VISITOR INFO:

HOTEL:

Holiday Inn Austin Town Lake
20 North IH 35 Austin,TX.~78701

1 877-863- 4780
Room block for Conference attendees.

Must make reservations by September 24, 2009 for conference rate.

Transportation to and from the Airport:

Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport


CAB INFORMATION (please note: most cabs will ONLY take cash)
Austin Yellow Cab: 512-452-9999
Austin Cab Company: 512-478-2222

Approximate fare to UT - $30.00

BUS INFORMATION
City Bus Service, Capital Metro: http://www.capmetro.org/
Route Information: 512-474-1200; 800-474-1201
Capitol Metro's Route 100 Austin-Bergstrom Airport Fare is $0.50.
One UT stop near ART Building is at 21st and San Jacinto.
SuperShuttle Approximate fare to UT is $9-13.00; 800-258-3826



AIRPORT SHUTTLE
Avoid the expense and hassle of airport parking and take the Capital Metro 100 route to the airport! Capital Metro provides daily service from The University of Texas at Austin area and downtown to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA). Buses run approximately every 35 minutes and a printer friendly route map and schedule are available at
http://www.capmetro.org/riding/current_schedules/MAPS/RT100_SB.PDF

ATTRACTIONS ON OR NEAR CAMPUS
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

The Blanton Museum of Art

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum


PLACES TO EAT NEARBY ON CAMPUS
(note, some of these may be closed on Saturday):

O’s Campus Café

Dobie Mall

The Texas Union

The Blanton Café

Texpresso – On San Jacinto, between 21st and 24th streets (Alumni Center across from the stadium): excellent coffee, Panini sandwiches, and salads.

PLACES TO EAT NEARBY OFF CAMPUS

Coffee/breakfast

Einstein Bros. Bagels - 24th and Guadalupe

Starbucks Coffee– 24th and Nueces (2 blocks west of Guadalupe on 24th)

Kerbey Lane (24-hour breakfast, table service) - 26th and Guadalupe

Sandwiches

Potbelly Sandwiches – 23rd and Guadalupe

Which Wich – south of 24th and Guadalupe

The Pita Pit (pita sandwiches and salads) – south of 24th and Guadalupe

Texadelphia (Cheesesteaks, etc.) – north of 24th and Guadalupe

Pizza

Austin's Pizza- 23rd and Guadalupe

Mellow Mushroom – 24th and Guadalupe

Milto's Pizza Pub- 29th and Guadalupe

Mangia Chicago Stuffed Pizza- 31st and Guadalupe

Mexican fast food

Chipotle Mexican Grill- 22nd and Guadalupe

Chango's Taqueria- 30th and Guadalupe

Asian (table service)

Crave Thai & Sushi Bar - 100 Guadalupe Street

Madam Mam's Noodles – 25th and Guadalupe

Thai Noodle- 26th and Guadalupe

Thai Kitchen- 30th and Guadalupe

Burgers

Burger Tex- 29th and Guadalupe

Dirty Martin's (Burgers) - 28th and Guadalupe

Terra Burger – 26th and Guadalupe

Other

Kerbey Lane (serves just about everything, table service) - 26th and Guadalupe

Ruby’s BBQ – 29th and Guadalupe

El Greco (Greek, table service) – 30th and Guadalupe (behind Mangia Pizza)

Boomerang’s (Australian veggie, chicken or beef Pies) – 31st, a few doors west of Guadalupe