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Austin, Texas

Your Guide To A Day Stay In Austin

• The World’s Your Menu – There’s a staggering array of excellent restaurants in a wide range of culinary styles. Upscale seafood can be found at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Truluck’s, whilst committed carnivores can enjoy the aroma of meat sliced by their table at Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse. With Mexican, Italian, Korean, Chinese, and more, your main problem will be deciding where to sate your appetite.
• Museums – The Bullock Texas State History Museum tells the story of Texas through interactive exhibits and IMAX films. Art aficionados can admire paintings from the Renaissance to the 20th century at the Blanton Museum of Art, with classical sculptures and Latin American art to boot.
• Sports – The greatest addition to the F1 calendar in the last 20 years, the Circuit of the Americas is a fantastic place to watch the pinnacle of world motorsport. With an uphill start to a blind corner, sections reminiscent of classic circuits like Silverstone and Suzuka, and a regular dusting of Hollywood A-listers and Texan sunshine, it’s not to be missed. The only downside is it’s one weekend a year, but there’s also more regular sport from the city’s baseball, basketball, soccer, and football teams, so if live sport is your bag, there’s plenty to choose from.
• Green And Pleasant City – Zilker Metropolitan Park provides hundreds of acres of publicly owned land for residents and visitors to enjoy. The park’s a great place for a leisurely stroll, and dogs are welcome, but if you’re feeling a bit more energetic you can go kayaking and canoeing too. The nearby Barton Creek Wilderness Park is a beautiful nature reserve, and another great place to take in some greenery amidst the urban jungle.

Seven Scintillating Austin Facts

1. Austin is the capital city of Texas, but is only the 4th most populous city in Texas.
2. The city was originally named Waterloo, but its name was soon changed in respect to Stephen Fuller Austin, who is known as the Father of Texas.
3. Rapid expansion in the technology sector led to Austin becoming nicknamed Silicon Hills (its official nickname is The Live Music Capital of the World).
4. Austin looks to have good prospects, being named the best city in the USA on Forbes’ 2016 Cities of the Future list.
5. The temperature can vary a lot in Austin, with the highest recorded standing at 112 °F/44 °C and the lowest down to −2 °F/−19 °C.
6. Over a million bats dwell in the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge.
7. Austin is home to the only nude beach in Texas in Hippie Hollow Park along Lake Travis.