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Austin Landmarks and Austin Monuments
(Austin, Texas - TX, USA)



The State Capitol is Austin's most prominent landmark and dominates downtown Austin, with its glittering pink Texas granite. Austin's State Capitol building has the aptly named Capitol Complex Visitors Centre, Texas's oldest surviving office building, as its neighbor.

The stately Governor's Mansion is nearby, while the ornate, four-storey Driskill Hotel shows off some startling features and Mount Bonnell offers the perfect viewing platform for the city and its surroundings.




Austin Landmarks and Monuments: Capitol Complex Visitors Centre - East 11th and Brazos Streets, Austin, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 512 463 5001
Originally the General Land Office, which maintained survey holdings and other records, Austin's Capitol Complex Visitors Centre has recently had a multimillion dollar facelift and is located at the entrance to the capitol complex. The German-Romanesque structure's most well-known employee was the writer O. Henry who worked here in the 1880s as a draftsman and later penned two stories regarding his tenure here. You can also view a permanent history exhibit of the capitol and other temporary exhibits.
Austin landmark open: daily - 09:00 to 17:00
Austin landmark admission: free

Austin Landmarks and Monuments: State Capitol - 11th and Congress streets, Austin, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 512 463 0063
The restored and expanded Austin State Capitol has the largest area of any capitol building in the country and is actually slightly taller than the US Capitol itself. The rotunda is spectacular and resides at the intersection of the main corridors, while a series of tunnels connect the capitol with other state buildings. Visitors can watch the legislative proceedings from the third-floor balcony, which offers a commanding view over the second-floor house and senate chambers. One of Austin's most famous landmarks, free guided tours of the State Capitol are offered.
Austin landmark open: Monday to Friday - 07:00 to 10:00, Saturday and Sunday - 09:00 to 20:00
Austin landmark admission: free

Austin Landmarks and Monuments: Driskill Hotel - 604 Brazos Street, Austin, Texas (TX), 78701, USA
Tel: +1 512 474 5911
Austin's haunted Driskill Hotel was built by the mega-rich cattle baron Jesse Driskill in the 1880s and was later used by the state legislature while the capitol was being built. The four-story hotel is ornate and features a huge archway and other striking characteristics, such as two-story porches and Romanesque Revival columns. Guests have reported strange goings-on in the hotel over the years, including lights turning on and off by themselves and plenty of creaks and bangs.
Austin landmark open: daily - all hours
Austin landmark admission: free

Austin Landmarks and Monuments: Governor's Mansion - 1010 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas (TX), USA
Tel: +1 512 463 5518
Home to every Texas governor since the state's fifth, the Governor's Mansion was designed by the renowned architect Abner Cook in 1865 and is one of Austin's most elegant landmarks. The mansion is well decked out with furnishings, including Sam Houston's bed, as well as antiques and paintings from the old days, and was constructed using local bricks and wood. On a tour of the building look out for holes in the banister where Governor James Hogg hammered tacks in it to stop his children from sliding down it.
Austin landmark open: tours every 20 minutes - Monday to Thursday 10:00 to 12:00
Austin landmark admission: free

Austin Landmarks and Monuments: Mount Bonnell - 3800 Mount Bonnell Road, Austin, Texas (TX), USA
Located northwest of downtown Austin and named after the journalist and soldier who fought in the Texan struggle for independence, William Bonnell, Mount Bonnell is the best place in Austin to gain a general perspective over the area and offers unrivalled views of the city. The monument stands at 750 feet / 229 meters and is accessible by 100 steep steps, with views of Austin city, the hills to the west and the Texas Colorado River.
Austin landmark open: daily - 05:00 to 22:00
Austin landmark admission: free

 
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