Fun and funky Austin is the insuperable capital of Texas. The home of South by Southwest (SXSW) and Austin City Limits has one of the most notable live music and festival scenes in America. While a vital metropolis of 1.7 million people, Austin looks and feels vastly different from the big business swagger and oil-wealth skylines of Dallas and Houston.

After all, the unofficial motto of the city, “Keep Austin Weird”, feels more like a mission statement than a campy bit of whimsy. Austin is a magnet for members of the creative community both anonymous and famous and over the past decade, a lot of household names have set up shop here. Indeed, the liberal and progressive vibe in the city is singular within conservative, Republican Texas. This inherent spirit works in concert with the presence of the flagship university in the Lone Star State. The University of Texas at Austin has over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a massive endowment of over $12 billion. As a result, the school generates a lot of buzz and business for the city and marks Austin as the premier college town in America.

• Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
• Driskill Hotel
• Texas State Capitol
• University of Texas at Austin Campus Museums
• Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge

• University of Texas Longhorns Football at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
• Zilker Park
• South by Southwest (SXSW)
• Austin City Limits Music Festival

• Salt Lick Bar-B-Que
• Perla’s
• Shady Grove
• Fogo de Chao
• Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

• Iron Cactus Mexican Grill & Margarita Bar
• Broken Spoke
• Jovita’s
• Emo’s
• Stubb’s BBQ

Austin has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and very hot summers.

• Winter (December to February) 4-18°C
• Spring (March to May) 10-29°C
• Summer (June to September) 20-35°C
• Fall (October to November) 10-27°C