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Austin: Capitol, Zilker Park, South Congress
Austin, Texas, US · 9 stops · 20.5 mi (33 km) · about 1 h 1 min driving · 21 spoken stories
See downtown Austin's Victorian heart and green spaces in an hour. This drive connects the State Capitol and historic neighborhoods with Zilker Park and South Congress's neon-lit vintage shops, starting and ending at Hyatt Place.
Photo: LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Hyatt Place to Hyatt Place
The stops
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Congress Avenue Historic District
Congress Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Austin, Texas. The street is a six-lane, tree lined avenue that cuts through the middle of the city from far south Austin and goes over Lady Bird Lake leading to the Texas State Capitol in the heart of Downtown.
“We're on Congress Avenue, and this street was Austin's main character from the very beginning.”
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The Driskill
The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886, is the oldest operating hotel in Austin, Texas, United States, and one of the best-known hotels in Texas generally. The Driskill was conceived and built by Col. Jesse Driskill, a cattleman who spent his fortune constructing "the finest hotel south of St.
“Coming up is the Driskill, the oldest operating hotel in Austin and one of the best known in all of Texas.”
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Texas State Capitol
The Texas State Capitol is the capitol and seat of government of the U.S. state of Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas, the structure houses the offices and chambers of the Texas Legislature and of the Governor of Texas. Designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E.
“Here it is, the Texas State Capitol, the seat of government for the state and the landmark every postcard of Austin leans on.”
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Bremond Block Historic District
The Bremond Block Historic District is a collection of eleven historic homes in downtown Austin, Texas, United States, constructed from the 1850s to 1910.
“This single block is the Bremond Block Historic District, eleven historic homes built between the eighteen fifties and nineteen ten.”
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Hyde Park
Hyde Park is a neighborhood and historic district in Austin, Texas. Located in Central Austin, Hyde Park is defined by 38th Street to the south, 45th Street to the north, Duval Street to the east, and Guadalupe Street to the west.
“Welcome to Hyde Park, Austin's first suburb.”
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Mount Bonnell
Mount Bonnell, also known as Covert Park, is a prominent point alongside the Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. It has been a popular tourist destination since the 1850s. The mount provides a vista for viewing the city of Austin, Lake Austin, and the surrounding hills.
“Mount Bonnell, also known as Covert Park, is the classic Austin overlook and it has been a tourist destination since the eighteen fifties.”
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Clarksville
The Clarksville Historic District in Austin, Texas, is an area located west of downtown Austin near Lady Bird Lake and just northeast of the intersection of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and West Tenth Street. Many historic homes and structures are located within the Clarksville Historic District.
“We're in Clarksville, just west of downtown near Lady Bird Lake.”
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Barton Springs Pool, Zilker Park
Barton Springs Pool is a recreational outdoor swimming pool in Austin, Texas, that is filled entirely by natural springs connected to the Edwards Aquifer. Located in Zilker Park, the pool exists within the channel of Barton Creek and uses water from Main Barton Spring, the fourth-largest spring in Texas.
“Barton Springs Pool is about as beloved as a landmark gets in Austin.”
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South Congress (SoCo)
lunchSouth Congress is a neighborhood located on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas known as a shopping and cultural district with many eclectic small retailers, restaurants, music and art venues and, more recently, food trucks.
“This is South Congress, SoCo to everyone here, a shopping and cultural district full of eclectic small retailers, restaurants, music and art venues, and food trucks.”
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