Wonderful stop for a quick visit, (but if youre in a hurry, then skip it). Informative & little museum on the 2nd floor provides the history of the State Capitol building. A neat little gift shop, and travel center with brochures for all of Texas. (Restrooms too.) No food or drink allowed. Great place to cool down too!

Wonderful building with lots of Texas history. Worth a look. Took the guided capital tour. Its FREE.

It was a really nice visitors center. Everyone there was nice and friendly. But like most things in the u.s. they dont have much in the way of American made things. Even the things with the Texas flag were made in China. It would be nice if they would sell nothing as opposed to that kind of stuff. And in a state this big you would think they could find some locally sourced things.

Fantastic place at night love the way its lit up

An architectural master peace in the heart of Austin, surrounded by a well maintained park

Nice place to spend 1 hr.especially court room ,senate speaker house and house interior is nice.

My 8 year old daughter and I had a very enjoyable time visiting the Texas Capitol Visitors Center. The lady at the help desk was very informative, friendly and had excellent tips and advice for our time in the visitors center and the Capitol itself. We learned so much information about the Capitol. There is a kids page they can fill information out as they go along at the help desk with crayons. Upstairs there is a 2 sided, more detailed fill out sheet that my daughter and I used. We spent an hour and 1 half here easily. Right now in one of the rooms there is a Lego replica of the Capitol building. Its amazing!

Worth visiting this free attraction on Texas state history.Its admission-free and air-conditioned and when the Austin heat hits, its a nice escape. The center offers information on the State Capitol as well exhibits on Texas history. The second floor has computers set-up where you can find pretty cool information about Texas. It complements the State Capitol building very well and is worth the time it takes to visit - Id say around 45 minutes to an hour.

Well presented, interesting.Helpful staff.

Not the most exciting thing youll do in Austin, but its free, interesting, and air conditioned, so why not?! Check out the gift shop and tiny O Henry museum (a single room, but still well done) downstairs, and go upstairs for an interactive kids area and some more information about how white people settled in Texas.

This little building is actually older than the State Capitol building! The admission-free and air-conditioned center offers information on the State Capitol as well exhibits on Texan history. On the second floor there are numerous computers where you can find out interesting Texan facts (e.g. What is the state snack of Texas?). It is a nice place that complements the State Capitol building.

Great stop! They had lots of brochures for all of Texas and Austin and lots of history on the capitol. It is a great place to start your tour of the grounds.We parked in the capitol visitor parking garage. It was large and close by. A good choice. The day we went it was free, so I have not idea what they normally charge.

Great little piece of history. Went with kids class field trip and enjoyed it a lot

Love my State!

Such a beautiful building with and incredible friendly staff. The guy at the front desk have us tons of information of other historical destinations around the area to visit. The map he handled us was so useful. The lady upstairs on the second floor helped me to dress up my mother to take some cute pictures of her and was so kind to is and the children who were learning about the display. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Austin.

Visit here every year with my students. They love this field trip and the things they learn here. They have a great rotation to keep kids engaged in Texas history.

Very cool place.! The kids will love it!

Excellant starting point for a visitor. We walked to capitol from there. A must experience for any visitor in Austin. Beautiful grounds and building. We Were questioning lots of stuff and the people were so helpful. Cool from the Texas heat. Nice facilities!

A great place to explore. Has a great gift shop too!!! I enjoy going there for special Texas postcards to send to friends out of state.

Highly recommend visiting here first before touring the grounds as they will make sure you dont miss a thing during your trip and leave well informed. Very friendly staff.

The perfect place to start your trip in Austin. Theres some exhibits that give a little history, as well as plenty of friendly and helpful staff who have resources and knowledge to answer your questions.

Good array of products, staff were very friendly and helpful.

Tourist trap! They tell you about the history of Texas. Its great for out of towners or if youre a transplant. Its pretty cool to check out.

Nice little place to start your tour of the city. Lots of information and souvenirs to be had.

Cool museum. Great place to escape to on a hot day.

Neat, small, history museum with some nice interactive exhibits.

Just beautiful

Informative

Nice place to learn about the Capitol.

Cool place to learn about Texas history

Lots of interesting info

A must visit if you are in Austin!!