Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Drinks & Nightlife

Great drinks and food!
9 locals recommend
St. Genevieve
11500 Rock Rose Ave
9 locals recommend
Great drinks and food!
Great music, and drinks, fun weekend night.
153 locals recommend
Cheer Up Charlies
900 Red River St
153 locals recommend
Great music, and drinks, fun weekend night.

Food Scene

Excellent pastries and coffees, excellent breakfast items. When finished explore quaint S 1st St...
426 locals recommend
Elizabeth Street Cafe
1501 S 1st St
426 locals recommend
Excellent pastries and coffees, excellent breakfast items. When finished explore quaint S 1st St...
Excellent BBQ, our favorite, with great local Draft, and live music.
36 locals recommend
Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que Austin
217 Congress Ave
36 locals recommend
Excellent BBQ, our favorite, with great local Draft, and live music.
Seriously good food, but don't waver... stick to the fried chicken.
208 locals recommend
Lucy's Fried Chicken
2218 College Ave
208 locals recommend
Seriously good food, but don't waver... stick to the fried chicken.

Shopping

Great vintage shopping of weird Austin stuff. Also other neat vintage shops on the same block.
71 locals recommend
Room Service Vintage
117 N Loop Blvd E
71 locals recommend
Great vintage shopping of weird Austin stuff. Also other neat vintage shops on the same block.

Essentials

157 locals recommend
H-E-B
603 Louis Henna Blvd
157 locals recommend
Simple grocery featuring lots of local products.
337 locals recommend
Wheatsville Food Co-Op
3101 Guadalupe St
337 locals recommend
Simple grocery featuring lots of local products.

Getting Around

Quick and easy train station into downtown - $7 round trip. Keep in mind, parking is tough right in this area (we take our bikes) and last train leaves downtown at midnight.
23 locals recommend
Kramer Station
23 locals recommend
Quick and easy train station into downtown - $7 round trip. Keep in mind, parking is tough right in this area (we take our bikes) and last train leaves downtown at midnight.

Entertainment & Activities

The most famous theater in Austin.
171 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Village
2700 W Anderson Ln
171 locals recommend
The most famous theater in Austin.

Parks & Nature

Literally, right in our back yard... walk down the block, behind the church parking lot and boom, you are in the green belt. Great for running, biking and exploring.
108 locals recommend
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 N Lamar Blvd
108 locals recommend
Literally, right in our back yard... walk down the block, behind the church parking lot and boom, you are in the green belt. Great for running, biking and exploring.
Cost is $15 but gets you a nice park for swimming right on Lake Travis - note it's a nude beach, so Keep Austin Weird!
102 locals recommend
Hippie Hollow Park
7000 Comanche Trail
102 locals recommend
Cost is $15 but gets you a nice park for swimming right on Lake Travis - note it's a nude beach, so Keep Austin Weird!
Catch an amazing view of Austin from it's highest location. It's a not a far hike, but it's all uphill. Bring water and your camera.
1082 locals recommend
Mount Bonnell
1082 locals recommend
Catch an amazing view of Austin from it's highest location. It's a not a far hike, but it's all uphill. Bring water and your camera.
Amazing hike right on Lost Creek. Big hill, but usually fantastic swimming and relaxing. Parking can be tough, bring lots of water.
19 locals recommend
Hill Of Life
1710 Camp Craft Rd
19 locals recommend
Amazing hike right on Lost Creek. Big hill, but usually fantastic swimming and relaxing. Parking can be tough, bring lots of water.