Admission fees for all other visitors range from US$3 to $7 admission on Thursdays is free for everyone. The museum is part of the University of Texas at Austin, so students and faculty, as well as museum members, enjoy free admission. The museum's permanent collection of more than 18,000 works is recognized for its European paintings, an encyclopedic collection of prints and drawings, and modern and contemporary American and Latin American art. The largest collection of art in Central Texas is housed in the Blanton Museum of Art, located at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Watching the bat emergence is an event that is popular with locals and tourists, with more than 100,000 viewers per year. Every evening around sunset, the bats emerge in search of insects, an exit visible on weather radar. Starting in late February, up to 1.5 million bats take up residence inside the bridge's expansion and contraction zones as well as in long horizontal grooves running the length of the bridge's underside, an environment ideally suited for raising their young. The Congress Avenue Bridge houses the world's largest urban population of Mexican free-tailed bats. The English version can be downloaded from the State Government's website. Self-guided tour literature is also available in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. Self-guided tours of the Capitol and Grounds are available during business hours. The Capitol Visitors Center is located at 112 East 11th Street (southeast corner of the Capitol grounds). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. Myers, it was constructed from 1882–88 under the direction of civil engineer Lindsay Walker, and a $75 million underground extension was completed in 1993. The Texas State Capitol at Congress and 11th, Originally designed by Elijah E. The area to the west of the University along Guadalupe Street is known as "The Drag" and has a number of restaurants and stores catering to students.Įdit Sights and Activities The Texas State Capitol UT, as it is known, is also home to some excellent collegiate sports teams, with football and basketball leading the pack. Designed by architect Paul Cret, the tower is a symbol of the university and a landmark visible from most places on the campus and from most locations throughout the city. The most famous building on campus is the Main Building with its 27-story tower topped by four 12-foot wide clocks and a 56-bell carillon, the largest in Texas. The University of Texas is located north of the downtown core, and the large campus provides a nice place for a stroll. In addition, there a few gay bars along 4th street as well. An older crowd can be found in the Warehouse district centered along 4th street, running west from Congress. Downtown Austin music scene revolves around the many nightclubs on 6th Street running east from Congress street toward Red River Street, which tend to draw young crowds.