Enjoy the City Life in Austin
Posted by Crystal Olenbush on Monday, August 11th, 2008 at 7:18pm.
- Take a walk down Guadalupe Street, which is known as The Drag, and visit the many shops and interesting parlors
- Check out art at the Huntington Art Museum, which houses the Mari-Jmes Michener Collection of rare 20th century art
- Pay a visit to the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, which is home to more than 630,000 periodicals, maps, books, pamphlets and more
- Take a look at the Moonlight Towers lights, which are 165 feet tall – Austin is the only city in the world to still use this unique lighting system
- Visit one of the many award winning wineries in the area
- Visit one of the many different art galleries located throughout the city
- Take a tour of the George Washington Carver Museum, which is the first neighborhood museum in Austin to promote African American heritage
- See a taping of the show Austin City Limits
- Enjoy a live performance at the Austin Symphony
- Watch a live band at one of the many local venues and find out why Austin is know as the Live Music Capitol World – there is a performance every night of the week
- Get a laugh at one of the many comedy clubs in Austin
- Go on a beer tasting excursion at the many brewpubs, all of which are in walking distance from each other
- Take in a performance at Ballet Austin
- Visit the Elisabet Ney Museum and see the studio and artwork of the first eminent sculptor in Texas
- Enjoy a refreshing brew at Scholz Garten, which is the oldest German Bier garten in Texas
- Visit the Laguna Gloria Art Museum and enjoy the many changing exhibits of American art
- Get your feet moving at one of the many country-western dance halls, including The Lumber Yard, The Broken Spoke, and Dance Across Texas
- Enjoy horse racing at Manor Downs
- Take in a play at one of the 50 theaters in the area
- Watch a collegiate sporting event at the University of Texas
- Take a tour of the Celis Brewery, which brews beer in the same way it has been done in Belgium for centuries
- Enjoy a performance at the Austin Lyric Opera
- Visit one of Austin’s many jazz clubs, including Cedar Street, Elephant Room, St. Top of the Marc, and Jazz on 6th.
- Enjoy live Blues performances at Antone’s Night club
My grandfather owned both and I'm helping collect pictures for a scrapbook
Thanks!
Posted on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 8:13pm.