Top Rated TOURS in Austin

From cowboys to condos, take a walk through the story of Austin, beginning and ending in what was once a roaring red light district in Austin’s earlier years. Along the way, we'll explore the rich history of Austin and discover how it became the vibrant and dynamic city it is today. We’ll step inside beautiful historical buildings and learn about the eccentric and heroic Austinites who shaped Austin's story. This tour paints a vivid picture through storytelling.

ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: YourBikerGang.com, 506 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703-5223Our tours begin at our clubhouse at 506 Walsh Street, Austin, TX 78703. Pass By: Seaholm District, Austin, TX, USAThe Seaholm Development District is a former industrial section of southwest downtown Austin that has undergone a dramatic transformation into a vibrant, mixed-use urban neighborhood.Pass By: Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library, 701 W. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78701At this library, which opened in 2017, the books—500,000 in total—are just the beginning of the story. There’s also an art gallery, an event space, a rooftop butterfly garden, a series of group-study rooms, a café (featuring several cookbook-inspired meals) and a “technology petting zoo,” which enables visitors to toy with next-generation gadgets, like a 3-D printer. The building itself—which centers around a six-story, sun-drenched atrium—is cutting-edge too. In July, it earned a Platinum LEED certification for its sustainable design, which includes a bicycle-repair and parking garage and a cistern on the roof that pipes rainwater to the bathrooms. - Time Magazine's Greatest Places 2018Pass By: Toy Joy, 403 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701-3802 A must stop for kids and adults of all ages, Toy Joy has been known for over 25 years as an eclectic jam packed store full of weird, fun, nostalgic and collectible toys. Pass By: Austin City Limits Live, 310 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701-4609Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater (ACL Live) is a state-of-the-art, 2,750-person capacity live music venue that hosts approximately 100 concerts a year. It serves as the permanent home for the taping of the acclaimed KLRU-TV produced PBS series, Austin City Limits, the longest running music series in American television history. ACL Live is the first mixed-occupancy building of its type in the world to be LEED certified. Pass By: Doug Sahm Hill Summit, Doug Sahm Hill Path,, Austin, TX 78704Doug Sahm Hill Summit, named for the Texas music legend, is located in Butler Park near the Long Center and has one of the most picturesque views of the city. Pass By: Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704-1269The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue located along Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas. The Long Center is the permanent home of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Austin Lyric Opera and Ballet Austin, as well hosting other Austin-area performing arts organizations.Pass By: Town Lake, Interstate 35 Mopac Bridge, Austin, TX 78704Previously know as Town Lake, Lady Bird Lake is a river-like reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas, United States. The City of Austin created the reservoir in 1960 as a cooling pond for a new city power plant. The lake, which has a surface area of 416 acres, is now used primarily for recreation and flood control.Pass By: South Congress Avenue, South Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704South Congress draws plenty of foot traffic to its vibrant stretch of hip boutiques, trendy lodging options and Austin-original eateries. Live music shows abound, including nightly sets at the legendary Continental Club. There’s also a picture-postcard vista of the Texas State Capitol. Pass By: Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue, Riverside Drive & South First Street Adjacent to Auditorium Shores, Austin, TXA monument to the great blues legend Stevie Ray VaughnPass By: Lady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail, Lady Bird Lake Lady Bird Lake, Austin, TX 78701In the heart of Austin is the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake, a lush, urban path that meanders along the water’s edge and passes by skyscrapers, neighborhoods, ball fields and cultural attractions. With the completion of the Boardwalk portion of the Trail in June 2014, the 1.3 mile gap along the south shore has been closed, and the Trail now serves our city in an additional way – as an alternative transportation route for our growing urban core.Pass By: Congress Avenue Bridge Bat Watching, 100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701-4072From April to October visitors and residents alike line up nightly on the Congress Avenue Bridge to witness the bats fly out from beneath the bridge, forming a surreal dark cloud as they ascend into the night sky. Arrive early for a front row spot (the sidewalk gets crowded) and be sure to face the east, as the bats will fly out in that direction.Pass By: Rainey Street Historic District, Rainey Street, Austin, TX 78701Rainey Street is positioned near Lady Bird Lake and Interstate 35 in the southeast corner of downtown. Though 21 buildings are specifically identified as a part of the historic district, the stretch of Rainey between River and Driskill includes 31 buildings built before 1934, giving the neighborhood a historic character relative to other areas of the city. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Since the early 2010s, the formerly sleepy residential street has turned into a popular nightlife district. Much of the historic homes have been renovated into bars and restaurants, many of which feature large porches and outdoor yards for patrons.Pass By: O. Henry Home & Museum, 409 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701-3705Brush Square is home to the O. Henry Museum, the Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum and the Austin Fire Museum.Pass By: Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701-3216The Paramount Theatre is a century-old performance venue and movie theater located in the heart of downtown Austin.Pass By: 6th Street, 115 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701-3651Sixth Street is a historic street and entertainment district in Austin, Texas located within the city's urban core in Downtown Austin.Pass By: Texas State Capitol, 1100 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704-1728Did you know the statue on top of the State Capitol is The Goddess of Liberty? The top of that statue makes the Texas State Capitol taller than the US Capitol!Pass By: The Driskill, 604 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701-3212Some claim The Driskill Hotel is one of the most haunted hotels in the United States. Colonel Jesse Driskill opened the luxurious hotel in 1886.Pass By: Old Bakery & Emporium, 1006 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701-2424The Old Bakery Building has been an Austin icon on Congress Avenue since 1876, when Swedish immigrant Charles Lundberg opened one of the city’s largest and most successful bakeries there. For 60 years the building housed bakers who supplied bread and pastries to locals and visitors headed to the Capitol. The Old Bakery doesn’t serve baked goods anymore, but it still welcomes visitors as a tourist information center, gift shop, art gallery, and museum featuring original items from the 1800’s.Pass By: Treaty Oak, 503 Baylor St. Between W. Fifth and Sixth streets, Austin, TX 78701The Treaty Oak is a Texas live oak tree in Austin, Texas, United States, and the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes prior to European settlement of the area. Foresters estimate the Treaty Oak to be about 500 years old.[1] Before its vandalism in 1989, the tree's branches had a spread of 127 feet (39 m). The tree is located in Treaty Oak Park, on Baylor Street between 5th and 6th Streets, in Austin's West Line Historic District.

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ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Lake Austin, Texas, USAThis scenic 22-mile public lake known for its clear, constant-level water features privately owned waterfront and cliffside homes, several shoreside restaurants, is home to world champion wake surfers Ashley Kidd and Raleigh Hager & just a 20 minute drive from downtown Austin.Duration: 2 hoursPass By: Pennybacker Bridge, Austin, TXThis steel arched bridge built in 1982 is an iconic Austin landmark. Spanning the distance of Lake Austin (1,150 ft long), it connects the North & South sections of the Capital of Texas Highway. The bridge's arched design was created to avoid having support columns that would otherwise interfere with water skiers, wake surfers and boaters on the 22 miles of water below.Pass By: Emma Long Metropolitan Park, 1600 City Park Road, Austin, TX 78730This municipal park on the shores of Lake Austin is well-known for its camping, fishing, hiking, picnic & swimming amenities, but also for its notoriety as a 5-mile mountain biking and motorcycle trail. Named after the first woman to serve as Mayor Pro Tem in Austin in 1967, Emma Long Park continues to be a long-standing favorite of locals and visitors alike.Pass By: Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife, 4615 Bunny Run, Austin, TX 78746, USAThis 35-acre wildlife preserve located on Lake Austin's waterfront is a refuge for rare, endangered or threatened species and is open to the public through guided tours. Pass By: Austin Country Club, 4408 Long Champ Dr, Austin, TX 78746-1162This private golf club is located on the banks of Lake Austin. It features a challenging 18-hole course and hosts tournaments, including the popular WGC Dell Match Play. It was designed by architect Pete Dye and is home to gold legend Harvey Penick.Pass By: Tom Miller Dam, Austin, TX 78746, USAThis dam, named after a former Mayor of Austin, began operation in 1940. It was constructed for the purpose of flood control & hydroelectric power generation. On its upstream side is Lake Austin and on its downstream side Lady Bird Lake. Both reservoirs are a result of the dam's construction.Pass By: Mount Bonnell, Austin, TXThis beautiful 5-acre park is located almost 800 feet over Lake Austin. The cliffs of Mount Bonnell provide a vista for viewing not only the lake from atop, but the expansive hills surrounding Austin.

ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: Lake Travis, Texas, USASet sail on one of the clearest lakes in all of Texas, where worries fade & you escape into the gorgeous Hill Country. Enjoy the luxurious homes & beautiful limestone shores that give Travis it’s trademark blue waters. Pass By: Devil's Cove, Texas 78645, USAThis popular cove is situated to the east of Mossy Hollow and west of the Northshore Marina in Austin, Texas. Everyone in the area knows that if you want to have an epic party, this is where you need to be!Pass By: Starnes Island, Texas 78645, USAHome of Lake Travis’ 4th of July fireworks show & filmed in the movie Spy Kids, directed by Texas’ own Robert Rodriguez. Lake Travis’ most familiar landmark archipelago, Starnes Island, is located in the Sandy Creek arm of the lake. The island is also know to some as Monkey Island, Rattlesnake or Snake Island and has become the go-to anchorage for most of the lake’s Party Boat/Barge rental fleet.

ItineraryLake Austin Boat CruiseRoute Duration: 3 hoursStops on the Lake Austin Boat Cruise:Lake AustinAttractions on the Lake Austin Boat Cruise:Pennybacker Bridge / Emma Long Metropolitan Park / Austin Country Club / Mount BonnellOperates: You pick a 3 hour time slot!ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPass By: Mount Bonnell, 3800 Bonnell Dr, Austin, TX 78731-5846This beautiful 5-acre park located almost 800 feet over Lake Austin. The cliffs of Mount Bonnell provide a vista for viewing not only the Lake from atop, but the expansive hills surrounding Austin. Pass By: Austin Country Club, 4408 Long Champ Dr, Austin, TX 78746-1162Pass By: Emma Long Metropolitan Park, 1600 City Park Road, Austin, TX 78730Pass By: Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife, 4615 Bunny Run, Austin, TX 78746, USAThis 35-acre wildlife preserve located on Lake Austin's waterfront is a refuge for rare, endangered or threatened species and is open to the public through guided tours.Pass By: Pennybacker Bridge, Austin, TXThis steel arched bridge built in 1982 is an iconic Austin landmark. Spanning the distance of Lake Austin (1,150 ft long), it connects the North & South sections of the Capital of Texas Highway. The bridge's arched design was created to avoid having support columns that would otherwise interfere with water skiers, wake surfers and boaters on the lake below. Pass By: Tom Miller Dam, Austin, TX 78746, USALake Travis Boat CruiseRoute Duration: 3 hoursStops on the Lake Travis Boat Cruise:4380 Mansfield Park Dr4380 Mansfield Park DrAttractions on the Lake Travis Boat Cruise:Hippie HollowOperates: You pick a 3 hour time slot!ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productPick Up: Mansfield Dam Park Docks, 4370 Mansfield Dam Park Rd., Austin, TX 78732Mansfield Dam Park is located adjacent to Mansfield Dam on the main body of Lake Travis and serves as one of the primary access points for boaters.Set back from the water's edge, a central recreation area offers picnic sites, a playground, chess tables, and a panoramic view of the Lake Travis basin.Pass By: Hippie Hollow Park on Lake TravisLocated in the basin of Lake Travis, the clothing-optional park features a steep, rocky shoreline and provides some spectacular views of Lake Travis. This heavily-used park is popular for sunbathing and swimming.Pass By: The Oasis at Lake TravisKnown as the Sunset Capital of Texas, the Oasis has served as a beacon for those on Lake Travis looking for beautiful scenery, cold drinks, and a good time for over 37 yearsPass By: Devil's Cove on Lake TravisDevil's Cove is ranked nationally as one of the premier party boating destinations, holding strong to that title and always promising an unforgettable experience