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For a completely unique family outing during your summer visit to Austin you can bring the whole family to the Congress Avenue Bridge to watch an extraordinary natural phenomenon. It appears that the engineers who built the bridge back in 1980 managed to create the ideal habitat for thousands upon thousands of bats who live in the many crevices under the bridge and emerge at dusk to feed upon millions of air-born insects. Each summer evening (July and August are the best months) you can make your way to the bridge to witness the extraordinary sight as over 1.5 million bats take to the air. There is no need to worry that the bats may harm you or the children – they are harmless and beneficial creatures who help control insect numbers.
Congress Avenue Bridge, Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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