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

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

Sauer-Beckmann Farm This living snapshot of farm life in the 19th century shows how things were really done.

Lundberg Bakery This building on Congress no longer creates baked goods, but still provides treats for the citizens of Austin.

Nau's Pharmacy A neighborhood convenience store features one of the only authentic soda fountains in Austin.

The main hall of the Coliseum looking toward the main entrance. City Coliseum

Recent Log Entries

Visited to log a geocache and appreciate some of the tower's history. Austin Explorer visited Main Building
[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