HISTORY: Venerated as one of the oldest museums in Texas,it offers visitors a lovingly preserved glimpse into early Texas history and into the life of a creative and spirited woman who lived life passionately.
Boat or Ferry · Downtown Austin · 6 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Austin’s best tour with 75 minutes of sightseeing that includes Historic Sixth Street, the State Capitol Building, Bob Bullock State History Museum, the Governor’s Mansion, and Lake Austin.
8120 Research Blvd Ste 100 (and Anderson Sq.), Austin, TX
Comedy Club · Crestview - Wooten · 35 tips and reviews
CultureMap Austin: Did you know that, in addition to side-splitting comedy, Cap City also offers defensive driving courses? It's almost impossible not to get a speeding ticket with that kind of incentive!
University of Texas at Austin (300 West 21st Street), Austin, TX
Museum · University of Texas-Austin · 25 tips and reviews
CultureMap Austin: Make sure to check out old locks Edgar Allen Poe's hair, as well as the rest of the Poe exhibit. There's even a section dedicated to "The Telltale Heart."
CultureMap Austin: Moonlight Towers were used in the olden days to illuminate city streets and scare away late-night muggers. Nowadays we have the magic of streetlamps, but Austin keeps the towers around for fun anyway.
CultureMap Austin: The Dickinson Museum shares the grounds and meeting space with the neighboring O. Henry Museum, which preserves and retells the weird legacy of another controversial figure in Austin's history.
Capitol Building · Downtown Austin · 223 tips and reviews
HISTORY: In one of the largest barter transactions in recorded history, the builders of the capitol were paid with over three-million acres of public land in the Texas Panhandle.
CultureMap Austin: The house was built originally for an over-zealous couple that couldn't afford the exorbitant construction costs, and for a time, the Texas Asylum for the Blind moved in.
200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (at Congress Ave), Austin, TX
Art Museum · University of Texas-Austin · 74 tips and reviews
CultureMap Austin: Starting off your tour with the Western European Art Collection and ending it with the modern art of the Americas lets you observe exactly how art has redefined itself over hundreds of years.
CultureMap Austin: Moonlight Towers were used in the olden days to illuminate city streets and scare away late-night muggers. Nowadays we have the magic of streetlamps, but Austin keeps the towers around for fun anyway.
CultureMap Austin: Moonlight Towers were used in the olden days to illuminate city streets and scare away late-night muggers. Nowadays we have the magic of streetlamps, but Austin keeps the towers around for fun anyway.
CultureMap Austin: The Austin History Center was build in 1933 as the city's first permanent library, containing documents dating back to before Austin was founded in 1839.
CultureMap Austin: Moonlight Towers were used in the olden days to illuminate city streets and scare away late-night muggers. Nowadays we have the magic of streetlamps, but Austin keeps the towers around for fun anyway.
History Museum · Central East Austin · 16 tips and reviews
CultureMap Austin: If you love history as much as we do, you'll love the clever offerings of their Museum Store. Especially the "J'Adore Texas" T-shirts.
Lady Bird Lake Trail (West Riverside Drive), Austin, TX
Lake · Downtown Austin · 59 tips and reviews
CultureMap Austin: The park was named after the late First Lady Lady Bird Johnson by then-mayor Roy Butler, who transformed the lake into a place of pristine beauty.