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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.
Take a dip into the Barton Springs pool, which measures three acres in size, and is fed from underground springs with an average temperature of 68-70 degrees, ideal for year-round swimming. Over the years, people from all walks of life, from legislators to free-spirited have been drawn to this fantastic pool where even Robert Redford learned to swim at five years old. Today, Barton Springs still attracts a diverse crowd of people and has seen record-setting numbers of visitors nearing 800,000 in recent years.
Join AO Tours Austin, dubbed the best-guided sightseeing bus tour, where you can choose from a variety of Austin sightseeing tours to discover all the city highlights from local experts. They offer the best Panoramic City Center Tour, where you’ll see the city from an all-new perspective, as well as the Austin + Hill Country Panoramic Tour, where you will discover local hangouts and historical neighborhoods.