Things To Do Near Austin TX

There are lots of things to do around Austin TX. Many small towns around Austin have festivals and other events and make an easy day trip. Attend the Bluebonnet Festival in nearby small town of Burnet.  Visit the LBJ Ranch National Historical Park and LBJ Boyhood Home; 5,500 acre Bamburger Ranch Preserve or Exotic Resort Zoo in Johnson City. Visit Hamilton Pool Preserve in Cypress Mill.

Bats in Austin TX

Bats are celebrated in Austin Texas. To find out current bat flight times from the Congress Avenue Bridge call the Stateman’s Inside Line at (512) 416-5700 and enter Category 3636. Ride the Lonestar Riverboat and see the bats from Ladybird Lake (512) 327-1388. Some of the best bat flights I’ve ever seen have been from my car on IH 35 in Round Rock at the 620 area of IH 35 northbound as they fly out in swirling live swarms from under the overpass.  Go see an Austin Ice Bats hockey game.

Austin Area History

  1922 Travis County Landmark 7 miles northeast of Manor, TX. Organized in 1876 by Swedish immigrants New Sweden Church is located in the countryside at 12809 New Sweden Church Road, Manor, TX 78653. This historic Texas church has been featured in many movies and is quite picturesque. It is one of the most photographed churches in Texas

New Sweden Cemetery in New Sweden, Texas is an 1876 cemetery. Many of my ancestors are buried here at this Travis County cemetery including Corporal Gustav Ax and his wife, many Magnusons and others.