It is a great part of Texas history. We did the self tour and took our time. There is staff positioned about and they were very helpful and able to answer all of our questions.
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State Capitol
Congress Ave, between 11th & 14th Sts, Austin, TX 78701
512-463-0063
As featured in Day trips from San Antonio
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Ranked #3 of 176 attractions in Austin
265 Reviews
Type: Government Buildings, Historic Sites, Architectural Buildings
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If it's in Texas, it must be bigger and better. That is the motto that architects followed with the Capitol Building in Austin. At one time, it was......
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If it's in Texas, it must be bigger and better. That is the motto that architects followed with the Capitol Building in Austin. At one time, it was the tallest capitol building in the nation. Others might be taller now, but this is still a beautiful building that shows off many of the natural resources which are so prevalent in Texas, such as limestone and the landscapes.
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Came here with my boyfriend, bc we thought we had a free 30 minutes before we had a dinner reservation & thought we'd quickly visit this place-both we have never been here before. Boy were we wrong! 30 minutes is not enough time to visit this place!!! This place has awesome views, such stunning statues, art & history information, which...
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Very good tour of the State Capitol. Liked that there is option of guided tour or on your own with well done self-tour booklet. Grounds also worth touring and there is a booklet for that too. Highly recommend going to the Visitor's Center across the street first to get info. Actually, that building more interesting in some ways with their...
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Was in town for business but took time out to see the capitol. Was very surprised to find it open for the public to go in and look around, even after 5:30 pm on a Saturday! Beautiful protected grounds with lots of history to see, Capitol building is beautifully kept and restored. A Must see while in Austin.
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the capitol is very interesting, and Free! lots of history and the building is worth checking out.
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We did the tour of the capitol. They start every 30 minutes 7 days a week. The architecture is interesting, and our tour guide had some fun facts that made care about Texas. Worth it for sure.
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We went late at night after 8:00 pm and were thrilled the place was still open to the public.
Awe inspiring interior and a wonderful climb up the rotunda with great rooms and stuff to see on the way up.
Just a beautiful place.
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Very impressive ceiling and just a great spot to stop by on a lazy Sunday while visiting Austin.
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The State capitol is a lovely building and the park has a number of interesting monuments. Best are the house and senate chambers and the original supreme court rooms, all of which are open to view when not in use. The rotunda is also lovely.
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It was a beautiful building,loved the. Historical pictures and the center of the building was so awesome to look straight up it had a great view.
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