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Austin, along with Boulder, Santa Fe, and Tucson, is one of the great centers for natural living in the Southwest. Home to the largest natural food store chain in the world, Whole Foods, and the bookstore recently voted the best independent bookstore in the U.S., Bookpeople, Austin is a mecca for people wanting to know and practice healthier ways to live. It is the most highly educated large city in the United States and ranks sixth for number of artists and musicians per capita.
Austin is rightfully known as “The Live Music Capital of the World.” The Austin Chronicle lists 198 live music venues. The musical and cultural diversity of Austin makes it one of the greatest cities in the world for music, with a healthy art, dance, and literary scene. Austin boasts both the South by Southwest Music and Film Festivals and the Austin City Limits TV show and Fall Music Festival.
Austin is nestled within the Hill Country of central Texas, known for its many waterways and unique terrain, with 150 miles of highland lakes and 16,000 acres of dedicated parkland. Austin is also home to Barton Springs, the largest urban naturally spring-fed swimming area in the U.S. Lake Austin and Town lake offer canoeing, kayaking, rowing and over 32 miles of bike trails in Austin itself!
The “Green Guide” lists Austin as the only southern city to make the list of the 10 greenest cities in the U.S.
“Austin (pop 656,562) is clean and affordable with 15 percent of city space devoted to parks and nature preserves, ranking well in the top tier of green-building cities. Austin really stands out for its commitment to renewable energy, with the most aggressive short-term goal in the nation: 20 percent of energy needs to be met by renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2020. Austin also aims to take full advantage of the Texas sun with the declared goal of becoming the number one solar manufacturing center in the U.S.”