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Best swimming hole in town. A half-concrete spring fed pool, and a plush lawn to lie on. The gem of Austin.
2454 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Piscina Municipal Barton Springs
2201 William Barton Dr
2454 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Best swimming hole in town. A half-concrete spring fed pool, and a plush lawn to lie on. The gem of Austin.
Great hiking trails, a free native mammals exhibit (with live animals) and aviary (with live birds).
52 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Austin Nature & Science Center
2389 Stratford Dr
52 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great hiking trails, a free native mammals exhibit (with live animals) and aviary (with live birds).
Overlooks Town Lake, beautiful view. It's nice if you go at night, but there will definitely be teenagers making out up there.
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mount Bonnell Viewing Platform
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Overlooks Town Lake, beautiful view. It's nice if you go at night, but there will definitely be teenagers making out up there.
I'm a nature lover, and I love walking the trails at the wildflower center. The Center has a very well curated collection of native plants.
252 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Ave
252 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
I'm a nature lover, and I love walking the trails at the wildflower center. The Center has a very well curated collection of native plants.
Free. Really beautiful. Lots of calming spaces to perch for a moment of introspection.
429 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Zilker Botanical Garden
2220 Barton Springs Rd
429 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Free. Really beautiful. Lots of calming spaces to perch for a moment of introspection.
Kayak rentals. Cheaper than some other places. About $25 for a 4-hour rental. They also have some stand-up paddle boards.
41 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Congress Avenue Kayaks
74 Trinity St
41 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kayak rentals. Cheaper than some other places. About $25 for a 4-hour rental. They also have some stand-up paddle boards.

Food Scene

Pizza within walking distance. Farm to table. Cheap and delicious, by the slice.
320 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
East Side Pies
1401 Rosewood Ave
320 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Pizza within walking distance. Farm to table. Cheap and delicious, by the slice.
Decent food, sandwiches and such, walking distance from the house. Kombucha on tap, and lots of craft beers too.
348 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Quickie Pickie
2027 E Cesar Chavez St
348 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Decent food, sandwiches and such, walking distance from the house. Kombucha on tap, and lots of craft beers too.
If you're looking for a nicer sit-down dinner, this place is fancy, yet casual as Austin. The food and cocktails are amazing, and most of it is made from local produce. Walking distance.
353 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hillside Farmacy
1209 E 11th St
353 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
If you're looking for a nicer sit-down dinner, this place is fancy, yet casual as Austin. The food and cocktails are amazing, and most of it is made from local produce. Walking distance.
Fantastic BBQ just steps from the house.
215 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Micklethwait Craft Meats
1309 Rosewood Ave
215 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fantastic BBQ just steps from the house.
Gourmet Tex-Mex. Excellent food and very beautiful interior design.
191 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
La Condesa
400 W 2nd St
191 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Gourmet Tex-Mex. Excellent food and very beautiful interior design.
Really good, affordable tex-mex.
92 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Maudie's Cafe
2608 W 7th St
92 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Really good, affordable tex-mex.
Authentic, cheap mexican food & huge bakery with lots of good pan dulce choices.
85 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop
2305 E 7th St
85 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Authentic, cheap mexican food & huge bakery with lots of good pan dulce choices.
Famous BBQ. Every single day, you will find people standing in line for hours to taste this BBQ. They sell out every day.
918 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Franklin Barbecue
900 E 11th St
918 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Famous BBQ. Every single day, you will find people standing in line for hours to taste this BBQ. They sell out every day.
Fine dining on a farm.
49 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Eden East
211 Springdale Rd
49 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fine dining on a farm.

Essentials

Nearest grocery store to the house.
1665 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
1665 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nearest grocery store to the house.
This is the biggest Whole Foods you will ever go into. It is amazing and delicious.
1332 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Whole Foods Market
525 N Lamar Blvd
1332 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is the biggest Whole Foods you will ever go into. It is amazing and delicious.
Health and organic foods. One of our house members works there, so you can get a discount with her member card. Ask us where the card is.
337 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Wheatsville Food Co-Op
3101 Guadalupe St
337 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Health and organic foods. One of our house members works there, so you can get a discount with her member card. Ask us where the card is.
Nick's House. This is the closest convenience store to the house and they have a great beer and wine selection. A guy named Nick used to work there, so we call it Nick's House.
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
R S Food Mart
1219 Rosewood Ave
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nick's House. This is the closest convenience store to the house and they have a great beer and wine selection. A guy named Nick used to work there, so we call it Nick's House.

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar & country venue with dancing. Walking distance. Great patio, good deals on drinks, two-stepping, live music, diverse crowd, great taco truck out back.
672 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The White Horse
500 Comal St
672 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar & country venue with dancing. Walking distance. Great patio, good deals on drinks, two-stepping, live music, diverse crowd, great taco truck out back.
Good brunch. Good drinks any time of night.
244 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Yellow Jacket Social Club
1704 E 5th St
244 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Good brunch. Good drinks any time of night.
Good bar, cheap drinks, nice patio. The food truck outside makes the best fancy pizza you've ever had. It's called 313.
346 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Violet Crown Social Club
1111 E 6th St
346 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Good bar, cheap drinks, nice patio. The food truck outside makes the best fancy pizza you've ever had. It's called 313.
This is a bar attached to a small theater venue. The bar area has a garden patio that is really beautiful at night. There is a gourmet Italian food truck that is really excellent.
145 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Butterfly Bar Austin
2307 Manor Rd
145 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is a bar attached to a small theater venue. The bar area has a garden patio that is really beautiful at night. There is a gourmet Italian food truck that is really excellent.

Arts & Culture

Bar & venue. Great venue when there's music. If there's not, it's just a great time all around. Usually fun dancing, too. LGBTQ friendly.
153 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cheer Up Charlies
900 Red River St
153 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar & venue. Great venue when there's music. If there's not, it's just a great time all around. Usually fun dancing, too. LGBTQ friendly.
Bar & venue. Lots of great musicians play at the Mohawk.
165 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mohawk Austin
912 Red River St
165 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar & venue. Lots of great musicians play at the Mohawk.
Bar & Venue. If you're looking for something a little more low key...this is a classy bar with an intimate appeal. They often have live music -very good live music. And the cocktails are delicious.
287 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ah Sing Den
1100 E 6th St
287 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar & Venue. If you're looking for something a little more low key...this is a classy bar with an intimate appeal. They often have live music -very good live music. And the cocktails are delicious.
Bar & Venue. If you're into punk, metal, or harder music, this is the place for you.
102 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Volstead Lounge
1500 E 6th St
102 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar & Venue. If you're into punk, metal, or harder music, this is the place for you.
Sometimes free or at least very cheap. Beautiful landscaping and interesting sculptures.
235 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
605 Azie Morton Rd
235 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Sometimes free or at least very cheap. Beautiful landscaping and interesting sculptures.
Really beautiful landscaping. Great place to go for a walk to see interesting sculptures and other art installations.
173 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center
700 Congress Ave
173 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Really beautiful landscaping. Great place to go for a walk to see interesting sculptures and other art installations.
This is supposed to be one of the best museums in Austin.
644 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
El Museo de Arte Blanton
200 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
644 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is supposed to be one of the best museums in Austin.
Very nice mexican art museum. About $10/person entrance fee.
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mexic-Arte Museum
419 Congress Avenue
83 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very nice mexican art museum. About $10/person entrance fee.
If you're looking for some improv comedy, this is a good place to go.
18 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Off Center
2211 E Hidalgo
18 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
If you're looking for some improv comedy, this is a good place to go.
Outdoor music venue, family-friendly, sometimes has shows on the weekends. Check their facebook page for updates.
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Kenny Dorham's Backyard - Diverse Arts
1106 E 11th St
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Outdoor music venue, family-friendly, sometimes has shows on the weekends. Check their facebook page for updates.
Quirky dine-in movie theater with many locations around Austin. They often feature classics, independent, and foreign films -but also show the blockbusters. A true movie-lovers paradise.
228 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
320 E 6th St
228 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Quirky dine-in movie theater with many locations around Austin. They often feature classics, independent, and foreign films -but also show the blockbusters. A true movie-lovers paradise.
Downtown sketch comedy.
153 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Esther's Follies
525 E 6th St
153 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Downtown sketch comedy.
Slightly more upscale dine-in theater experience than Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Definitely get there early to order your food before you go in the theater. The armchairs are super comfy.
346 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Violet Crown Social Club
1111 E 6th St
346 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Slightly more upscale dine-in theater experience than Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Definitely get there early to order your food before you go in the theater. The armchairs are super comfy.
I've heard good things, but have never been. Blues, jazz, the good stuff.
815 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress Ave
815 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
I've heard good things, but have never been. Blues, jazz, the good stuff.
Good shows, connects to Barbarella via the patio. You can dance, drink, and see shows all in one swoop!
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Swan Dive
615 Red River St
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Good shows, connects to Barbarella via the patio. You can dance, drink, and see shows all in one swoop!
Weird bar with karaoke and all kinds of other shit, connected to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
152 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Highball
1120 S Lamar Blvd
152 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Weird bar with karaoke and all kinds of other shit, connected to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
Oldest two-step bar in Austin. REAL country, and really fun.
478 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Broken Spoke
3201 S Lamar Blvd
478 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Oldest two-step bar in Austin. REAL country, and really fun.

Everything Else

One of the closer places to get a bicycle fixed. They have bikes for rent, too.
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Eastside Pedal Pushers
4607 Bolm Rd
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
One of the closer places to get a bicycle fixed. They have bikes for rent, too.

Shopping

This is a wacky costume shop on south congress. If you're not in need of a costume, there are plenty of other places to shop for clothing and gifts along south congress.
87 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds
1506 S Congress Ave
87 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
This is a wacky costume shop on south congress. If you're not in need of a costume, there are plenty of other places to shop for clothing and gifts along south congress.
Book People is an Austin staple. Great bookstore with lots of cool gifts, too.
146 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
BookPeople
603 N Lamar Blvd
146 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Book People is an Austin staple. Great bookstore with lots of cool gifts, too.
Weird toys that keep austin weird.
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Toy Joy
403 West 2nd Street
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Weird toys that keep austin weird.
Shopping area near campus.
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Drag
453-401 W 23rd St
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Shopping area near campus.
Sometimes you have to go.
97 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Barton Creek Square
97 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Sometimes you have to go.
Shopping mall. Tends to be upscale.
768 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Domain
11410 Century Oaks Terrace
768 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Shopping mall. Tends to be upscale.