40% off (Sale price $65.41, Reg. Price $110.00) :: Hotel at a Glance: TownePlace Suites Austin Arboretum/The Domain AreaMore than 170 stores and restaurants await shoppers near this Austin hotel. A trio of malls—Gateway Shopping Centers, The Arboretum, and The Domain—are all less than 10 minutes from the hotel. Downtown Austins shops and eateries are just 15 minutes away. Free breakfast includes hot dishes such as waffles and eggs. Home-cooked meals: All studios and suites are equipped with full kitchens. Spotlight on the suite: This two-bedroom unit has a 750-square-foot layout with a separate living area and three TVs. Best way to relax: swimming in the outdoor pool Snack time anytime: The 24-hour convenience store stocks candy and microwavable meals.Austin, Texas: Proudly Offbeat State Capital and Live-Music Capital of the WorldBuilt in 1888, the pink-granite Texas Capitol building in Austin is the largest state capitol in the country and even taller than the US Capitol in Washington, DC—proof that everything is, indeed, bigger in Texas. Yet Austin stands apart from the rest of the state politically and culturally, a fact that locals seem to revel in. Keep Austin Weird is a popular motto here, appearing on bumper stickers and T-shirts. The weirdness manifests itself all over town, where you’ll find a death-metal-themed pizza place, a cathedral made of garbage, and the Museum of Natural Artificial Ephemerata, which displays an 1893 World’s Fair stereograph and one of Marilyn Monroe’s cigarette butts.Austin has been dubbed the Live Music Capital of the World thanks to the citys nearly 200 venues, where bands play everything from blues to punk rock. In fact, Travel + Leisure magazine named Austin one of Americas Best Music Cities, calling it the mother ship for indie rock and alternative-country types. Stubbs Bar-B-Q books some of the bigger acts that come to town, including Johnny Cash and Snoop Dogg. In addition to the live entertainment taking place on a nightly basis, two massively popular music festivals—South by Southwest and Austin City Limits—draw
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