Image Credits

Photos on Austin Quick Trips are sourced from Wikimedia Commons and used under public domain or Creative Commons licenses. Full attribution below.

How We Source Images

We only use photos that have been verified to represent the exact location or landmark shown. Images on this site come from Wikimedia Commons, a repository of freely licensed media maintained by volunteer editors. Each photo is either in the public domain or licensed under Creative Commons, and the photographer is credited below.

If you are the photographer of an image used here and would like a correction, additional credit, or removal, please email [email protected].

Photo Attributions

Austin Skyline

Photo: Downtown Austin, Texas from across the Colorado River, October 2022
Photographer: Ryan Friesen
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Fredericksburg (National Museum of the Pacific War)

Photo: Nimitz Museum, Fredericksburg, Texas
Photographer: Ernest Mettendorf
License: Public domain
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Lockhart (Caldwell County Courthouse)

Photo: Caldwell County Courthouse, Lockhart
Photographer: Liveon001 © Travis Witt
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Hamilton Pool Preserve

Photo: Grotto in Hamilton Pool
Photographer: Outdoor Craziness (via Panoramio)
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

Photo: Enchanted Rock (2006)
Photographer: Claygate (English Wikipedia)
License: Public domain
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Jacob's Well (Wimberley)

Photo: Jacob's Well, August 2015
Photographer: Larry D. Moore
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Bastrop (County Courthouse)

Photo: Bastrop County Courthouse, Bastrop, Texas
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Barton Springs Pool (Austin)

Photo: Aerial view of Barton Springs Pool, Zilker Park, Austin
Photographer: Microbesandmuck27
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

McKinney Falls State Park

Photo: Lower Falls on Onion Creek, McKinney Falls State Park
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Pedernales Falls State Park

Photo: Pedernales Falls overlook
Photographer: Aleksomber
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Inks Lake State Park

Photo: Devil's Waterhole, Inks Lake State Park
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Blue Hole Regional Park (Wimberley)

Photo: Blue Hole swim entrance, Wimberley, Texas
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Comal River / New Braunfels

Photo: Comal River in Landa Park, New Braunfels
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Gruene, Texas (Gruene Hall)

Photo: Gruene Hall, historic dance hall in Gruene
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Johnson City (LBJ Boyhood Home)

Photo: LBJ Boyhood Home, Johnson City, Texas
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Waco (Magnolia Market)

Photo: Magnolia Market and silos, Waco, Texas
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

San Antonio (River Walk)

Photo: San Antonio River Walk
Photographer: 3steph14
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Port Aransas

Photo: Aerial view of Port Aransas, Texas Gulf Coast
Photographer: Quintin Soloviev
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Rockport / Fulton (Fulton Mansion)

Photo: George W. Fulton Mansion, Rockport-Fulton
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Texas Hill Country Bluebonnets

Photo: Bluebonnets at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin
Photographer: Nv8200pa
License: CC BY 4.0
Source: Wikimedia Commons

A Note on Accuracy

Where we haven't been able to verify a photo represents a specific town or location, we leave a solid color placeholder rather than risk using a photo of the wrong place. As a local Texas publisher, getting this right matters to us — if you spot an issue, please let us know.