what to see near austin?
Texas Department of Public Safety Historical Museum and Research Center Cathedral of Junk Harry Ransom Center Texas Memorial Museum Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge Zilker Park Texas State Capitol William Sidney Porter House Bullock Texas State History Museum Barton Springs Pool
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 Austin 's settlers , the Old Three Hundred , made places along the Brazos River in 1822 . Twenty @-@ three other empresarios brought settlers to the state , the majority of whom were from the United States . The population of Texas grew rapidly . In 1825 , Texas had about 3 @,@ 500 people , with most of Mexican descent . By 1834 , the population had grown to about 37 @,@ 800 people , with only 7 @,@ 800 of Mexican descent . 

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 In Mexico , topographical officer George W. Hughes reported to Secretary of State John M. Clayton that a railroad across the isthmus was a “ feasible and practical ” idea . Clayton then instructed Robert P. Letcher , the minister to Mexico , to negotiate a treaty to protect Hargous ' rights . The United States ' proposal gave Mexicans a 20 % discount on shipping , guaranteed Mexican rights in the zone , allowed the United States to send in military if necessary , and gave the United States most @-@ favored @-@ nation status for Mexican cargo fees . This treaty , however , was never finalized . 

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 Documentary and mockumentary productions set in the city include Irshad Ashraf 's St. Richard of Austin , a tribute to the American film director Richard Linklater , and Cluj @-@ Napocolonia , a mockumentary imagining a fabulous city of the future . 

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 " ' A villa without order , two presidios , seven missions , and an errant population of scarcely 4 @,@ 000 persons of both sexes and all ages that occupies an immense desert country , stretching from the abandoned presidio of Los Adaes to San Antonio , ... does not deserve the name of the Province of Texas ... nor the concern entailed in its preservation . ' " 

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 Austin lies 110 miles ( 180 km ) east of Fallon . The city , founded by Pony Express riders that discovered silver , was a mining boomtown that now describes itself as a living ghost town . In 1862 , at the peak of the silver boom , Austin had a population of 10 @,@ 000 people . Today , about 300 residents remain . Perched above the town and just to the south of the highway is Stokes Castle , a long abandoned monument to a prominent eastern family with local mining interests . Passing Austin , travelers encounter hairpin turns and steep grades in the ascent up Austin Summit in the Toiyabe Range . This area is inside the Humboldt @-@ Toiyabe National Forest , the first part of US 50 to run inside a national forest since leaving Lake Tahoe . At Hickison Summit , about 20 miles ( 32 km ) east of Austin , is the Hickison Petroglyph Recreation Area , a rest area and campground featuring a walking tour of petroglyphs . 
