Top Austin Attractions · 1.Arriving in Austin during the Covid pandemic, Wonderspaces offers 28,000 square feet of art installations to dazzle every corner of your mind, such as Hoshi By NONOTAK Studio (pictured above). Tickets are sold out, so search online for a day and a time to go and spend a few hours leaving you speechless with this indoor activity that has plenty of space for fun at a social distance, alone or with your crew. It wasn't until they finished the waterfront at Lady Bird Lake that they could walk the entire trail without having to do a few walks on the road. There's now a full 10.2-mile circuit along the water in downtown Austin.
We love taking out our bikes when the weather is nice. Texans are passionate about soccer, and the University of Texas at Austin brings school spirit every season. Make your first stop at the Austin Visitor Center and get the inside scoop on the best that Austin has to offer, take a tour and buy locally made items. Visiting the Texas State Capitol, an exclusive Austin activity that usually lasts about an hour, is both fun and educational. Drive down 6th Street, up through Congress, where you get great views of the Texas Capitol, and then to Lake Austin, where you drive directly into the water and float before returning.
One of the most unique experiences in Austin that keeps Austin strange, this tour allows you to take your friends in a heave carriage converted into a limousine or a passenger van wrapped in spooky works of art to visit historic sites and hear the ghost stories that haunt these emblematic places. Austin is known for its live music scene, and the Austin City Limits Music Festival, held in Zilker Park, is a must-see for music lovers. Texas is known for its unbeatable barbecue scene, and Austin is home to some of the best restaurants in the state. The tour itself is a mix of scary stories, the history of Austin and a deep dive into some intriguing stories behind some of Austin's most iconic buildings. The city of Austin's vintage offerings, held at the Palmer Events Center nearly every month, are the ideal place to find antique and collectibles.
For an authentic Texas experience, visiting a honky tonk is a must-do, and Austin has some one of the best.
