Business Hours
ClosedMonday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
501 N Interstate Hwy 35 Suite 211, Austin, TX 78702, USA Get directions
Just east of downtown along the I-35 frontage, the Austin City Guide office is a visitor-information and tour-booking stop where you can sort out logistics—what's worth your time, how to get there, which tours actually fit your trip—before heading out into the city. Keep in mind it runs on weekday hours, opening mornings through early afternoon, so it's best worked into the start of a day rather than an evening plan.
Monday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Austin
Austin's Texas Capitol Visitors Center sits a block south of the Capitol itself, housed in the 1857 General Land Office building—the oldest surviving state office building in Texas and once a workplace of writer O. Henry. Inside you'll find exhibits on the building's history and the Capitol grounds along with maps and information to orient your visit, and it's worth knowing the center keeps shorter hours than you might expect, so plan for a daytime stop.
Austin
Bats over Congress Avenue Bridge — the largest urban bat colony in North America, roughly 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that roost beneath the deck from spring through fall. On warm evenings around dusk they stream out together to feed, and you can watch from the bridge sidewalk, the lawn below, or a boat on Lady Bird Lake.
Austin
Housed in a restored 19th-century brick building on Congress Avenue, the Old Bakery and Emporium traces its name to the Lundberg Bakery that once operated here, and today the city-run shop sells handmade crafts and gifts—many created by local seniors—alongside visitor information. Step inside for the pressed-tin ceiling and old-Austin atmosphere as much as for the goods on the shelves.
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