700 San Jacinto at 8th Street Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: (512) 476-3700, Fax: (512) 397-4888
Austin Visitor Information
The Omni Austin Hotel Downtown puts you in the center of the Texas music and entertainment scene. Known as the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin is home to more than 100 venues that feature live music ranging from blues, country, reggae, Tejano, jazz and rock.
Austin is one of only a few U.S. cities to feature a professional ballet company, symphony orchestra, opera and an array of museums and galleries. For the nature enthusiast, lakes, hiking or biking trails and park and wilderness preserves are all within minutes from downtown.
Here are just a few suggestions to have a time as big as the Lone Star State itself:
Arts & Culture
Paramount Theatre – 1 block State Theatre – 1 block O. Henry Home and Museum – 3 blocks Austin Children’s Museum – 7 blocks Austin Music Hall – 1 mile Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum – 1 mile Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum – 2.5 miles Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria – 5.5 miles
Attractions
Governor’s Mansion – 5 blocks Texas State Capitol – 6 blocks Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – 20 minutes
Shopping
The Arboretum (upscale shops and boutiques) – 15 minutes
Outdoor Recreation
Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail – 7 blocks Congress Avenue Bridge (home of the Mexican bats) – 7 blocks Barton Springs (natural spring pool and park) – 2 miles Zilker Park – 2.5 miles Lake Travis – 12 miles Mt. Bonnell – 15 minutes
Sports
Erwin Arena, home of UT Longhorn Basketball – 1.5 miles Texas Memorial Stadium, home of UT Longhorn football – 1.5 miles Disch Falk Field, home of UT Longhorn baseball – 3 miles Dell Diamond, home of the Round Rock Express Minor League Baseball Team – 22 miles
Universities
University of Texas – 1 mile Concordia University – 2 miles St. Edwards University – 3 miles
Dining & Entertainment
Ancho’s (southwestern cuisine) – onsite 6th Street Entertainment District (restaurants & clubs)– 1 block 4th Street Warehouse District (upscale restaurants & clubs) – 4 blocks Station Square – 1 mile Eddie V’s Edgewater Grill (steak, seafood and Jazz music) – 4 blocks Fleming’s Steakhouse (fine dining) – 6 blocks Hut’s (hamburgers and shakes) – 1 mile Hula Hut (Tex Mex with Asian Pacific flare) – 3 miles
Transportation
Capital Metro Bus – 1 block Austin Bergstom International Airport – 11 miles/25 minutes
Nearby Corporations PricewaterhouseCoopers –2 blocks W Powered, INC – 3 blocks W UT Systems – 3 blocks W Ernst & Young – 3 blocks W CSC – 6 blocks N Deloitte Consulting –1 mile N Brackenridge Hospital – 1 mile N Accenture – 4 miles SW Advanced Micro Devices – 6 miles N Cirrus Logic Headquarters – 6 miles W Sematech – 6 miles AT&T – 8 miles N Applied Materials – 10 miles NE IBM – 11 miles N Motorola – 13 miles N Texas Instruments – 14 miles N Dell headquarters – 20 miles N Silicon Labs – 75 miles W
For more information, visit the visit the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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