What’s Cool About Austin? Sharing Austin with Newcomers

Finding Austin Activities What are some fun things to do in Austin? parks and lakes arts and music history and culture tourist attractions family fun

Austin Parks The Austin Parks and Recreation Department oversees: 208 parks (there’s one near you!) 14 preserves (sanctuaries for native plants, native animals and unique natural features) 25 greenbelts (parkland on creeks and canyons) For information on parks, swimming, sports and recreation, youth activities, and more, please refer to the City of Austin parks guide: or Austin Parks Foundation:

Interested in Arts and Music? Check out the Austin Arts page for links to museums, galleries, concerts, plays, dance, and more: Find out about live music venues and musicians on the Austin music page: find a calendar of events from the Austin Chronicle: check out the City of Austin music page:

How About History and Culture? Consider these: the Texas Memorial Museum the Harry Ransom Center the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center the French Legation Museum the Austin Children’s Museum the Mexic-Arte Museum artemuseum.org/info/index.htmlhttp:// artemuseum.org/info/index.html

Want to Visit Tourist Attractions? Find out about the State Capitol, Governor’s Mansion, Congress Avenue, Sixth Street, Barton Springs, UT Austin, Lake Austin, Mount Bonnell, and more on these pages: Austin_Texas.html

Take the Whole Family! Use this page: to learn about: the Austin Ice Bats Volente Beach Austin Rock Gym Austin Rowing IMAX Theatre Just-For-Fun Watercraft Rentals and don’t forget the Austin Zoo !

Want to Know More? Use Google or your favorite search engine or check out an Austin Chronicle for more information about Austin.