 If you like to walk, run or bike, you are in the best possible place to enjoy our beautiful city through its trails. The City of Austin has developed one of the finest trail systems in the nation. Currently, over 50 miles of well-surfaced scenic paths follow natural greenbelts into all areas of the city, making an excellent trail accesible to all. A host of joggers are regulars on the Town Lake Trail because of its visual beauty. Some prefer paths that follow picturesque creeks; others seek the serenity of primitive trails in undeveloped areas. |
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 Since 1918 this natural gem began its 90-year partnership with Austin becoming one of it’s most prized possessions. Austinites should bow down to Mr. A.J. Zilker who deeded the 35 acres that started it all to the City of Austin. Now for the last nine decades central Texans could enjoy their hot summer days in the 68-degree natural spring pool. Even the “polar bear club” can take a chilly swim year round in this giant body of water. This popular summer spot in Austin welcomes people of all kinds: avid swimmers, explorers, sunbathers, toe-tippers and even divers. |
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 The Zilker Botanical Garden in the middle of Zilker Park (2220 Barton Springs Road) is one of Austin’s hidden treasures. It was started in 1946 when the Violet Crown Garden Club set aside money earned from the sale of firewood to initiate a building project on city land. It was a long struggle by them and many other gardening organizations before the Austin City Council allocated this space in November of 1962. The present Garden Council that overlooks this gem in the middle of our city is composed of 39 clubs representing over 2000 people. |
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 If you haven't been to the State Cemetery in a while, you owe yourself a visit. It holds intrinsic fascination, all the more so since its recent renovation. Appalled by the site's neglected condition, the late former lieutenant governor Bob Bullock initiated the extensive makeover? in 1997. His vision was for children to learn more about Texas history with one trip to the Cemetery than they would in a whole school semester. That goal is handily realized on these 18 acres, with features modern and ancient. |
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 When the weather here in Austin turns cold or cloudy, there are many indoor activities available throughout the town and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum downtown at MLK and Congress is right at the top of fun things to see. It’s not just another boring old dusty museum, it’s the newest museum in Austin and it offers three floors of interactive exhibits that appeal to all ages as well as Austin’s only IMAX Theatre. Physical exhibits and media programs are augmented by recreated environments that bring home the sights, sounds and even the smells of Texas to you as you take the tour.
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 Historical Marker Unveiled! Austin's quintessential and best known Historical Music Club was awarded a Historical Marker by the City of Austin August 19th, 2006. The Armadillo World Headquarters was open at the southeast corner of Barton Springs Road and South First Street from August of 1970 through New Years Eve of 1980. During the time it was open, it featured thousands of bands and tens of thousands of musicians, including Willie Nelson, a young Bruce Springsteen, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and pretty much anybody else that you could name that was playing and touring in the 1970?s. |
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 Unlike San Antonio and much of the eastern Hill Country, Austin wasn?t strongly influenced by immigrants from Germany during the nineteenth century. But nonetheless, the Capital City benefits from a number of important Germanic contributions and connections. A concise architectural tour is a handy way to experience the Teutonic side of Austin. Your journey begins on East C?sar Ch?vez Street and ends at Scholz?s. |
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