What's Downtown Austin like?
Visitors really like Downtown Austin, especially its live music, festivals and bars. Enjoy the neighbourhood's entertainment venues, theatre scene and opera. Travellers seeking the perfect souvenir can head to Sixth Street and South Congress Avenue. Other popular sights worth a visit include Austin Convention Center.
How to get to Downtown Austin
Flying to:
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), 6.4 mi (10.3 km) from Downtown Austin
Things to see and do in and around Downtown Austin
What to see in Downtown Austin
- University of Texas at Austin
- Austin Convention Center
- Frost Bank Tower
- Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue
- Governor's Mansion
Things to do in Downtown Austin
- Sixth Street
- South Congress Avenue
- Paramount Theatre
- Moody Theater
- Esther's Follies
Other popular Downtown Austin attractions
- Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge
- Waterloo Park
- Rainey Street
- Frank Erwin Center
- Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
When is the best time to visit Austin?
- Hottest months: August, July, June, September (average 29°C)
- Coldest months: January, February, December, November (average 13°C)
- Rainiest months: May, October, April, September (average 118 mm of rainfall)