The Top Interesting and Fun Things to do in Austin Indoors Get notified about exclusive offers every week! SIGN UP Whenever Texas comes up, what do you immediately think about that resonates with the largest state in the USA? Cowboys, that is right, the first thing on our list. Desert and hot temperature? What else? Maybe a strong Southern accent that we love hearing in movies and some good ole Texan BBQ chicken, right? Austin, the capital city of Texas, has some well-known attributes to it as well. Firstly, it is called the live-music capital of the world. The city also holds some of the most renowned museums in the country and unique natural formations.