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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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