Free Bike Helmet
Free: All time New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) wants bike riders to wear helmets. They go as far as fitting and giving away the official NYC bicycle helmet as events throughout the city. Call 311 to schedule a fitting or check out their updated calendar for upcoming helmet fitting sessions. In order to...
Central Park App
Free: All time Plan your visit to Central Park armed by the free Central Park app on your smartphone. Enjoy a complete guide to the Park: find out what events are happening, browse over 200 things to see, use the GPS-enabled map for navigation, and follow the celebrity tours of popular location. Address: Central Park,...
SFC Farmers Market at Republic Square Park
Free: Saturdays Open year round, rain or shine, the Sustainable Food Center’s downtown farmer’s market at Republic Square Park (422 Guadalupe St) is the place for farm fresh foods from local growers, as well as baked goods arts and crafts from local artisans. The SFC Farmers’ Market is not only certified by the Texas Department...
Hope Outdoor Gallery (Graffiti Park)
Free: All Time HOPE is a three story outdoor art project located at 11th and Baylor Streets. Launched with the support of artist Shepard Fairey, it is one of the largest outdoor galleries in Texas and was developed to provide muralists, graffiti artists and community groups the opportunity to display large scale art pieces driven...
Congress Avenue Bats
Free: All time From April through September, folks gather on the Congress Avenue Bridge and surrounding areas to get a glimpse of the largest urban colony of Mexican free-tailed bats emerge nightly on their quest for food. Address: 100 S Congress Ave, Austin, Texas 78701 Opening hours: Sunset, Daily from April through September Direction: Congress...
Blanton Museum of Art
Free: Thursdays 10am – 5pm The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin is one of the foremost university art museums in the country, and has the largest and most comprehensive collection of art in Central Texas. The Blanton’s permanent collection of more than 17,000 works is recognized for its European...
Harry Ransom Center
Free: All time The Harry Ransom Center is among the nation’s finest research libraries and a place of unlimited discovery. The collections assembled here document the work of some of the finest writers and artists and provide unprecedented access to the creative process while also helping to understand the historical moment out of which this work...
Texas State Capitol Building Tour
Free: All time Free Capitol tours are conducted daily beginning in the Capitol South Foyer and concluding in the Capitol Extension. This tour features the Capitol, Texas history, and the Texas legislature. Tours are generally 30-40 minutes in length and are available during the following times: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm; Saturday, 9:30am – 3:30pm; Sunday, Noon...
Historic Walking Tours of Austin
Free: All time RESERVATION REQUIRED. The South entrance of the Capitol building serves as the departure point for two free guided-walking tours of downtown that help history buffs explore Austin’s past. The 10-block Congress Avenue and nine-block Sixth Street (Pecan Street) National Register Districts interweave modern skyscrapers with 19th century buildings such as the Old Bakery...
9/11 Museum
Free: Tuesdays 5pm – 9pm (last entry 7pm) The National September 11 Memorial Museum serves as the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring the implications of the events of 9/11. The Museum’s 110,000 square feet of exhibition space is located within the archaeological heart of the World Trade Center site—telling the story of 9/11 through...
MIT Museum
Free: Last Sunday of the month (Sept – June) The MIT Museum presents an array of science and technology exhibits. Discover high-tech artifacts, research prototypes, intriguing scientific instruments, historic photographs, amazing holograms and even ingenious kinetic sculptures! Address: 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 Opening hours: Daily 10am – 5pm, July-Aug Thu until 7pm Direction:...
Old North Church
Free: All time Old North Church is the location mentioned in the famous “One if by land, and two if by sea” phrase from the Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride.” On the night of April 18, 1775, it was from the steeple of this very church that two lanterns were hung to signal that the...
