Austin Features

Austin Features

• Austin Top 5
  

  Great Live Music. Whether it's country, rock, country-rock, folk, punk, jazz, classical, Celtic, or bluegrass music you're after, Austin's got... read more

• Getting to Austin
  

  The major entryway into Austin is I-35. Loop 1 (also known as MoPac) joins with I-35 on Austin's northern and southern outskirts, dispersing... read more

• Getting Around Austin
  

  Although the highways are clearly marked, many of them have been granted other names as they pass through Austin (some joke that every road has... read more

• Festivals with a Beat
  

  In the self-proclaimed Live Music Capital of the world, it's needless to say the two largest festivals in town are all about music.... read more

• Lady Bird: A Natural Beauty
  

  Nobody didn't love Lady Bird. Born Claudia Alta Taylor in the East Texas town of Karnack, the first lady was 94 when she died at home in Austin... read more

• Batty Austin
  

  The world's largest urban bat colony—750,000 Mexican free-tailed bats—hangs out beneath Austin's Congress Avenue Bridge from April... read more

• Lance Armstrong: His Uphill Battles
  

  Once upon a time, in the world of cycling Lance Armstrong was always near the top, but could never quite get there—especially when it came... read more