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Austin, Texas / Historic Downtown & the Texas Capitol

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.

8 stops 1.9 mi 45 min
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Route

What you'll pass

  1. 01

    Texas Governor’s Mansion

    Texas Governor’s Mansion

    2 min
  2. 02

    Texas African American History Memorial

    Texas African American History Memorial

    210 m / 2 min
  3. 03

    Capitol Visitors Center

    Capitol Visitors Center

    84 m / 2 min
  4. 04

    Moonlight Towers

    Moonlight Towers

    491 m / 2 min
  5. 05

    Pecan Street / Sixth Street

    Pecan Street / Sixth Street

    352 m / 2 min
  6. 06

    Paramount Theatre

    Paramount Theatre

    584 m / 2 min
  7. 07

    Jesse Driskill’s original hotel site

    Jesse Driskill’s original hotel site

    138 m / 2 min
  8. 08

    O. Henry Museum

    O. Henry Museum

    367 m / 2 min