Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Texas Capitol Visitors Center in Austin
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Location on the map
Austin, Travis County, Texas, US
Accessibility
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
Phone: +1 512-305-8400
Site: https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcvc...
Site: https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcvc...
Opening hours
- Monday:9AM–5PM
- Tuesday:9AM–5PM
- Wednesday:9AM–5PM
- Thursday:9AM–5PM
- Friday:9AM–5PM
- Saturday:12–5PM
- Sunday:12–5PM
Comments (82)
Great way to spend an afternoon and learn some history
It is one of the best place to visit in Austin.
Texas Capitol is great, lots of history and architecture. Recommend a visit.
It was really good experience. Great place to visit, plus all employers and officers were humble and helpful.
Very interesting and educational
It is the capitol of one of Americas great states! What more needs to be said?! God Bless America, and God Bless Texas!
Worth taking a free tour.
Great building.
Very informative and friendly staff. Check out the Lego model of the Capitol building.
It was my first time going to the capital
Nice place to spend 1 hr.especially court room ,senate speaker house and house interior is nice.
This was a very cool experience to see the way Texas was settled and its history.
Great tours provided by well informed guides.
Very friendly and helpful people at the visitor center.
The capital building is a great piece of Texas history.
Our fourth grade students loved their time there!
Had lots of fun learning more history.
Very friendly staff, informative, and worth a visit before going to the Capitol.
Worth visiting this free attraction on Texas state history.Its admission-free and air-conditioned and when the Austin heat hits, its a nice escape. The center offers information on the State Capitol as well exhibits on Texas history. The second floor has computers set-up where you can find pretty cool information about Texas. It complements the State Capitol building very well and is worth the time it takes to visit - Id say around 45 minutes to an hour.
Beautiful place
My 8 year old daughter and I had a very enjoyable time visiting the Texas Capitol Visitors Center. The lady at the help desk was very informative, friendly and had excellent tips and advice for our time in the visitors center and the Capitol itself. We learned so much information about the Capitol. There is a kids page they can fill information out as they go along at the help desk with crayons. Upstairs there is a 2 sided, more detailed fill out sheet that my daughter and I used. We spent an hour and 1 half here easily. Right now in one of the rooms there is a Lego replica of the Capitol building. Its amazing!
Forget politics! Go to the Capitol and take the free guided tour. It’s every Texans house of government. Enjoy it!
An architectural master peace in the heart of Austin, surrounded by a well maintained park
Such a beautiful building with and incredible friendly staff. The guy at the front desk have us tons of information of other historical destinations around the area to visit. The map he handled us was so useful. The lady upstairs on the second floor helped me to dress up my mother to take some cute pictures of her and was so kind to is and the children who were learning about the display. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Austin.
A must see
Great stop! They had lots of brochures for all of Texas and Austin and lots of history on the capitol. It is a great place to start your tour of the grounds.We parked in the capitol visitor parking garage. It was large and close by. A good choice. The day we went it was free, so I have not idea what they normally charge.
Not the most exciting thing youll do in Austin, but its free, interesting, and air conditioned, so why not?! Check out the gift shop and tiny O Henry museum (a single room, but still well done) downstairs, and go upstairs for an interactive kids area and some more information about how white people settled in Texas.
Great place to visit so much to see and the architecture is stunning
This little building is actually older than the State Capitol building! The admission-free and air-conditioned center offers information on the State Capitol as well exhibits on Texan history. On the second floor there are numerous computers where you can find out interesting Texan facts (e.g. What is the state snack of Texas?). It is a nice place that complements the State Capitol building.
Texas History is here . in the state capitol
Good place and good memory
Visit here every year with my students. They love this field trip and the things they learn here. They have a great rotation to keep kids engaged in Texas history.
Excellant starting point for a visitor. We walked to capitol from there. A must experience for any visitor in Austin. Beautiful grounds and building. We Were questioning lots of stuff and the people were so helpful. Cool from the Texas heat. Nice facilities!
If you love Texan history you love this place
A great place to explore. Has a great gift shop too!!! I enjoy going there for special Texas postcards to send to friends out of state.
The perfect place to start your trip in Austin. Theres some exhibits that give a little history, as well as plenty of friendly and helpful staff who have resources and knowledge to answer your questions.
Small informational center with gift shop.
Enigmatic place! pure story.!
Highly recommend visiting here first before touring the grounds as they will make sure you dont miss a thing during your trip and leave well informed. Very friendly staff.
Get more information about the capitol here!
Beautiful architecture. And the greatest governor ever works here atm
Unique Texas gifts, but some are overpriced.
Interesting tour.
Tourist trap! They tell you about the history of Texas. Its great for out of towners or if youre a transplant. Its pretty cool to check out.
Great tour and historical
Great little piece of history. Went with kids class field trip and enjoyed it a lot
Fantastic place at night love the way its lit up
Nice little place to start your tour of the city. Lots of information and souvenirs to be had.
Neat, small, history museum with some nice interactive exhibits.
Love it
Very cool place.! The kids will love it!
Cool museum. Great place to escape to on a hot day.
Good array of products, staff were very friendly and helpful.
Lego replica
Great
Well presented, interesting.Helpful staff.
Nice place!
This is a must do in Austin.
Cool place to learn about Texas history
A must visit if you are in Austin!!
Nice place to learn about the Capitol.
Love my State!
Lots of interesting info
Just beautiful
Informative
The commemorative coin machine sucks... the commemorative coin was cut off directly🥲The penny machine is horrible... it cut offs my penny🥲
Be sure to visit. Maybe its a better experience than the House of Parliament building.Get free self-guided materials in Korean and foreign languages.great staff. The souvenir shop is lovely.If you need a photo zone, this is the place.An elevator is available.The toilet is in the basement.
Excellent historical place
Beautiful place
Educational
Have a postcard but cant send QQ here
Bello lugar
Total reviews rating 4.6
82 Reviews for Texas Capitol Visitors Center 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-12The city of Austin has always been a great place to visit and if you are looking for a cool history lesson, make sure you stop be the capital building. There is alot to learn here and soak up. There are really cool exhibits in the visitor center and alot of learning involved there too. This is a great place to have field trips and bring the kids to learn some Texas history.
Review №2
2022-05-30Good place to accustomed with history of politics and geography of Texas. They have an exhibit center, history of this building, gift shop, Texas travel center and historical photographs. They also offered art tour which is completely free.
Review №3
2022-06-27To be clear : my review is for the VISITORS CENTER ONLY. Many of these reviews are including the Capitol building itself. I am not. That tour and building is different. I had high hopes for the visitors center but it felt very lacking to me. The building is enormous and they could have done a lot more with it IMO. It feels ...lackluster and disjointed. None of the staff was friendly at all, especially not in the gift shop. It was okay but we are history buffs and werent super impressed although we expected to be. I guess at least its free lol.
Review №4
2022-03-10Pretty cool informational center on Austin’s natural landscape and history. Love that they show case the states diverse ecological features.Unfortunately they do a poor job in integrating the perspectives and experiences of people of color (including those of African or indigenous heritage). Would like to see more of this for my next visit.
Review №5
2022-05-05Great place to visit and alot of things to see.
Review №6
2018-07-01Wonderful stop for a quick visit, (but if youre in a hurry, then skip it). Informative & little museum on the 2nd floor provides the history of the State Capitol building. A neat little gift shop, and travel center with brochures for all of Texas. (Restrooms too.) No food or drink allowed. Great place to cool down too!
Review №7
2022-05-10I have to visit every time Im in Austin. Never disappoints. Very nice place to get more history of the Capitol and how it was built.
Review №8
2018-11-04It was a really nice visitors center. Everyone there was nice and friendly. But like most things in the u.s. they dont have much in the way of American made things. Even the things with the Texas flag were made in China. It would be nice if they would sell nothing as opposed to that kind of stuff. And in a state this big you would think they could find some locally sourced things.
Review №9
2022-04-11Quite impressed by the capital and grounds.
Review №10
2018-09-20Wonderful building with lots of Texas history. Worth a look. Took the guided capital tour. Its FREE.