| The City of Austin, Texas, Parks and Recreation | | | | Austin is a cultural hot spot for live theater and other |
| website calls it the "City within A Park." In order to | | | | performance arts. A number of theatre companies |
| receive a name of this stature, Austin surely holds | | | | and halls can be found throughout the city of Austin as |
| remarkable natural outdoor sights for any spring or | | | | well as public performers in parks and on the street. |
| summer vacation. The Colorado River snakes through | | | | Plenty of Sights to See |
| the main land-area of the City of Austin. Many lakes | | | | Finally, for some history and perhaps some educational |
| both natural and manmade encompass the greater | | | | venues, Austin is home to several Museums of Art, |
| Austin City limits creating wonderful venues for | | | | Science, History and Tex-Mex History. The Austin Zoo |
| outdoor water recreation. The City of Austin created a | | | | is another wonderful place to visit, with over 100 |
| number or public and private nature reserves to | | | | hundred different species to observe. Whatever you |
| accompany the Park's Department's management of | | | | are looking for in an upcoming vacation, Austin is sure |
| the waterways. If you would like to take in the beautiful | | | | to fulfill any appetite for adventure. For the outdoor |
| nature with your four-legged friend, look to stay at one | | | | extreme sports nut, the City is surrounded by nature's |
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| As far as weather goes, Austin experiences the bulk | | | | outdoors, consider looking for an Austin TX hotel with |
| of its yearly rain average during the spring. Spring is | | | | a fitness room in case it rains. For those hoping for |
| followed by long steamy Austin, Texas, summers with | | | | culture and history, Austin has few rivals with its |
| sun, sun, and fun. | | | | elegant city layout and exquisite taste in nightlife and |
| Live Music in Austin Texas | | | | entertainment. For those just looking for a good beer |
| Austin, Texas is known as the "Live Music Capital of | | | | and a great live band, there is no city on par with |
| the World". A nickname like that can mean only one | | | | Austin, no matter what your preference of music, rest |
| thing: Austin has a night scene and life that is rivaled by | | | | assure you will hear a sweet familiar tune to |
| very few other cities in the world. South by Southwest, | | | | accompany you while you whet your whistle in the |
| Austin City Limits and the Austin Film festival are only | | | | "Live Music Capital of the World." Come Visit Austin |
| a few of the World Renowned cultural events that | | | | Texas! |
| maintain their home in Austin, Texas. Not to be left out, | | | | |