Austin Texas

Austin Texas is both full of historical landmarks such as the beautiful Texas State Capitol and a music Mecca. Music lovers need to book a trip to Austin—it's for your own good. You cannot go far in Austin without hearing great live music. Even if you are tone deaf there are plenty of museums to see, places to eat and shopping to do. The scenery is beautiful and sounds are sonorous. Your senses will be in rapture.

Austin, Texas hasn't always been the metropolis that it is today. The first residents were nomadic tribes that included Tonkawas, Comanches and Lipan Apaches. In the 1830s Spanish explorers set a village there known as Waterloo. And in 1839, Waterloo was chosen to be the capital of the new Republic of Texas. However, a new city was built named after Stephen F. Austin. He was the father of Texas. And Judge Edwin Waller was the first mayor of Austin. He created the street system in Austin, so you can either praise him or blame him for all your traffic woes.

Austin is the Texas State capitol and enjoys sunshine year-round at a pleasant average of 68 degrees year-round. It is home to many Grammy Award winning musicians such as Willie Nelson and is looking for more. Any Austin Texas travel needs to go to Sixth Street. Here, you will be overcome with restaurants and bars. It has over 80 restaurants and bars. This music Mecca is also a good breeding ground for movies. You might even bump into some familiar faces like Quentin Tarantino or Peter Jackson, while taking snap shots of the Texas State Capitol. It is certainly the top movie location in Texas. Recently it has been set for movies like "The Rookie", "Second Hand Lions" and "Miss Congeniality".

Besides music and movies, there are plenty of tourist attractions in Austin. An Austin Texas vacation has to include at least one of 220 parks around town. Relax and take in the city by going to Zilker Park, Lake Travis, Lake Austin or Town Lake. And these are not just pigeon feeding zones, these exhilarating parks that include scuba diving, sailing and canoeing. Austin Texas travel will whisk you to the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, Harry Ransom Center and the Driskill Hotel. The Lyndon Johnson library is the most visited presidential library in the nation that has a replica of the oval office and limousine. The Harry Ransom Center is home to the world's first photograph, original costumes from "Gone with the Wind" and a rare Guttenberg Bible. And the Driskill Hotel is a historic hotel that offers antique style rooms and delicious food. It has been around since the late 1880's. Other Tourist attractions in Austin include ghosts towns and the Dinosaur Park.

Austin, Texas is an economic boomtown--the tourist attractions in Austin are countless. There is everything from family fun vacations to all night spring break vacation spots. The theme music during Austin Texas travel is whatever suits your pleasure, since there is a live band on every corner. If you think Texas is all ranchland and cowboys, then you will be very surprises as your Austin Texas vacation flies on the harmonious tunes of all of your desires.