Best Austin Free Attraction

Street Cents 2008

1. The University of Texas Tower
   

   23rd St and Guadalupe, Austin, TX (map)

   The nerve center of the campus.

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2. Zilker Park

   2100 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX (map)

   Austin's 400-acre crown jewel.

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3. Austin City Limits

   2504-B Whitis Ave, Austin, TX (map)

   Austin's musical ambassador to TV Land.

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4. Mount Bonnell Park
   

   3800 Mount Bonnell Dr, Austin, TX (map)

   An expansive view overlooking both Lake Austin and the downtown skyline.

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5. Sixth Street
   

   1900 E Sixth St, Austin, TX (map)

   You can start and finish a night on the town on this boulevard of bars, dance clubs and more.

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6. Town Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail
   

   S First St, Austin, TX (map)

   This trail surrounding Town Lake is the epicenter of outdoor activity.

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7. Barton Creek Greenbelt
   

   Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX (map)

   Escape from city life in this 812-acre swath of green in Zilker Park.

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8. Zilker Botanical Garden
   

   2220 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX (map)

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9. Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
   

   2313 Red River St, Austin, TX (map)

   A monument to the life of Austin's biggest legend.

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10. Congress Avenue Bridge

    Congress Ave, Austin, TX (map)

    Bat Capital of America: Beneath this Austin roadway resides the largets urban bat colony in North America.

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