Austin Local Guided City Tour

There's nothing better than getting to know a city from a local, and that's exactly what you can expect on this 2.5-hour tour (with stops). Your Austinite guide will share stories about the fun-loving Texas capital aboard a 14-passenger convertible Mercedes-Benz sprinter van. This unique vehicle, which is open air, is also equipped with sanitized headsets that you can use to get to know Austin through conversations, with English and Spanish language options. Route subject to change due to closures.
See all the local hangouts, hip and historic neighborhoods, and beautiful Central Texas Hill Country. Along the way, you'll get out to stretch for pictures and scenery on 3-4 stops that could include the the Driskill Hotel, Barton Springs, and the award-winning Austin Public Library (Routes & stops subject to change due to events or closures.)

Read the What to Expect section below to learn more about what you will see and where you will stop to visit on this ultimate guided tour of Austin.

Meeting Point

602 E 4th St

602 E 4th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

We can be found inside the Austin Visitors Center at 602 E 4th Street. Parking is available in the garage at 601 E 5th Street. Street parking is also available for $2/hr and can be paid using the Park ATX app.

What's included:

• Signature PinkTag Partner Souvenir luggage tag
• Earbuds (you may also use your own)
• Tour in a luxury air conditioned vehicle
• Covers all the iconic Austin sites

Not included:

• Food and Beverage not included, but you can bring your own food/beverage
• State required child safety seat for infants & young children

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Zilker Metropolitan Park

2100 Barton Springs Rd, , Austin, 78746, Texas

Zilker Metropolitan Park is considered "Austin's most-loved park." This 351-acre metropolitan park is home to a variety of recreation opportunities, facilities and special events for individuals and families.

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Barton Springs Dry Goods

3600 Presidential Blvd, Near Gate 18, Austin, 78719-2363, Texas

Within Zilker Park's 358 acres lies one of the crown jewels of Austin: Barton Springs Pool. The pool itself measures three acres in size, and is fed from underground springs with an average temperature of 68-70 degrees, ideal for year-round swimming.

5 minutes

Congress Avenue Bridge Bat Watching

100 Congress Ave, , Austin, 78704-4072, Texas

The Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge crosses over Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin. Congress Avenue Bridge is home to the world's largest urban bat colony, which is composed of Mexican free-tailed bats. The bats reside beneath the road deck in gaps between the concrete component structures. They are migratory, spending their summers in Austin and the winters in Mexico. According to Bat Conservation International,between 750,000 and 1.5 million bats reside underneath the bridge each summer.

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2nd Street District

2nd Street between Guadalupe and Colorado Street, Austin, 78701, Texas

2nd Street District centers around Austin’s best mix of local retail, restaurants, living and entertainment. It’s a vibrant area of walkable downtown shopping, dining and enjoyment.
Take a stroll and find Austin-owned restaurants and world-renowned music in this downtown gem. Includes Willie Nelson Statue, Moody Theater where Austin City Limits is recorded, City Hall and it's one block from the beautiful shores of Lady Bird Lake.

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Lady Bird Lake

Interstate 35, Mopac Bridge, Austin, 78704, Texas

Auditorium shores is located on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake formerly known as Town Lake, immediately west of South 1st Street. To its south are the Long Center and Palmer Events Center. The Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail passes through the park from west to east near the shore; one of the trail's major trailheads adjoins Auditorium Shores.The site includes a memorial statue of late Austin resident Stevie Ray Vaughan, who played a number of concerts at Auditorium Shores. The park is known for its scenic view of the downtown Austin skyline.

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Mount Bonnell

Austin, 78731, Texas

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.

15 minutes

Long Center

701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, 78704-1269, Texas

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.

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Wild Basin Preserve

805 N Capital of Texas Hwy, , Austin, 78746-3301, Texas

Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve consists of 227 acres of native Texas Hill Country habitat west of Austin, Texas in Westlake Hills. The preserve maintains 2.5 miles of hiking trails.

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Zach Theatre

1510 Toomey Rd, , Austin, 78704-1078, Texas

Producing Austin's best live theatre for audiences of all ages. Musicals, plays, theatre for families, camps, classes, special events, and more

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Pennybacker Bridge

, , Austin, Texas

The Percy V. Pennybacker Jr. Bridge in Austin, Texas, is a through-arch bridge across Lake Austin which connects the northern and southern sections of the Loop 360 highway, also known as the "Capital of Texas Highway." The road is widely considered one of the most scenic urban drives in Texas, in large part due to this arched weathering-steel bridge and the rolling hills that flank the road.

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Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum

605 Robert E Lee Rd, , Austin, 78704-1453, Texas

The UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum is home to the largest collection of American sculptor Charles Umlauf's work.

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Barton Creek Greenbelt

200 S Lamar Blvd, , Austin, 78704-1046, Texas

The Barton Creek Greenbelt, which travels through south Austin, is the go-to destination for outdoor enthusiasts and athletes in the city. You can enjoy hiking, biking, rock-climbing, bouldering, swimming and even lazily passing a day perched in a hammock or sunbathing on a boulder along Barton Creek. Enjoy 12 miles of trails via several access points throughout Austin.

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The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria

3809 W 35th St, , Austin, 78703-1001, Texas

"This Mediterranean style villa was built in 1916 for Henry H. and Clara Driscoll Sevier. Named Laguna Gloria for a nearby lagoon off the Colorado River, the stuccoed home features a decorative window at San Jose Mission in San Antonio. In 1943 the site was conveyed to the Texas Fine Arts Assoc. by Clara Driscoll, best known for her efforts to preserve the Alamo. Her homesite is now owned by Laguna Gloria Art Museum." Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983

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Mayfield Park

3505 W 35th St, , Austin, 78703, Texas

Mayfield Park and Preserve is an island of restful respite located in the middle of Austin, Texas. Mayfield Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This entire estate was presented to the city of Austin in 1971 by Mary Mayfield Gutsch for all Austinites to enjoy as a park.

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6th Street

115 E 6th St, Austin, 78701-3651, Texas

The nine-block area of East Sixth Street roughly between Lavaca Street to the west and Interstate 35 to the east is recognized as the Sixth Street Historic District and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1975.Developed as one of Austin's trade and commercial districts in the late 1800s, the predominant building style are two- or three-story masonry Victorian commercial architecture. Most structures in the area had already been built by the 1880s, though a few notable exceptions include the Driskill Hotel (1886), the Scarbrough Building (1910), and the Littlefield Building. East Sixth Street (known locally as Dirty Sixth) plays host to a wide variety of events each year, ranging from music and film festivals (such as South by Southwest) to biker rallies (such as The Republic of Texas Biker Rally) and the Pecan Street Festival.

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Austin Central Library, Austin Public Library

701 W. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, 78701, Texas

The building was designed by a joint venture of San Antonio-based Lake Flato Architects, known for their energy-efficient and sustainable projects, and Boston-based Shepley Bulfinch, successor to the firm founded by 19th-century architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
The new central library offers a living rooftop garden, reading porches, an indoor reading room and a bicycle corral, large indoor and outdoor event spaces, a gift shop, an art gallery and a café run by the ELM Restaurant Group.

15 minutes

The Driskill

604 Brazos St, , Austin, 78701-3212, Texas

Built in 1886 as the showplace of a cattle baron, the Driskill remains a landmark of legendary Texas hospitality. Stroll through the opulent lobby with its marble floors and stained-glass dome, corridors filled with museum-quality artwork, and grand mezzanine for a glimpse into the hotel’s storied past.

15 minutes