Austin is home of the national champions University of Texas Longhorns and where the award winning TV show Friday Night Lights was filmed, so Austin is all about Texas football, music and good times. Split in two by Town Lake, Austin provides two areas of town for unique culture and entertainment as well as comfortable lodging at cheap rates. North of Town Lake near quality hotels with great deals on rooms is the capital, UT Campus and historic 6th Street which comes alive at night with music halls and restaurants. South Austin hosts many antique and eclectic shops close to affordable hotels and comfortable lodgings. Watch the Mexican bats roost under Congress Bridge, or picnic along the shores of crystal Town Lake.

Eat authentic Mexican dishes on one of the many terraced patios at the famed Oasis Bar and Grill and toast the sunset over Lake Travis, an Austin tradition. Lake Travis provides water fun from boating to swimming to fishing. Bike the rolling hills where Lance Armstrong practiced. Visit Zilker Botanical Garden and Zilker Park which has a miniature train to ride and famous Barton Springs, a natural swimming hole fed by underground artesian springs. Play golf at many of the fine public courses close to downtown and quality, low-priced motels.

The only state in the Union that was once it's own country, Texas is full of history and Austin is the place to learn about it, from the LBJ Library to tours at the State Capitol where Sam Houston was both president and later governor. Visit the State Cemetery where many of the founding legislators rest. Close to many affordable hotels with discount rates, stroll down historic Congress Ave where trolley cars and buggies rode. Take walking historical tours and visit the Bob Bullock State History Museum nearby your low-priced hotel room.

Austin is called the Third Coast and Live Music Capital of the World. This is home to Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, and Hootie & the Blow Fish. If you like music, you'll love Austin. Austin is just a few hours north of low-priced hotel rooms inSan Antonio, and three hours east of Houston.