Visitor's Guide: Austin

Area Sights

Area Sights

Welcome to "The Live Music Capital of The World", where cutting-edge technology resides with artists, musicians, and filmmakers; home to the South By Southwest Music and Media Festival, lush greenbelt trails, and North America's largest urban bat colony.

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Read All About It: Austin

Find articles about the city’s history, hot spots, what to see and where to eat

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A directory to shopping, dining, attractions and other points around town

Local Business and Services Directory: Austin

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Area Events

The what, when and where on local happenings, special events and more

Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival (3 miles SW)

10/8/10 to 10/10/10

New Years First Night Austin (0.5 miles W)

12/31/09 to 12/31/09

South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Media, & Film Festival (0.2 miles N)

3/12/10 to 3/21/10

Republic of Texas (ROT) Bike Ralley (0.2 miles N)

6/10/10 to 6/13/10

Texas Book Festival (0.5 miles N)

10/30/09 to 11/1/09

Austin Pecan Street Festival (0.2 miles N)

5/1/10 to 5/2/10

Austin Bat Festival (0.5 miles SW)

Louisiana Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival (1 miles W)

04/01/2010 to 04/01/2010

Taste of Austin (0.5 miles W)

01/27/2010 to 01/27/2010

Austin Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade (0.2 miles)

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Area Tour Services

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Austin Duck Tours

  • Land & Lake
  • Austin Duck Adventures
  • 1 512 4475274

Austin Ghost Tours

  • Downtown
  • Austin
  • 1 512 8539826

Austin Segway Tours

  • Downtown
  • Austin Segway Tours
  • 1 512 4959250

Identification of these resources is solely for the convenience of our guests. Neither Marriott International, Inc. nor any of its affiliates or franchisees endorses or is a sponsor of these resources.

Residence Inn® by Marriott® Austin Downtown/Convention Center

300 East 4th Street Austin, Texas 78701 USA

  • Phone:  1-512-472-5553
  • Fax 1-512-236-8009
  • Sales:  1-512-472-5553
  • Toll-free:  1-866-816-8694

Reservations by Phone

To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-331-3131 in the USA and Canada (or any of our worldwide reservation telephone numbers ).

Austin Weather:

  • November 23, 2009
  • AM Mostly Sunny / PM Isolated Thunderstorms
  • Hi:74F |23C
  • Low:58F |14C