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Downtown · Central
Austin History Center
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★ 4.5 (222) on Google ↗
The city's archive in the 1933 old central library building next to the current one, with rotating photo exhibitions on Austin's past and staff who will pull maps of your block.
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- Neighborhood
- Downtown · Central
- Address
- 810 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701
- Hours
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- Website
- library.austintexas.gov/ahc
- Price
- Free
- Best time
- Year-round
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