Texas State Capitol
A pink granite capitol taller than the US Capitol, with free tours and grand grounds at the top of Congress Avenue.
- Open
- Every day; check the website
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- 1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- At the north end of downtown's Congress Avenue.
Why Go
Finished in 1888 of 'sunset red' granite quarried in the Hill Country, the capitol's dome rises 302 feet, a little higher than the one in Washington. The builders were paid in land: three million acres of the Texas Panhandle.
Tips
- Stand in the center of the rotunda and look up at the star in the dome, and try the whispering effect.
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