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Corner of Nueces and 8th Street (Parking available on Nueces, 708 Nueces St, Austin, TX 78701, USA Get directions
Set just off Nueces in downtown Austin, Chateau Bellevue is a stately early-20th-century mansion that has long served as the home of the Austin Woman's Club, its columned facade and period detailing a quiet contrast to the modern towers nearby. Visitors will notice the grand residential scale first—it reads more as a private estate than a public landmark—so plan around the limited weekday-morning hours if you want to see it up close.
Corner of Nueces and 8th Street (Parking available on Nueces, 708 Nueces St, Austin, TX 78701, USA Get directions
Monday
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Austin
Tucked into Zilker Park along Barton Springs Road, this collection of themed gardens winds across a hillside, with the serene Taniguchi Japanese Garden and its koi ponds usually the first stop visitors gravitate toward. Don't miss the Hartman Prehistoric Garden, planted with cycads and ferns around the site where dinosaur tracks were discovered on the grounds.
Austin
Visit Widget's Texas Capitol sits at the head of Congress Avenue, its dome rising a few feet higher than the U.S. Capitol in Washington and clad in distinctive "sunset red" granite quarried from nearby Marble Falls. Free guided tours walk you through the rotunda and legislative chambers, and the surrounding grounds and underground extension are worth the extra time if you have it.
Austin
A short scramble up the rocky trail on the north side of Loop 360 brings you to a clifftop view of the burnt-orange steel arch of the Pennybacker Bridge spanning Lake Austin, with the surrounding Hill Country rolling off in every direction. Come toward sunset when the light warms the limestone and the water below, and expect company—it's a well-loved spot, so the small pullout parking fills quickly.
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