Activities in Austin
As the capital of the second most populous state in the United States, Austin is home to a great variety of people, from legislators and lobbyists to artists and musicians to college professors and cardiologists to farmers. The diversity of the residents adds flavor to the city's culture, and the city and surrounding areas return the favor by providing multitudinous indoor and outdoor, urban and rural activities for the residents of and visitors to Central Texas. Apart from Austin being the Live Music Capital of the World, its region is home to lakes, natural springs, expansive greenbelts for hiking and biking, caves, woodsy state parks, and remarkable natural geological formations, such as Enchanted Rock, where you can camp and soak in the Texas Hill Country in its pure form. In this section, you can find out more about what Austin and the surrounding region has to offer in terms of activities by selecting one of the items from this list or the "Activities in Austin" dropdown menu.