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.

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

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

McKinney Falls The remains of an earlier settler's homestead remain in a state park in southest Austin.

The lunch counter includes a real soda fountain. Nau's Pharmacy

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