Outdoors · WildlifeBiggest urban bat colony anywhere
Downtown · Central
Congress Avenue Bridge Bats
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About 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats pour out from under the Congress bridge at dusk from spring to fall; watch from the Statesman lawn or a kayak on the lake.
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- Neighborhood
- Downtown · Central
- Address
- 100 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
- Hours
- Check current hours ↗
- Website
- austintexas.org/things-to-do/outdoors/bat-watching
- Price
- Free
- Best time
- Summer
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