Congress Avenue Bridge Bats
Around a million and a half bats pour out from under the bridge at dusk, the largest urban bat colony in North America.
- Open
- Dusk, March to October; best in August
- Price
- Free; paid boat tours
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, Austin, TX 78701Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Where Congress Avenue crosses Lady Bird Lake, south of downtown.
Why Go
Mexican free-tailed bats moved into crevices under the rebuilt bridge in the 1980s. Locals first feared them, but they now eat tons of insects each night and draw crowds every summer evening.
Tips
- Watch from the bridge, the grassy bank by the Statesman bat-observation area, or a bat-watching boat on the lake.
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