Exploring Austin On Foot

Apr 5

There are many ways to explore Austin, including on foot. An afternoon stroll can uncover many sights that are grouped close together, enriched by audio tours accessible on your mobile device.

Downtown Cultural Walk

This self-guided tour focusses mostly on sightseeing, structured in the form of an audio lecture. Explore cultural sites around Downtown Austin in a tour that takes just around two hours to complete.

This tour includes stops at the Bull Bullock Texas History Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art. The LBJ presidential library is also nearby, along with the Neill-Cochran House Museum.

Museum Walk

Those searching for additional museum experiences will adore this guided tour. Featuring five points of interest, this tour can be completed in around two hours. A mobile app is available to guide you through the tour with audio and visual aids.

Stops include the Texas Museum of Music, the O. Henry Museum, the Audio History Center, and the Capitol Visitor’s Center. With a wide array of displays, you’re sure to be entertained and educated along the way.

Austin’s Churches

Most of Austin’s famous churches are based in the downtown area and can be easily grouped together for an afternoon tour. There are a total of twelve attractions to see along this walk, so plan at least three hours to do so. The churches featured on the tour range in style and origin, and include Ebenezer Baptist Church, Saint Elias Eastern Orthodox Church, Central Presbyterian Church and more.

Art Gallery Tour

Austin is a cultural center of the state and is home to many kinds of art exhibits and galleries. Many can be sampled in one tour that takes around two hours to complete, covering a total of five individual galleries.

These include Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery, The Comtemporary Austin Jones Center, and the Mexic-Arte Museum. The exhibits in this tour showcase just how diverse and complex the art scene in Texas truly is.

Shopping Tour

Austin offers a variety of shopping experiences, some of which can be completed in a single tour. Stops include Wild About Music, Hatbox, Kruger’s Diamond Jewelers, The Austin Wine Merchant, Waterloo Records and Anthropologie. With such a wide range of items to choose from, you’ll be sure to shop ’til you drop.

Architecture Walk

This substantial tour of Austin’s architecture takes around three hours to complete, and features eleven individual structures including the Henry Hirschfield House and the Scottish Rite Dormitory. You’ll sample a bit of nearly every style and period of architecture to be found within the city of Austin.

What tours would you add to our list, and why?

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