South Congress Avenue: Austin’s Most Storied Street
Stand on South Congress Avenue, look north, and there it is — the Texas Capitol perfectly framed at the end of the street, the postcard...
Category : Places
Barton Springs Pool: Austin’s 68-Degree Natural Swimming Paradise in Zilker Park
In the heart of Zilker Park flows one of Austin’s true treasures: Barton Springs Pool, a three-acre swimming paradise fed by underground springs that keep...
Mayfield Park: Peacocks, Palms and Austin’s Prettiest Cottage Gardens
Somewhere between a secret garden and a storybook, Mayfield Park spreads across 23 acres in West Austin — and its most famous residents strut. Dozens...
Hamilton Pool Preserve: A Jade-Green Grotto Waterfall Wonder
Thousands of years ago, the roof of an underground river collapsed — and created one of the most beautiful swimming spots in Texas. Hamilton Pool...
Barton Creek Greenbelt: Austin’s Wild Green Ribbon
Slip off a city street in Austin and within minutes you can be standing beneath limestone cliffs beside a clear creek, cicadas humming overhead. That...
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: Texas in Full Bloom
When Lady Bird Johnson founded her Wildflower Center in 1982, she dreamed of protecting the native plants that painted her beloved Texas. Today that dream...
Lady Bird Lake and the Boardwalk: Austin’s Favorite Front Porch
Right where downtown Austin meets the water, Lady Bird Lake offers something rare in a big city: a peaceful, motorboat-free lake made purely for people....
The Texas State Capitol: Taller Than the Nation’s and Open to Everyone
Texans like to say everything is bigger in Texas — and their Capitol proves it. Completed in 1888 from sunset-red granite quarried in the Hill...
Zilker Metropolitan Park: 351 Acres of Pure Austin Joy
Every great city has a front lawn, and Austin’s is Zilker Metropolitan Park. Spread across 351 acres just south of the Colorado River, this emerald...
Mount Bonnell: Austin’s Best Free Viewpoint, 775 Feet Above It All
Every great city has that one spot where the whole place makes sense at a glance — and in Austin, that spot is Mount Bonnell....
