Take a drive across the scenic Pennybacker Bridge, also known as the Loop 360 Boat Ramp, where the weathering steel bridge is said to blend perfectly with the natural environment of Austin and has won several architectural and engineering awards. This three-acre park is for launching and picking up watercraft, as well as access to fishing along the shoreline that is covered by a few bald cypresses and sycamore trees to offer shade.
Get ready to enjoy the productions that Mary Moody Northen Theatre has to offer. They are part of an exciting professional theater program at St. Edward's University, where they host around six plays each year. Each year students and professional actors work together in productions from Moliere to Rogers & Hammerstein and consistently win awards from the local arts community.
Are you ready for heart-pumping and high-energy entertainment? Then head to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar, the quintessential sing-along, clap-along, drink-along, have-one-helluva-good-time-along bar. From the moment you step into Pete's, you will immediately be taking in 100% pure entertainment, where you can make new friends, and new memories and have a new favorite place to be. Their piano players are all family, and they continuously train new, energetic talent that exudes incredible energy and creativity, making sure their show is the best.
Explore the homestead of Austin's oldest residence at the French Legation State Historic Site, where you will discover how the Texas settlement and the growth of one of the capital city’s most vibrant neighborhoods came to be. Tour the museum, whose original structure was built to accommodate the diplomatic outpost for the French chargé d’affaires to the Republic of Texas, Alphonse Dubois, after France recognized the Republic of Texas as a sovereign nation.