AUSTIN
Texas State Capitol
© Photo from Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau

Texas State Capitol


State Preservation Board (Caretakers)
1100 Congress St.
Austin, TX 78701
512-463-0063

Capitol Visitors Center
112 East 11th St.
Austin, TX 78701
512- 305-8400

The Capitol Complex is in the heart of downtown Austin, and its various facilities serve employees on state business as well as visitors observing the legislative process, strolling the grounds, or learning about Texas history.Free Capitol tours (generally 45 minutes in length) are conducted daily and feature the Capitol, Texas history, and the Texas legislature. The Capitol Visitors Center (southeast corner of the Capitol grounds) is housed in the three-story castle-like structure of the restored 1856-57 General Land Office building, the oldest state office building in Texas.

Texas State Capitol