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trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: A nice little adventure if you're in town

Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:02:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author anneeasterling - If you are in Austin during the summer, taking a trip down to the Congress Ave. bridge to see the bats fly out is a nice little adventure. They say that this is the largest colony of bats in an urban setting, and the bats fly out each evening on their...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: Yikes!!!!

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:39:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bbbradk - I had read about the bats prior to my trip to Austin (mostly here on Epinions) and was interested, but a little wary! I mean they are bats, and bats are scary right? I got over my fear and decided to take in this wonderful natural phenomenon. The...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: Free fun with the Freetails

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 23:44:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tx_traveler - How could anyone give this attraction anything less than 5 stars? The bats under the Congress Avenue bridge have been a popular attraction with Texans since the mid 80's. Considering that the state has the largest bat colony in the world (Bracken Bat...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: Holy Bats In the Bridge, Batman!

Fri, 15 Aug 2003 09:44:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrkstvns - "No matter what you do during the day, you just gotta spend your evening down by the bridge s...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: Austin Bat Tours - Very Fun!

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:31:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cherii - My husband and I moved to Austin in May of 1999. Going to see the bats is one of the first things I wanted to do. It was absolutely fabulous, BUT the grassy knoll near the bridge was packed with kids, blankets, picnic baskets, animals, and frantic...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: Where to watch the bats

Tue, 9 May 2000 22:30:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author AustinAndrew - The Bats under the Congress Street bridge are truly spectacular. But make sure to watch them from the best vantage point. There are three main places to watch:

1. TGIF's on the Lake. Get there early for outdoor seating, and you can watch the...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: Thrilling Phenomena

Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:15:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author NoniaBidnis - We moved to Austin in 1997, and luckily it was at the time of year (October) when we could still go see the bats depart for their evening out. At first, we were just using the jogging trail around Town Lake and

found there was a kind of strange...

trvl-Dest-United States-Texas-Austin-Bats: Bats are da bomb

Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:16:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Militiaman - I won't go into too much detail here, but if you are ever in Austin from May through October and you don't go see the bats fly out from under the Congress street bridge, you're a fool.

The best place to see them is from the top of the bridge...