Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

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Austin's most popular park. Home of the ACL Festival, Blues on the Green, Barton Springs Pool, Zilker Hillside Theater, kayak/boat rentals, and much more.
1533 locals recommend
Zilker Metropolitan Park
2207 Barton Springs Rd
1533 locals recommend
Austin's most popular park. Home of the ACL Festival, Blues on the Green, Barton Springs Pool, Zilker Hillside Theater, kayak/boat rentals, and much more.
Austin's botanical garden.
429 locals recommend
Zilker Botanical Garden
2220 Barton Springs Rd
429 locals recommend
Austin's botanical garden.
Home of the Austin Shakespeare Festival in May and many other evens.
17 locals recommend
Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater
2206 William Barton Dr
17 locals recommend
Home of the Austin Shakespeare Festival in May and many other evens.
A riverside park and frequent venue for outdoor concerts, including Fun Fun Fun Fest and free shows during SXSW. The infamous Stevie Ray Vaughn statue is here as well.
246 locals recommend
Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park
900 W Riverside Dr
246 locals recommend
A riverside park and frequent venue for outdoor concerts, including Fun Fun Fun Fest and free shows during SXSW. The infamous Stevie Ray Vaughn statue is here as well.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cheese shop by day and wine bar by night.
44 locals recommend
Henri's Cheese & Wine
2026 South Lamar Boulevard
44 locals recommend
Cheese shop by day and wine bar by night.
Bar/live music venue
284 locals recommend
Saxon Pub
1320 S Lamar Blvd
284 locals recommend
Bar/live music venue
A great live music venue. Check out Black Red Black on Wednesday nights and Progress on Thursday nights.
51 locals recommend
One-2-One Bar
1509 S Lamar Blvd
51 locals recommend
A great live music venue. Check out Black Red Black on Wednesday nights and Progress on Thursday nights.
A nearby dive bar.
41 locals recommend
Barton Springs Saloon
424 S Lamar Blvd
41 locals recommend
A nearby dive bar.

Essentials

Whole Foods' flagship store.
1332 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
525 N Lamar Blvd
1332 locals recommend
Whole Foods' flagship store.

Food Scene

One of the best restaurants in Austin.
153 locals recommend
Barley Swine
6555 Burnet Rd
153 locals recommend
One of the best restaurants in Austin.
Great tacos and tortas
91 locals recommend
Papalote Taco House
3632 S Congress Ave
91 locals recommend
Great tacos and tortas
Not the most authentic tacos, but delicious. You can walk across the Greenbelt to get there quicker.
203 locals recommend
Tacodeli
1500 Spyglass Dr
203 locals recommend
Not the most authentic tacos, but delicious. You can walk across the Greenbelt to get there quicker.
Housed in a mini-mart, this place serves up excellent burgers and sandwiches. The market sells local produce and lots of beer/wine.
36 locals recommend
Wholly Cow Burgers
3010 S Lamar Blvd
36 locals recommend
Housed in a mini-mart, this place serves up excellent burgers and sandwiches. The market sells local produce and lots of beer/wine.

Sightseeing

A wonderful place to hike and escape from life for a bit, but it does get very crowded on weekends.
531 locals recommend
Barton Creek Greenbelt
3755 South Capital of Texas Highway
531 locals recommend
A wonderful place to hike and escape from life for a bit, but it does get very crowded on weekends.
An Austin classic. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Springs_Pool)
2454 locals recommend
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
2454 locals recommend
An Austin classic. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Springs_Pool)

Arts & Culture

A small museum featuring the work of Charles Umlauf.
235 locals recommend
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
605 Azie Morton Rd
235 locals recommend
A small museum featuring the work of Charles Umlauf.
An Austin original. Have a beer and dinner with your movie.
770 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar
1120 S Lamar Blvd
770 locals recommend
An Austin original. Have a beer and dinner with your movie.

Shopping

An incredible beer selection and reasonable prices. They also host two take out restaurants, Giovanni's Pizza and Southside Deli.
6 locals recommend
Barton Hill Food Mart
2900 S Lamar Blvd
6 locals recommend
An incredible beer selection and reasonable prices. They also host two take out restaurants, Giovanni's Pizza and Southside Deli.
A solid beer and wine selection and just about everything else you might need. This place is right across the street, so it's a no brainer. It is a little pricier than other options.
29 locals recommend
Barton Hills Market
1220 Barton Hills Dr
29 locals recommend
A solid beer and wine selection and just about everything else you might need. This place is right across the street, so it's a no brainer. It is a little pricier than other options.
Austin's only true bottle shop. A most visit for the craft beer junkie.
11 locals recommend
WhichCraft Beer Store
2110 South Lamar Boulevard
11 locals recommend
Austin's only true bottle shop. A most visit for the craft beer junkie.