Texas Hill Country - The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips - page 763

The short, easy Hill Country Nature Trail, which begins in the park campground and
winds down to Twin Falls Overlook, provides a close look at native plants. Mesquite, shin
oak, Ashe juniper, Texas persimmon, and sycamore are among the trees you'll see along
theway.Inspringandsummeralsotaketimetolistenfortheshort,buzzingnotesthatflow
from the golden-cheeked warbler's throat.
Austin, the capital of Texas, has plenty of “biggest” attractions, from a capitol building higher than the U.S. Capitol to
the largest urban bat colony—and plenty in between.
13. Austin
Almost fifteen feet higher than the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the Texas-size state
capitol in Austin is the largest in the entire country. Its construction in the 1880s called for
some 15,000 railroad carloads of pink Hill Country granite. The immense building is just
as imposing indoors, with details in its oak, walnut, cherry, cedar, ash, pine, and mahogany
woodwork.Thecapitol isopenfortoursdaily;agalleryandbalconyonthefourthfloorof-
fersvisitorsimpressiveviewsofthefinelyworkedterrazzotilefloorbelowandtherotunda
above.