Welcome to Austin

Welcome to Austin

29.7604° N

95.3698° W

COMPASS, AUSTIN

A GUIDE TO

AUSTIN

O U T D O O R S | M U S I C | A R T S H I S TO R I C | D I V E R S I T Y | U R B A N

WELCOME TO AUSTIN

What you hear is true. With vibrant entertainment, art and culture, inspiring cuisine and stunning outdoor experiences, Austin lets you create a soundtrack all your own. Austin is also home to a wonderful ballet, world-class museums,

one-of-a-kind shopping and beautiful outdoor spaces. You can just as easily spend your morning paddling the lake as you can strolling through a celebrated history museum.

Spend a day exploring sculpture gardens and historic homes, zipline through the Hill Country or give the kids a hands-on experience at a number of STEM museums.

Patrizi's Old Thousand OP Italian Garbo's Fresh Maine Lobster Pieous Casa Colombia Clark's Oyster Bar

Restaurants & Shopping

Much like the live music scene, Austin takes eating and drinking very seriously. While visiting, you should too. Austin’s culinary and cocktail scene has exploded over the past couple of years, allowing visitors to delight in a diversity of cuisines and experiences.

Contigo Dai Due Stiles Switch Quality Seafood Tyson's Tacos

Arts & Museums

Austin is known for its creativity. With good reason. Not only are we home to some world-class museums like the Blanton, with the nation's largest University-owned collection on exhibit, and the Harry Ransom Center, featuring the First Photograph and Gutenberg Bible, we're also home to plenty of artists themselves. You can explore the work of designers, painters, sculptors, writers, photographers, filmmakers, dancers and musicians here, at any time of year, any day of the week, in a variety of venues.

Art Galleries at Black Studies Asian American Resource Center Austin Museum of Popular Culture Blanton Museum of Art City of Austin Cultural Arts Division Dougherty Arts Center Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Landmarks Public Art Program Mexic-Arte Museum Neill-Cochran House Museum Old Bakery & Emporium The Contemporary Austin Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum

AUSTIN, TEXAS

The Percy V. Pennybacker Jr. Bridge in Austin, Texas, is a through- arch bridge across Lake Austin which connects the northern and southern sections of the Loop 360 highway, also known

as the "Capital of Texas Highway."

SPOTLIGHT Austin is a city with no shortage of history or legend. In fact, both are very much alive throughout Austin. But as you go exploring, take note that history isn't just found in our architecture, monuments and museums; it's in the array of people who have called Austin home. From authors to activists, artists to athletes, musicians to politicians, they were all drawn to this unusual oasis.