Zilker Botanical Garden is a botanical garden of varied topography located on the south bank of the Colorado River.

Mount Bonnell is a prominent point alongside the Lake Austin portion of the Colorado River in Austin, Texas.

McKinney Falls State Park is a state park in Austin, Texas at the confluence of Onion Creek and Williamson Creek.

Lady Bird Lake is a river-like reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas.

Barton Springs Pool is a man-made recreational swimming pool located on the grounds of Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Austin is located in Central Texas, along the banks of the Colorado River. It is situated approximately 200 miles southwest of Dallas and 150 miles south of Waco. Austin’s 2019 population was at 978,908.