Austin welcomes you and all visitors with a large number of entertainment options and unique attractions. Hundreds of music venues and bars on 6th Street have earned Austin as great city to hear live music. Abundant sunshine and beautiful natural surroundings entice nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Downtown Austin Skyline at night with neon reflection on Lady Bird Lake

Downtown Austin is a constant hub of activity, and much of the reason for that is the condominium building boom that has lasted for 17 years and shows no signs of slowing down.

Austin is a boomtown of culture and creativity. It’s a hub for music, comedy, and filmmaking, as well as a favorite foodie destination. For the past four years, Austin has been the fastest growing city in the U.S. and the tech boom continues to turn the city into Texas’s answer to Silicon Valley. But despite all of its recent the changes, Austin is still an extraordinarily open and welcoming place—a city where you’re not only allowed but expected to be yourself, in all your quirky glory.

Austin’s Museums, Performing Arts Festivals, Shopping, Sports and Selected Attractions

Over 1,900 bands and performing artists call the Austin area home, performing in hundreds of venues throughout the city. Your visit won’t be complete without at least a stroll down the famed Sixth Street where almost 200 musical acts appear every night of the week.

Austin’s temperate climate offers year-round opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, such as hiking, biking, and camping, and water sports of all kinds on the area’s lakes and rivers. You’ll find numerous award-winning golf courses to choose from, as well as serene botanical gardens and nature preserves where you can enjoy the local flora and fauna.

As the state capital, Austin has a rich cultural heritage, and history buffs won’t want to miss the State Capitol building, the Bob Bullock State History Museum, and the vast Lyndon Baines Johnson Library.

With award-winning resorts, museums and cultural venues, our city will entice with enough attractions to make you immediately begin planning your return trip.

From the first race in 2012, race fans from all over the world have been welcomed to the state-of-the-art Circuit of the Americas track for the U.S. Grand Prix™

Resources for Exploring Attractions & Planning Activities

The daily paper, the Austin American-Statesman, offers an online entertainment guide called Austin 360.

The local ‘alternative’ weekly, the Austin Chronicle, provides a round up of upcoming events including live music listings, arts events, etc., as well as a city guide.

Online visitor’s information is provided by the Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (while you’re there, check out the CVB’s Live Music page for a jukebox of Austin music) and Texas Tourism.

Capital Metro, Austin’s public transportation services runs citywide, with buses and commuter rail lines traveling the five-county region. Assistance for special needs individuals is readily available. Airport Shuttle is a direct and affordable service for your business colleagues coming into Austin. ABIA has numerous transportation companies running shuttles back and forth between the airport and hotels, parking lots, shopping areas and other points of designation.