Circuit of the Americas, Austin

Name: Circuit of the Americas
Address: 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd, Austin, 78617-3738, United States
Telephone: +1 512-301-6600

#7 among attractions in Austin

Sport venue, Sport, Racetrack, Event space

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Facts and practical information

Circuit of the Americas is a Grade 1 FIA-specification 5.514-kilometre motor racing track and facilities located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas in the United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, NASCAR's Texas Grand Prix, and the Grand Prix of the Americas, a round in MotoGP. It previously hosted the Australian V8 Supercars, the Americas Rallycross Championship, the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IndyCar Classic. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 2019Capacity: 5000Coordinates: 30°8'3"N, 97°38'17"W

Address

9201 Circuit of the Americas BlvdAustin 78617-3738 United States

Contact

+1 512-301-6600

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Day trips

Circuit of the Americas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: McKinney Homestead, NLand, McKinney Falls State Park, Smith Rock Shelter.

6.2 miNW
Park, Natural attraction, Waterfall
McKinney Homestead, Austin
160 min walk • The McKinney Homestead is a former limestone home built between 1850 and 1852 by Thomas F. McKinney, owner of the surrounding land. The two-story homestead was continuously occupied until it burned in the 1940s. Archaeological investigations in 1974 determined the house was built with limestone quarried from Onion Creek.
4.9 miNE
Park
NLand, Austin
126 min walk • NLand Surf Park is an inland surfing destination near Austin, Texas, located ten minutes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 4836 East Highway 71, Del Valle, Texas 78617. The park offers surfing sessions, lessons, clinics, or group surfing for first-time, beginner, intermediate, and advanced surfers.
5.9 miNW
Area
McKinney Falls State Park, Austin
152 min walk • McKinney Falls State Park is a state park in Austin, Texas, United States at the confluence of Onion Creek and Williamson Creek. It is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park opened on April 15, 1976 and is named after Thomas F.
6.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Smith Rock Shelter, Austin
158 min walk • The Smith Rock Shelter is a natural limestone overhang in McKinney Falls State Park near Austin, Texas. The shelter is believed to have been used by Native Americans from 500 BCE until the 18th century.
4.5 miNW
Volcano, Nature
Pilot Knob, Austin
115 min walk • Pilot Knob is the eroded core of an extinct volcano located 8 miles south of central Austin, Texas, near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and McKinney Falls State Park.
2.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Moore's Crossing Historic District, Austin
70 min walk • Moore's Crossing Historic District is a community located in rural Travis County nine miles southeast of Austin, Texas near the Austin–Bergstrom International Airport.