Enjoy the City Life in Austin

If city living is something you absolutely adore, you will be happy with all that the city of Austin has to offer.  Here is a look at some of the great cultural experiences and other fun that is available in Austin so you can have a good time no matter what day it is!

• Take a walk down Guadalupe Street, which is known as The Drag, and visit the many shops and interesting parlors
• Check out art at the Huntington Art Museum, which houses the Mari-Jmes Michener Collection of rare 20^th century art
• Pay a visit to the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, which is home to more than 630,000 periodicals, maps, books, pamphlets and more
• Take a look at the Moonlight Towers lights, which are 165 feet tall – Austin is the only city in the world to still use this unique lighting system
• Visit one of the many award winning wineries in the area
• Visit one of the many different art galleries located throughout the city
• Take a tour of the George Washington Carver Museum, which is the first neighborhood museum in Austin to promote African American heritage
• See a taping of the show Austin City Limits
• Enjoy a live performance at the Austin Symphony
• Watch a live band at one of the many local venues and find out why Austin is know as the Live Music Capitol World – there is a performance every night of the week
• Get a laugh at one of the many comedy clubs in Austin
• Go on a beer tasting excursion at the many brewpubs, all of which are in walking distance from each other
• Take in a performance at Ballet Austin
• Visit the Elisabet Ney Museum and see the studio and artwork of the first eminent sculptor in Texas
• Enjoy a refreshing brew at Scholz Garten, which is the oldest German Bier garten in Texas
• Visit the Laguna Gloria Art Museum and enjoy the many changing exhibits of American art
• Get your feet moving at one of the many country-western dance halls, including The Lumber Yard, The Broken Spoke, and Dance Across Texas
• Enjoy horse racing at Manor Downs
• Take in a play at one of the 50 theaters in the area
• Watch a collegiate sporting event at the University of Texas
• Take a tour of the Celis Brewery, which brews beer in the same way it has been done in Belgium for centuries
• Enjoy a performance at the Austin Lyric Opera
• Visit one of Austin’s many jazz clubs, including Cedar Street, Elephant Room, St. Top of the Marc, and Jazz on 6^th.
• Enjoy live Blues performances at Antone’s Night club