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Bats Underneath Congress Bridge, Austin, TX

Congress Bridge over Town Lake, Austin, Texas

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+1 512 416 5700, +1 512 327 9721

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www.batcon.org

The Congress Bridge over Town Lake houses approximately one and a half million bats in mid-summer. In the spring, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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I've seen the bats at carlsbad caverns a long time ago and if I remember correctly was a more impressive than the view in Austin. more on Yahoo! Travel

You can take a basket with cheese & wine sit on the grassy knoll and have a romantic sunset dinner, while waiting for the bats to come out. more on Yahoo! Travel

Between April and October, North America’s largest urban colony of Mexican free-tailed bats make Austin their home. more on igougo

I've been meaning to go back for a long time, now that I'm older, and watch it again. more on Yahoo! Travel

Of course we had to go check them out, and what a neat and different experience it was. more on Yahoo! Travel

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This is a must see for anyone visiting Austin. Though the bats are seasonal, it is the most amazing thing you have ever seen. Imagine over 1 million bats flying out ... more on Yahoo! Travel

How unique is this? Where in the world can sit at TGIF, eat dinner, watch bats come flying out of the bridge! The amazing thing is how Austin has embraced this tradition and made it something that is worth seeing. A great blend ... more on Yahoo! Travel

It isn't very often that you have the oppurtunity to visit the largest urban bat colony in the United States. In fact, it most likely doesn't cross most peoples minds. The view is magnificent on the river, there ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I remember going to watch the bats under the Congress bridge when I was really young. It was so fascinating, I recall just absolutely loving it. I've been meaning to go back for a long time, now that I'm older, and watch it again. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Its an amazing experience seeing literally millions of mexican freetail bats fly out from the bridge forming what looks like smoke streams in the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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We waited around for a couple of hours for the bats, but I'm glad we got there early because it got crowded. They didn't emerge until it was pretty dark so it was actually quite difficult to see them from the bridge, which ... more on Yahoo! Travel

You can take a basket with cheese & wine sit on the grassy knoll and have a romantic sunset dinner, while waiting for the bats to come out. Even ... more on Yahoo! Travel