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F Austin City Limits at
Moody Theater
310 Willie Nelson Blvd. ∑ acltv.com
P Texas State Capitol
11th St & Congress Ave. Tel (512) 463-
0063. Open 7am–10pm Mon–Fri,
9am–8pm Sat & Sun. Closed Jan 1,
Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 24 & Dec 25.
7 ∑ tspb.state.tx.us
P University of Texas
Visitors’ Center
405 W 25th St. ∑ utexas.edu
E Blanton Museum of Art
200 E MLK at Congress. Tel (512) 471-
7324. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri (to
Exterior of the Texas State Capitol in Austin 9pm every third Thu), 11am–5pm Sat,
1–5pm Sun. Closed public hols. &
3 Austin contains the official seals of the six (free Thu). 7 = -
nations – Spain, France, Mexico, ∑ blantonmuseum.org
* 735,000. k £ @ n 209 E 6th
St, (512) 478-0098, (866) 462-8784. the Republic of Texas, the P Lyndon Baines Johnson
∑ austintexas.org Confederacy, and the US – whose Presidential Library
flags have all flown over Texas. 2313 Red River St. Tel (512) 721
The capital city of Texas, Austin is North of the Capitol complex, 0200. 9am–5pm Mon–Fri.
also home to a thriving high-tech the expansive campus of the ∑ lbjlibrary.org
industry as well as the state’s University of Texas spreads east
main university. However, it is from Guadalupe Street. Centering
best known for hosting one on a landmark tower, the campus 4 Fredericksburg
of the liveliest popular music holds a number of museums * 10,900. n 302 E Austin St,
scenes in the country and libraries. The new (830) 997-6523.
since the 1960s. Blanton Museum of ∑ visitfredericksburgtx.com
Musicians as diverse Art has over 17,000
as Janis Joplin and works of art, from One of the loveliest small
Willie Nelson achieved the Renaissance to towns in Texas, and centerpiece
prominence in Austin. Abstract Expres sion- of the rolling Hill Country that
Austin City Limits, Nightclub sign, Austin ism, many of which spreads over 25,000 sq miles
which began in 1976, were donated by (64,749 sq km) west of Austin,
is a renowned concert series novelist James Michener. The Fredericksburg was first settled
that recorded shows for tele vision. Lyndon Baines Johnson by German immigrants in 1846.
Tickets are free and avail able Presidential Library, at the The town’s strong heritage is
online. The exodus of musicians northeast edge of the campus, is a kept alive by a number of
from New Orleans following repository for all official docu- biergarten (beer gardens) and
Hurricane Katrina has further ments of the Texas-born Johnson Bavarian-style buildings such as
enhanced the city’s vibrant (1908–73), who served as US the reconstructed Vereinskirche
music scene. sena tor, vice-president, and US (community or union church) in
Aside from music and arts, president following the assass in- the Marktplatz, off Main Street.
the city is also noteworthy for its ation of John F. Kennedy (see The town is also home to the
bats. Nightly, from April through p472). Videotapes trace the Civil National Museum of the Pacific
October, the colonies take to the Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, which traces the history
skies and spectators flock to Ann War, and other key events of his of US military activities in the
W. Richards Congress Avenue tumultuous career. A 7/8th scale South Pacific during World War II.
Bridge at dusk to watch. reproduction of his Oval Office The museum includes the
Showcasing the Texan love of is displayed on the top floor. steamboat-shaped Nimitz Hotel.
all things large, the Texas State
Capitol, in the heart of down town,
is the largest such structure in
the US. Built in 1888, it has 500
rooms covering some 8.5 acres
(3.5 ha) of floor space. With its over
300-ft (92-m) high pink granite
dome dominating the downtown
skyline, the building is taller than
the US Capitol in Washington
(see pp202–203). In the rotunda
beneath the dome, the floor Tank display in the National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp490–91

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