Here are some links to Austin web sights. See below for more things to do in Austin.
www.austin360.com
www.austin.citysearch.com
www.austinwebpage.com
www.austinlinks.com
www.austin.yahoo.com
  
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Things to do in the area:

Tour the State Capitol – Downtown Austin. The dome is 7 feet taller than the Washington DC capitol (free admission, guided tours every 15 min).
Call (512) 463-0063

Mount Bonnell – Climb 106 steps to the topof the highest point in Austin and see a panoramic view

of the city (free admission).
The Oasis – Restaurant claimed to be the "Sunset Capital". It sits 450 fee above Lake Travis and has 32 level decks. Live music, great ambiance, relatively good but somewhat expensive food. (You pay for the view and the music is usually good.)
Zilker Park – 351-acre park in downtown Austin. Home of Barton Springs, an artesian spring fed swimming hole at a constant 68 degrees. (Parking is free but Barton Springs has a small admission fee.)

Austin Zoo – Call (512) 288-1490 or go to www.austinzoo.com
Austin Museum of Art – Just one of the hundreds of museums in Austin. Call (512) 495-9224.

Sixth Street – Downtown Austin, and a great place to people watch during the day and the party scene at night. Lots of UT students…not for the faint at heart!
Esters Follys
Dualing Piano Bars
Jazz Clubs
Billiards

Fourth Street – Also downtown Austin, usually an older crowd than Sixth street, but there is still a lot of drinking so you never can tell.
Alamo Draft House (see a movie and have a drink at the same time)
Polyesters – Upstairs is 70’s music and dancing, downstairs is 80’ music and dancing.

Austin is the live music capitol of the world…whatever your style, there is music to be heard every night of the week. You can go to the ‘Speak Easy’ and listen on a rooftop garden with a view of downtown. Or try ‘Antone’s’. "Austin’s home of the Blues" If you prefer that down home country sound head to south Austin and boot scoot your way into the ‘Broken Spoke’.

Outdoor activities – 15 public golf courses, 32 miles of self-guided hike and bike trails, private rock climbing areas, frisbee golf, tennis courts, rowing/canoeing, scuba diving, and even a nude beach. We have natural trails for walking, riding, jogging, waterfalls, bird watching, caves, cliffs and creeks. Take a moonlight tour of the Wild Basin preserve (512) 327-7622.


Zilker Rose Gardens and Taniguchi Oriental Garden – should be in full boom in April. Call (512) 477-8672.

Several area tours are available, including the Austin Duck Adventures, party boat cruises around Town Lake (downtown), and a city trolley tour. Take a historic walking tour of downtown Austin (512) 478-0098.


Tour Austin’s local wineries and sample award-winning wines (512) 478-0098.

Lakeway Marina is located below the Lakeway Inn Resort. Rent ski boats, Runabouts, pontoon boats, Waverunners and Bass boats. Other marina services include sunset cruises and guided fishing trips.
The Lakeway Marina has a variety of boats for rent, available for reservation by phone (512.261.7511). These include: ski boats for $72 per hour; pontoon boats for more relaxed boating at $54 per hour; and Yamaha Waverunners (2-seaters) for $60 per hour. A half-day fish guide service for 2 people runs $175 for 2 people. An 18ft Bassboat with depth finder books for $120 per half day.
103A Lakeway Dr.
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 7 pm
Friday - Sunday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

The Oasis
6550 Comanche Trail
Phone: (512) 266-2442
Austin's best sunset views are found on the deck of this restaurant/bar by Lake Travis. Telescopes on the deck allow you to get close-ups of the scenery or the hotties on the lake. The deck itself is a sight to be seen, as its tiers descend down the 450 ft. cliff into the lake. With live music on weekends, this is the place to be for perfect vistas and dinner at sunset. It is a little overpriced for the food because you are paying for the view.

Salt Lick
18300 FM 1826
Phone: (512) 894-3117Z
In neighboring Driftwood you'll find some of the area's finest all-you-can-eat BBQ. The BYOB restaurant's open-pit serves up tender and tasty brisket and lean pork ribs. The atmosphere is one of Salt Lick's greatest attributes, with stone and cedar interior to create a perfect BBQ-smoky, cozy atmosphere.

Things to do outside the area:

San Marcos- Known for its Factory Outlet Malls. You can spend a whole day or weekend shopping. (How scary). You can also visit Aquarena Springs, (a clear spring-fed lake) from a glass bottom boat tour at Wonder World (a cave formed by an earthquake).

New Braunfels – Go to Camp Warneke to ride white water rapids down the Guadalupe River. (Rent canoes, tubes, or just swim). But it might be a little cold for that in April…but you never know. There is also Schlitterbahn waterpark about 46 miles south of Austin. Call (830) 625-2351.

San Antonio – Travel 1.5 hours south of Austin. It is worth it to visit the Alamo, Rivercenter (huge mall) and the famous Riverwalk. (Especially cool at night when it is all lit up.) Your can also go to Sea World (210) 523-3611 or visit Fiesta Texas (aka Six Flags) theme park (210) 697-5050.