the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Austin is the county seat and most populous city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it has been one of the fastest-growing large cities in the United States since 2010.
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Worth seeing in and around Austin
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.
2.1 km · public university in Austin, Texas, USA · Wikipedia - 02The Austonian
The Austonian is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas, USA. At 683 feet tall with 56 floors, the building is the third tallest in Austin, overtaking the 360 Condominiums and behind The Independent and Sixth and Guadalupe. It is also the third tallest building in Texas outside of Houston and Dallas, and the second tallest all-residential building in North America west of the Mississippi River.
300 m · residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas · Wikipedia - 03Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States. It is located on the grounds of the University of Texas at Austin, and is one of 15 presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
2.4 km · presidential library and museum for U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in Austin, Texas · Wikipedia - 04Diocese of Austin
The Diocese of Austin is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Central Texas in the United States, with the see city in Austin. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia - 05Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, located in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has been home to the Longhorns football team since 1924. The stadium has delivered a home field advantage with the team's home record through December 21, 2024 being 406–123–10.
2.1 km · Stadium at the University of Texas, United States · Wikipedia - 06Blanton Museum of Art
The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe. The Blanton's permanent collection consists of more than 22,000 works, with significant holdings of modern and contemporary art, Latin American art, Old Master paintings, and prints and drawings from Europe, the United States, and Latin America.
1.6 km · art museum in Austin, Texas · Wikipedia - 07St. Edward's University
St. Edward's University is a private, Catholic university in Austin, Texas, United States.
3.8 km · university in Austin, Texas · Wikipedia - 08Texas State Cemetery
The Texas State Cemetery is a cemetery located on about 22 acres just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas. Originally the burial place of Edward Burleson, Texas Revolutionary general and vice-president of the Republic of Texas, it was expanded into a Confederate cemetery during the Civil War.
1.6 km · historic cemetery in Austin, Texas, USA · Wikipedia - 09Moody Center
Moody Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. The arena, which replaced the Frank Erwin Center, stands on a former parking lot located immediately south of UT's soccer/track and field venue, Mike A. Myers Stadium.
1.9 km · indoor arena in Austin, Texas · Wikipedia - 10Frost Bank Tower
The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 ft tall with 33 floors, it is the 15th tallest building in Austin.
100 m · skyscraper in Austin Texas · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Take a beautiful stroll around The University of Texas at Austin. While there you might want to visit the Blanton Museum of Art, the Harry Ransom Center, Texas Memorial Museum of Science and History, or view the public art around campus. The famous UT tower may or may not be open; inquire at the university. If it is, it is worth a look for the breathtaking views and history lesson.
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Things to do
Access ATX Tours, questions@accessatx.com. Access ATX Tours offers private Austin city tours and day trips to the Texas Hill Country and San Antonio. Also offers Austin food tours, Texas BBQ Trail Tours, and Wine Tasting/Distillery/Brewery Tours. Twisted Texas Tour, 602 E. 4th Street, hello@twistedtexastour.com. every weekend. Austin's wildest ride with a live band on board the bus.
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Where to eat
When you visit Austin, or if you decide to live here, you'll have no shortage of interesting and satisfying places to eat. Austin's restaurants are a feast for the mind and the palate. The listings below are only a sampling of the diverse and plentiful Austin restaurant scene.
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Getting to Austin
- Airports
- Austin Bergstrom (AUS), 11 km · San Antonio (SAT), 108 km · George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), 233 km
- San Antonio → Austin118 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · $10–14
- Houston → Austin236 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · $21–29
- Dallas → Austin293 km · quickest by road, 4h 19m · $25–35
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Austin
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Austin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are a selection of buses, taxis, ride share (Uber & Lyft), shared ride shuttles and car rentals to get you into town and back.
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