# Historic Downtown & the Texas Capitol

        A roughly two-kilometer walk through Austin's historic downtown core, with eight stops spanning the Texas Capitol grounds, Congress Avenue, and the Victorian streetscape of Sixth Street — civic landmarks, monuments, a century-old theater, and the city's oldest hotel.

        ## Route

        - Duration: 45 min
        - Distance: 1.9 mi
        - Human URL: https://gydeinfo.com/austin/walking-tours/historic-downtown-and-the-texas-capitol-austin/
        - Live app: https://gydeinfo.com/austin/explore?tour=46015d57-14c9-45a3-bfa4-31df91d99b2f

        ## Stops

        1. [Texas Governor’s Mansion](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/texas-governor-s-mansion/)
2. [Texas African American History Memorial](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/texas-african-american-history-memorial/)
3. [Capitol Visitors Center](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/capitol-visitors-center/)
4. [Moonlight Towers](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/moonlight-towers/)
5. [Pecan Street / Sixth Street](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/pecan-street-sixth-street/)
6. [Paramount Theatre](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/paramount-theatre/)
7. [Jesse Driskill’s original hotel site](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/jesse-driskill-s-original-hotel-site/)
8. [O. Henry Museum](https://gydeinfo.com/austin/places/o-henry-museum/)