Travel to the Department of Astronomy
The Dept of Astronomy and the Austin offices of McDonald Observatory are located on the 15th floor of the Physics, Math and Astronomy Building (PMA), at 2511 Speedway, on the southeast corner of Speedway and W. Dean Keaton St. --Detail
Parking
Open street parking, while available, is in high demand. The University encourages visitors to park in one of the nine garages on campus.
- UT Maps and rates.
- Garages closest to Astronomy.
- Smaller, commercially run lots are also scattered around the campus perimeter.
Lodging
Guests of the department can receive a discount by booking their stay through the department's travel office. The establishments we use most frequently are listed here. See also, the map at right.
- AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
- Doubletree Guest Suites Austin
- Extended StayAmerica Austin - Town Lake
- LaQuinta Inn Austin Capitol
- Hotel Ella
- Star of Texas Inn
Transportation
University of Texas Shuttle and Austin public transporation schedules can be found at the Capital Metro website.
By air, Austin is served by
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin Area
- Restaurants, music and community events are covered by a weekly and a daily newspaper.
- The Chronicle
- The Austin American-Statesman
- Austin 360
- Austin restaurants at: OpenTable
- Public and community events, and a wealth of municipal information, can be found at:
- Austin City Connection
- The current weather.
