Attractions

Explore the city with free, guided walking tours offered by guides who are experienced and knowledgeable. Available Thu.–Sun. Reservations required at least 48 hours in advance. 866/GO-AUSTIN. www.austintexas.org/visitors/plan_your_trip.

Congress Avenue and East Sixth Street Tour : This 10-block National Historic Registered District tour weaves through downtown, revealing the history of Congress Avenue. Continues along the nine-block Sixth Street district and highlights Victorian architecture dating back to the mid-1800s. Tours are 9 a.m. Thu.–Sat. at and 2 p.m. Sun.

Bremond Block Tour : Walk through a distinguished block in downtown Austin. Once considered one of the most eminent neighborhoods owned by a single family. John Bremond Sr., family patriarch, successfully built this block with Victorian houses and lush landscapes. Tours depart 11 a.m. Sat.–Sun.

The Driskill Hotel : Built in 1886 by cattle baron Col. Jesse L. Driskill. Offers a tour through the beautiful corridors and spaces. Learn myths, legends and facts about Driskill and his family while walking through the property. At Sixth and Brazos streets. www.driskillhotel.com/about-texas-hotel.php

Hyde Park Tour : Self-guided tour; Victorian and bungalow-style homes along tree-shaded streets in this historic neighborhood. Elisabet Ney built her studio here. Hyde Park is just north of downtown and the University of Texas, roughly between 38½ and 45th streets.

Texas State Cemetery Tour : Self-guided tour. Begins in the middle of Road Spur 165, the shortest state highway in Texas. Seven blocks east of I-35 at East Seventh and Navasota streets.

A step-by-step booklet is available from the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau for each of these self-guided tours. Tours free. 512/478-0098.