Austin City Guide
Austin, Texas
Known for its casual and playful nature, Austin is the playground
of Texas. Situated at the center of the Lone Star State, it stands as
the gateway to the Texas Hill Country and the Highland Lakes.
As the state capital and
home to the University of Texas, the city supports a politically charged
and culturally rich environment. It's hip, trendy, and high-tech. A
large creative population-primarily musicians and artists-enhance its
eclectic nature. Blessed with a temperate year-round climate and 300
days of sunshine a year, Austin lives for the outdoors. Nature trails,
parks and wilderness preserves create an oasis in the heart of the city.
Town Lake bisects the center of downtown and is bordered by 10 miles
of hike-and-bike trails where devoted joggers, walkers and cyclists
flock every hour of the day.
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Live music plays at more than 100 venues on any given evening
in the city where the music never stops. A little blues, a little country,
the beat of rock and roll, and even a few jazz licks puts Austin music
into a distinctive music genre that's difficult to label.
Downtown in the Warehouse
District and along Sixth Street, a six-block stretch of bars and restaurants
where the largest concentration of music venues are found.
Austin is experiencing a cultural renaissance as one of only a few U.S.
cities with professional ballet, symphony, opera, and theater companies.
With 20 museums, dozens of galleries, and as many as 35 theater companies.
Many of the city's cultural
resources are found on the campus of the University of Texas, where
the Blanton Museum of Art and Harry Ransom Center are located.
The Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, also located on campus, remains
the most visited of the nation's presidential libraries.
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