Congress Avenue Austin

... turned out to be a good choice. We ate at a French restaurant called Annie’s. It was on Congress Avenue which is one of the main strips in Austin. Across the road from the restaurant we spotted quite a few trendy looking bars and clubs. Quite a ...

... to one of the districts we'd visited on the Dillo, an area known as So Co, which is in fact south of the river; south Congress Avenue. You may recall that Congress Ave runs N to S from the capitol building that stands majestically at its northern ...

... , pink. It is the second largest after Washington DC and can be seen all the way along Congress Avenue which passes through the centre of downtown Austin. After a delicious sandwich which was possibly the first unprocessed meal we’ve had here ...

... for a Sunday - the day we were there). - Watched the 1.5 million Mexican bats fly-out from under the Congress Avenue bridge in Austin for their nightly feeding frenzy. - Visited our first factory outlet mall in San Marcos - basically a drive through ...

... around 7.30pm, lovely.... One of the natural wonders on show in Austin is the Bat Colony.  The Congress Avenue Bridge spans Town Lake in downtown Austin and is home to the largest urban bat colony in North America.  The colony is estimated at ...

... pass for $2. We got off the bus at the junction of 2nd Street and Congress Avenue, then walked up Congress Avenue to the Capitol Building. The Austin Capitol Building is the largest State Capitol building in America and contains the offices of all Texas ...

... down the main streets and had a walk along by the river. Austin is renowned for having 1.5 billion Mexican bats living in the Congress Avenue Bridge. However, none of the bats were at home. Though we did manage to spot a few turtles in the water on our ...

... 2012. I wished the Austin tour book was more picturesque; I would have found out about "the bats at the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge".  It is the largest urban colony of bats in N. America!  I'd certainly brave the 100+ degrees ...

... got back to chatting with Chris. We had considered doing one tourist item on the way to the restaurant which was going to the Congress Avenue Bridge at sunset to watch the bat colony come to life. Apparently they have 1.5 million bats that live under the ...

... bit of that. We spent some time checking out the weird and unique shops, great restaurants, and vibe on South Congress Avenue, where the motto is 'Keep Austin Weird'. We grabbed some food from a truck vendor and then stopped by Allen's boots to check out ...