I head to Austin, TX to visit a couple of friends for the long weekend! For the first day, I check out the Austin 360 Bridge with its overlook of the area including Lake Austin and downtown Austin off in the distance. After that, I go on a hike to Sculpture Falls located in the Barton Creek Greenbelt. After a nice (but hot) hike, I head into downtown Austin where I visit the Texas State Capitol, the largest state capitol in the United States as well as get to check out the cool bungalow-converted restaurants and bars along Rainey St. After getting dinner (covered in a separate Travel Delights video), I go for a walk around downtown Austin including 6th Street and the Willie Nelson statue. To finish off the day, I head over to the Congress Ave bridge to see a very large number of bats (the most I have ever seen).
NOTE: The bats happen to come out earlier than when I saw them (even just before sunset), but the other side of the bridge was completely packed.
If you would like to watch a particular section of the video, you may use these shortcuts:
00:16 – Breakfast at Torchy’s Tacos
01:14 – Austin 360 Bridge
02:55 – Barton Creek Greenbelt Hike
05:16 – Texas State Capitol
10:37 – Rainey St walk
12:36 – Walking around downtown Austin (includes walk down 6th Street)
17:11 – Congress Ave Bridge (19:07 for the bats)
Very special thanks to my friends for having me visit and stay with them in Austin!
I want to also give my good friend, Jamie Banks, for the recommendations of different things to check out in Austin! Check out some of her Austin videos:
Things to Do in Austin, TX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGhyiDPbolw
Austin Bats – When, Where & How to See The Austin Bats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_KjcacLUVg
Austin Texas Nightlife – Rainey Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noBixoJLNgs
Please check out and subscribe to Jamie’s YouTube channel and social media!:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieBanksTravel?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiebanks_
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamieBanks_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamiebankstravel
Very special thanks to another friend of mine, Chris (Yellow Productions), for his helpful video about visiting the Texas State Capitol:
Please check out and subscribe to Yellow Productions as well!:
http://www.youtube.com/yellowwproductions
“Porch Swing Days – faster” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
“OctoBlues” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
More info on Exciting Downtown and Trails of Austin
Exciting Downtown and Trails of Austin - BingNews
Search results
-
15 Family Vacation Spots That Won't Break the Bank
Everyone loves a good family vacation. It gives everyone a chance to escape the day-to-day stress and embrace new adventures and create new memories — together.And although taking a break from the ...
-
Police investigate 'suspicious package' in downtown Austin; road reopens
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department investigated a suspicious package in downtown Austin. Police said officers were on the scene of 12th Street and the I-35 SB frontage road for a police ...
-
Reasons to Love Running in Austin
“That makes Austin so special,” he says. The majority of runners in Austin head to the multiuse trail around Lady Bird Lake ... Fleet Feet Austin Downtown: With locations at Circle C, Gateway, and ...
-
The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it. Here are some tips to help
Stargazers across the world are in for a treat when the Lyrids meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here’s the best way to see the spectacular show in the sky.
-
New Starbucks coming to downtown Portage, mayor announces
PORTAGE — Approval was granted this week for the construction of a Starbucks store along Central Avenue, which will be the coffee company's third location in the city, Mayor Austin Bonta announced.
-
Muscatine dispatchers celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Muscatine County is recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and honoring its hardworking dispatchers.
-
Israel is quiet on next steps against Iran -- and on which partners helped shoot down missiles
Israel's defense minister, Yoav Gallant, said he had spoken with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and that the cooperation “highlighted the opportunity to establish an international coalition and ...
-
Celebrate Earth Day at The Trail Conservancy’s Earth Day Jubilee
The Trail Conservancy’s Earth Day Jubilee is ... this event is an opportunity for Austin residents and visitors alike to enjoy music, activities, and the beauty of nature in one of our City ...
-
Lakefront trail between downtown Cleveland and East 55th Street wins preliminary approval
When complete, it will hook into an existing trail linking East 55th Street and University Circle, so bikers and walkers will be able to travel in protected lanes from downtown Cleveland all the ...
-
The 41 Best New Hotels in North America and Europe 2024
From Hawaii’s most stunning new resort to a party palace in San Diego, here are the places that make travel magic happen.
-
Seven ways that this new trail could unite Notre Dame, South Bend and other trails
The city of South Bend will build a paved trail this year between downtown and the University of Notre Dame, aiming to finish in the midst of football season and the flood of cars and economy ...
-
Developers have big plans to revitalize Taylor's historic downtown with hotels, restaurants and more
The projects are representative of how cities outside of Austin — whether ... can restore more of those, the downtown will become much livelier, much more exciting, much more of a destination." ...