History

Tired of looking through another antique store on your Hill Country drive? Why not take a few moments and look for some of the real history in area. Search our historic site database for interesting sites, log your visit and let others know what you found.

Features

Penn Field A World War I era pilot training airport lies within the shadow of St. Edwards University in south Austin.

Crockett Gardens This oasis along modern day Lake Georgetown was a working vegetable farm and grew the first strawberries in Williamson County.

Texas Military Institute This small school in Austin was one of the first military colleges in the state.

Buford Tower An old Austin Fire Department training structure now produces sweet music for downtown Austinites.

The front of the historic Driskill Hotel, showing both of the main street-facing sides. Driskill Hotel

Recent Log Entries

[EXTERIOR] Quick site-seeing on lunch break metriaATX visited Millett Opera House
Found a 1938 photo of Zilker Park with the three Clay Pit towers visible. hovermike visited Clay Pit Tower
Drought opportunity Austin Explorer visited Mansfield Dam Tramway
A place of rest, even now Austin Explorer visited Seiders Springs
Oasis Austin Explorer visited Edward H. Rogers Homestead