4 Best Day Trips from Austin

"Formerly only a 19th century school house, the Round Top Festival Institute now encompasses 210 acres with 18 buildings, plus historic houses, elaborate gardens, and the 1,000-seat Festival Concert Hall. The Concert Hall, which took two decades to complete, is well-known as one of the most acoustically perfect performance venues in the country, and stands out with gorgeous Gothic-inspired woodwork. The Institute plays host to 100 of the world’s top music students every summer, along with internationally respected conductors who work with the students over six weeks—concluding in the Texas Festival Orchestra performance." - Mandy Ellis