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Austin.(Central Texas & Hill Country)

Romantic Weekends: Texas

| January 01, 2003 | Abbott, Mary Lu | COPYRIGHT 2003 Hunter Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Austin

A college town grown up, Austin mixes city pleasures with outdoor recreation in a casual atmosphere that makes it a popular getaway from early spring when the bluebonnets bloom to late fall when the cheers of the last University of Texas football game dissipate.

Beautifully situated, the state capital spreads westward onto steep hills and bluffs above the Colorado River and Lake Austin, the last in a series of Highland Lakes stretching northwest of the city and providing one of the state's most popular recreational water playgrounds.

An educational and governmental center, the city now lays claim to being the "live music capital of the ...

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