Round Top is located just southeast of
Austin between
La Grange and
Brenham on Hwy 237 (the old La Baha Road) in
Fayette County.
Round Top has become an internationally recognized cultural center for the arts and education through the programs of the International Festival-Institute, founded in 1971. The 1,200-seat concert hall at Festival Hill is the permanent home of the Texas Festival Orchestra.
In 1990 Round Top had a population of eighty-one.