The Live Music Capital of the World®
What you hear is true. Vibrant entertainment, art and culture, inspiring cuisine and stunning outdoor experiences — Austin lets you create a soundtrack all your own.
Hundreds of venues. Musicians play nightly in clubs, coffeehouses, bars, taquerias and concert halls — it's why Austin is the Live Music Capital of the World®.
Barbecue, Tex-Mex, Asian and American kitchens side by side — plus the taco guides Visit Austin is famous for, from breakfast tacos to iconic Tex-Mex rooms.
Swimming holes, hiking and trails, kayaking and paddleboarding on Lady Bird Lake, cycling, birding — and the bats under the Congress Avenue Bridge.
South Congress, Rainey Street, Sixth Street, the Warehouse and 2nd Street Districts, East Austin, and the Hill Country just west of town.
The bats
The largest urban bat colony in North America flies out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge nightly, spring through early fall.
Lady Bird Lake
An outdoor oasis right downtown — paddle it, or walk the roughly 10-mile hike-and-bike trail around it.
South Congress Avenue
Offbeat boutiques, coffee and cocktails, live music seven days a week, and Austin's most photographed murals.
Mt. Bonnell
One of the highest points in the city, with the classic view out over the Colorado River.
Your Austin guide
Ladybird knows Visit Austin's guides inside out, keeps a pocketful of Austin trivia, and can point you around ATX In Color too. She'll ask a couple of quick questions, then give you a real answer.