Excursions

Excursion to Downtown Austin, University of Texas, and the Capitol

Due to the distance between Southwestern University and downtown Austin it is not cost effective to have bus service running multiple times throughout the day. Since individuals will want to see different attractions and go and return at different times throughout the day, we are recommending that you find other individuals with similar plans and utilize ride shares to get to an return from downtown Austin.

We will have sign up sheets at the Help Desk to help you find others that share similar plans for the day.

Prices shown are subject to change.

• The Bullock Texas State History Museum
• Cost: 12,11,9 for adult, senior, youth, IMAX: $10-$15
• Blanton Museum of Art
• Cost: $15, Duration: 1 - 2 hours
• LBJ Presidential Library
• Cost: $16 Adult, $12 senior, $6 child, Duration: ? Hours: 9-5
• Harry Ransom Center
• Free, Hours: 10-5, private group tours available upon request
• State Capitol Tours
• Free, Duration: 30 mins, Hours: 9:30 - 3:30
• Campus Walking Tours & UT Austin Interest Sessions
• Austin Segway Tours
• Cost: $69, Duration: 2 hours, Time: 10am

Evening

• Bat/Dinner cruise (8 pm)
• https://capitalcruises.com/
• https://lonestarriverboat.com/bat_watching_sunset_cruises.html, $14, 1 hr
• Explore the live music venues of Austin

In or nearby Georgetown:

• Inner Space Cavern 
• Cost: $24, 18 adult, child, Duration: 75 mins, Hours: 9-4
• Group tour: 20+, $16
• Longer tours available
• 2-3 miles from campus… participants will want to utilize taxi or ride share
• San Gabriel Park
• https://georgetowntexas.gov/business_detail_T22_R105.php
• 1-2 miles from campus… participants can  walk or arrange taxi/ride share
• Blue Hole Park
• https://georgetowntexas.gov/business_detail_T22_R69.php
• 1-2 miles from campus… participants can  walk or arrange taxi/ride share
• Lake Georgetown
• https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/georgetown/access.phtml
• 5 miles from campus… participants can  walk or arrange taxi/ride share
• Georgetown On The Square - Grape Creek Vineyards
• Cost: $30 for 4 glasses,  Hours: 12-6
• 1 mile from campus… participants can walk or ride share
• Georgetown Winery
• Cost: $18 for 4 x 2 oz glasses, Hours: 11-6, other tastings available
• 1 mile from campus… participants can walk or ride share

Other activities participants may want to explore on their own

• Wonderspaces Austin - Art and Technology
• Cost: $25 - $50, Duration: about 75 mins
• 1205 Sheldon Cove, Suite 2-A, Austin, TX 78753
• Museum of the Weird
• 412 E 6th St
• Cost: $13 adult, $9 youth, Duration: about 30 mins
• Indoor Skydiving in Austin | iFLY
• Cost: $85, Duration: 30 mins, Hours: 9-7:30
• Texas Location | Kalahari Resorts | Kalahari Resorts & Conventions
• Indoor water park
• Lake Travis Zipline Adventures
• 1 - 3 hours long, $84 - $141
• Zilker Metropolitan Park | AustinTexas.gov
• Double Decker Austin Single Loop Sightseeing Tour
• Cost: $37, Duration: 75-90 minutes
• Austin Detours
• 2024 Best of Austin Small-Group Driving Tour with Local Guide, $45, 2 hours
• 2024 Half-Day Hill Country Wine Shuttle From Austin, $65, 4-5 hours
• 2024 From Austin: Hill Country BBQ & Wine Shuttle, $55, 4-5 hours
• 2024 (Austin) Half-Day Hill Country Brewery and Distillery Shuttle from Austin, $65, 4-5 hours
• 2024 Austin Murals & Mimosas Roofless Party Bus Tour and Photoshoot
• Cost: $595 for up to 15 people ($40/person), Duration: 2.5 hours

Shopping

• Many small shops in downtown Georgetown
• South Congress
• https://www.austincityguide.com/listings/south-congress-avenue-shopping
• The Domain
• https://www.simon.com/mall/the-domain
• Round Rock Outlet Mall