Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Austin, United States

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.3 km
Ascend 86 m
Descend 73 m

Experience Austin in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in AustinIndividual Sights in Austin

Sight 1: Scholz Garten

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Scholz Garten is a beer garden and restaurant in downtown Austin, Texas and one of the oldest operating businesses in Texas. Among the Texas businesses that predate Scholz Garten are the Daily News in Galveston (1842), the Excelsior Hotel in Jefferson (1858), the Menger Hotel in San Antonio (1859), and Imperial Sugar in Sugar Land (1842).

Wikipedia: Scholz Garten (EN), Website

487 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Texas State History Museum

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Texas State History Museum

The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a history museum in Austin, Texas. The museum, located a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol at 1800 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, is dedicated to interpreting the continually unfolding "Story of Texas" to the broadest possible audience through meaningful educational experiences. The museum is operated by the Texas State Preservation Board, which also operates the Texas State Capitol, the Texas Capitol Visitors Center, the Texas Governor's Mansion, and the Texas State Cemetery.

Wikipedia: Bullock Texas State History Museum (EN), Website

483 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Blanton Museum of Art

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The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S. with 189,340 square feet devoted to temporary exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, storage, administrative offices, classrooms, a print study room, an auditorium, shop, and cafe. The Blanton's permanent collection consists of more than 21,000 works, with significant holdings of modern and contemporary art, Latin American art, Old Master paintings, and prints and drawings from Europe, the United States, and Latin America.

Wikipedia: Blanton Museum of Art (EN), Website

642 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Harry Ransom Center

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The Harry Ransom Center is an archive, library and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from the Americas and Europe for the purpose of advancing the study of the arts and humanities. The Ransom Center houses 36 million literary manuscripts, one million rare books, five million photographs, and more than 100,000 works of art.

Wikipedia: Harry Ransom Center (EN)

414 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Intervarsity Christian Church

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The University of Texas Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC) is a student owned and operated housing cooperative serving students and community members in Austin, Texas. ICC Austin is an active member of NASCO.

Wikipedia: University of Texas Inter-Cooperative Council (EN)

475 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: University United Methodist Church

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University United Methodist Church, Austin, Texas, is a United Methodist Church belonging to the Rio Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Located at the corner of 24th Street and Guadalupe Street, UUMC has been a fixture near the University of Texas at Austin campus for more than 120 years.

Wikipedia: University United Methodist Church (EN), Website

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Littlefield House

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The Littlefield House is a historic home in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The home was built in 1893 for Civil War veteran George Littlefield, who was a successful businessman in the bank and cattle trades and a major benefactor to UT. It was designed using the popular Victorian style at a cost of $50,000.

Wikipedia: Littlefield House (EN)

550 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Scottish Rite Dormitory

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The Scottish Rite Dormitory (SRD) is a private women's dorm for the University of Texas built and operated by the Scottish rite of Freemasons in Austin, Texas. Located just north of campus on 27th Street and Whitis Avenue, the colonial revival style building was completed in 1922 during a housing shortage on campus and was intended to provide housing for the daughters and relatives of Master Masons.

Wikipedia: Scottish Rite Dormitory (EN)

572 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Clock Knot

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Clock Knot is an outdoor painted steel sculpture by Mark di Suvero, installed on the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas. The approximately 40-foot (12 m) sculpture was installed along Dean Keeton Street in 2007.

Wikipedia: Clock Knot (EN), Website

608 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Martin Luther King Jr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Larry D. Moore / Fair use

Martin Luther King Jr. is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting the American civil rights leader of the same name by Jeffrey Varilla and Anna Koh-Varilla, installed on the University of Texas at Austin campus, in Austin, Texas. The statue was installed in September 1999. Efforts to erect a monument were initiated by a group of students, who formed the Martin Luther King Jr. Sculpture Foundation in 1987.

Wikipedia: Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Austin, Texas) (EN)

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