| The University of Texas at Austin, with its main | | | | Go back in time when you take the historic Main |
| campus no more than a mile away from the State | | | | Building Tour either online, to sample the architecture, |
| Capitol of Texas, is the famous research university | | | | the sights and sounds, the personalities behind the |
| at the heart of Texas. As part of the University of | | | | making of the Main Building, or on an actual day tour |
| Texas System, UT Austin is consistently well | | | | of the building itself. With the Victorian-Gothic style |
| attended since its founding in 1883. In 2007, it had | | | | of old being retained as much as possible, the new |
| the fifth largest fall-season enrolment in the nation. In | | | | Main Building with its modern day tower is one |
| Texas, it holds the record for the largest enrolment | | | | hallmark of the campus you cannot afford to miss. |
| amongst all the local colleges. | | | | University of Texas in Austin also plays host to |
| The university is noted for the J. J. Pickle Research | | | | seventeen libraries, 7 museums, a football stadium, a |
| Campus, an academic research center. In addition, | | | | Student Activities Center, the Gregory Gym, the |
| there are other auxiliary facilities and programs that | | | | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the |
| the university operates. Interested parties, students | | | | Blanton Museum of the Arts. Art, history, activity, all |
| meaning to enroll, or tourists can go on campus | | | | rolled into one. There can never be an idle time for |
| walking tours to see the UT Austin for themselves. | | | | the intellectually and physically aroused in the campus. |
| Aside from the regular day tours there is the | | | | There is KUT, a public radio station operated by the |
| nighttime Moonlight Prowl guided tour. Also available is | | | | university to provide internet streaming audio and |
| the Tower Observation Deck Tour, taking place at | | | | regular FM radio broadcasts. |
| the observation deck of the Tower, the | | | | If you really want to see everything there is to |
| university’s landmark. It is a premium to see the | | | | discover in the University of Texas at Austin, time |
| architecture, the construction, the interiors, for | | | | your visit for the biggest Texan open house: the |
| yourself. | | | | Explore UT yearly open house. Every year the |
| Public art is a main attraction at the University of | | | | university plays host to Texans to discover for |
| Texas at Austin campus. Landmarks is a collection of | | | | themselves the wonders of the UT Austin Campus. |
| the finest public art-works on campus. Sculpture is a | | | | From guided tours to special performances, from |
| feature in the online Campus Statues Tour highlighting | | | | lectures to demonstrations, from interactive and |
| the more notable statues and other landmark | | | | other do-it-yourself activities, the Explore UT is one |
| sculptures in the campus. | | | | event that bares them all about the university. |