1. What’s Cool About Austin? Sharing Austin with Newcomers

2. Finding Austin Activities What are some fun things to do in Austin? parks and lakes arts and music history and culture tourist attractions family fun

3. Austin Parks The Austin Parks and Recreation Department oversees: 208 parks (there’s one near you!) 14 preserves (sanctuaries for native plants, native animals and unique natural features) 25 greenbelts (parkland on creeks and canyons) For information on parks, swimming, sports and recreation, youth activities, and more, please refer to the City of Austin parks guide: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/ or Austin Parks Foundation: http://www.austinparks.org/ http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/http://www.austinparks.org/

4. Interested in Arts and Music? Check out the Austin Arts page for links to museums, galleries, concerts, plays, dance, and more: http://www.austinlinks.com/Arts/ http://www.austinlinks.com/Arts/ Find out about live music venues and musicians on the Austin music page: http://www.austinlinks.com/Music/http://www.austinlinks.com/Music/ find a calendar of events from the Austin Chronicle: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gbase/Calendar/MusicListings http://www.austinchronicle.com/gbase/Calendar/MusicListings check out the City of Austin music page: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/music/ http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/music/

5. How About History and Culture? Consider these: the Texas Memorial Museum http://www.utexas.edu/tmm/http://www.utexas.edu/tmm/ the Harry Ransom Center http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/home.htmlhttp://www.hrc.utexas.edu/home.html the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/ http://www.thestoryoftexas.com/ the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver/http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver/ the French Legation Museum http://www.frenchlegationmuseum.org/ http://www.frenchlegationmuseum.org/ the Austin Children’s Museum http://www.austinkids.org/http://www.austinkids.org/ the Mexic-Arte Museum http://www.mexic- artemuseum.org/info/index.htmlhttp://www.mexic- artemuseum.org/info/index.html

6. Want to Visit Tourist Attractions? Find out about the State Capitol, Governor’s Mansion, Congress Avenue, Sixth Street, Barton Springs, UT Austin, Lake Austin, Mount Bonnell, and more on these pages: http://www.wordtravels.com/Cities/Texas/Austin/Attractions http://www.austinwebpage.com/ http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g30196-Activities-c7- Austin_Texas.html

7. Take the Whole Family! Use this page: http://www.austincityguide.com/navf/austin-things-to-do.asp?show=FamilyFun to learn about: http://www.austincityguide.com/navf/austin-things-to-do.asp?show=FamilyFun the Austin Ice Bats Volente Beach Austin Rock Gym Austin Rowing IMAX Theatre Just-For-Fun Watercraft Rentals and don’t forget the Austin Zoo ! http://www.austinzoo.org/ http://www.austinzoo.org/

8. Want to Know More? Use Google or your favorite search engine or check out an Austin Chronicle for more information about Austin.