Destination

Austin, Texas

The 2009 STRUCTURES CONGRESS will be held in Austin, Texas, one of the most exciting and dynamic cities in the United States. Austin is the capital of the Lone Star State with the largest statehouse in the nation, but it’s so much more! Austin boasts one of the most diverse music scenes you’ll find anywhere in your travels. Known as “The Live Music Capital of the World,” Austin’s multitude of live music venues ensures that the music never ends. Whatever your taste in music - rock, blues, country western, or alternative - there’s a club in Austin that’s playing your song. Austin is home to the world-renowned University of Texas with its avid Longhorns fans. You can also explore a world-class art museum, sample food to please even the most discerning palate, browse in boutiques and specialty stores, stroll through 17,000 acres of parkland, and marvel as a million bats fly out at dusk from beneath the Congress Avenue Bridge.

You won't want to miss the following Austin landmarks:

  • Texas State Capitol
  • Congress Avenue Bats
  • Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
  • Downtown Entertainment Districts
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Library & Museum
  • Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
  • University of Texas Campus
  • Sunset over Lake Travis
  • Blanton Museum of Art
  • The O. Henry Museum

Austin