Guidebook for Austin
Food Scene
Cipollina
1213 W Lynn StGreat food, great atmosphere. 2 blocks from us!
Great coffee, great place to hang out. 3 blocks from house.
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Caffe Medici
1101 W Lynn StGreat coffee, great place to hang out. 3 blocks from house.
Family friendly, outdoor seating (dog friendly outdoor seating too); lovely place to hang out, kids menu. Wine and beer too.
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Galaxy Cafe West Lynn
1000 W Lynn StFamily friendly, outdoor seating (dog friendly outdoor seating too); lovely place to hang out, kids menu. Wine and beer too.
Amys Ice Creams
1301 S Congress AveWhy not?
A little pricey for burgers etc., but food is good, open 24 hours, good solid menu, walking distance from house.
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24 Diner
600 N Lamar BlvdA little pricey for burgers etc., but food is good, open 24 hours, good solid menu, walking distance from house.
Food is good, outdoor seating, tiny little stop that is an Austin favorite.
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Counter Cafe
1914 E 6th StFood is good, outdoor seating, tiny little stop that is an Austin favorite.
Starbucks
1201 Barbara Jordan BlvdLots of hang out or working space in this Starbucks.
Great Mexican food. Austin favorite. Kids menu, loud and chaotic but cheap and fun. Limited outdoor seating.
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Maudie's Cafe
2608 W 7th StGreat Mexican food. Austin favorite. Kids menu, loud and chaotic but cheap and fun. Limited outdoor seating.
Love Z Tejas! Terrific menu, outdoor seating, good bar, lively crowd but not crazy, and unique to Austin. 15 minute walk from our house.
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Z Tejas | 6th Street
1110 West 6th StreetLove Z Tejas! Terrific menu, outdoor seating, good bar, lively crowd but not crazy, and unique to Austin. 15 minute walk from our house.
Jeffrey's
1204 W Lynn StFonda San Miguel Restaurant
2330 W N Loop BlvdJosephine House
1601 Waterston AveBeautiful, wonderful, unique, walking distance.
Wonderful pastries, Austin favorite, walking distance from house, good coffee, salads and sandwiches too. Breakfast coffee and pastries, late and early mornings, then walk to art gallery across street, eclectic shopping in this 6th and Lamar District!
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Sweetish Hill
1128 W 6th StWonderful pastries, Austin favorite, walking distance from house, good coffee, salads and sandwiches too. Breakfast coffee and pastries, late and early mornings, then walk to art gallery across street, eclectic shopping in this 6th and Lamar District!
Beautiful outdoor seating, lovely food, Austin-y, surrounded by trees, walk there in 15 minutes from our house! Lovely for a nice couples nice out, or groups! I would go elsewhere with children.
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Winflo Osteria
1315 West 6th StreetBeautiful outdoor seating, lovely food, Austin-y, surrounded by trees, walk there in 15 minutes from our house! Lovely for a nice couples nice out, or groups! I would go elsewhere with children.
Lovely menu, interior Mexican meets Austin. Quiet, beautiful outdoor seating, walking distance of 15-20 minutes.
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Café Josie
1200 B W 6th StLovely menu, interior Mexican meets Austin. Quiet, beautiful outdoor seating, walking distance of 15-20 minutes.
Essentials
Local neighborhood grocery with deli. Pick up a sandwich or pick up cooking supplies, fresh fruit, snacks. Many organic products. Wine and beer selection too.
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Fresh Plus Grocery
1221 W Lynn StLocal neighborhood grocery with deli. Pick up a sandwich or pick up cooking supplies, fresh fruit, snacks. Many organic products. Wine and beer selection too.
Beautiful spa, beautiful gym. Smoothie and wine bar. Great services from massage to facials. Gym is never crowded or hot; always sparkling clean. You'll love the eucalyptus steam room!
Mecca Gym & Spa
524 N Lamar BlvdBeautiful spa, beautiful gym. Smoothie and wine bar. Great services from massage to facials. Gym is never crowded or hot; always sparkling clean. You'll love the eucalyptus steam room!
Whole Foods World Headquarters is about a 20 minute walk from us. Several mini-restaurants within Whole Foods; Italian and Seafood are our favorites. Fun and pretty walk to get there.
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Whole Foods Market
525 N Lamar BlvdWhole Foods World Headquarters is about a 20 minute walk from us. Several mini-restaurants within Whole Foods; Italian and Seafood are our favorites. Fun and pretty walk to get there.
Walking distance from our house, old-fashioned pharmacy with quintessential old-timey soda fountain and some of the best burgers and shakes in Austin.
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Nau's Enfield Drug
1115 W Lynn StWalking distance from our house, old-fashioned pharmacy with quintessential old-timey soda fountain and some of the best burgers and shakes in Austin.
Anthony's Laundry & Dry Cleaners
1113 W Lynn St3 blocks from house!
Beer, wine, liquor, snacks ... and a friendly staff. Walk from our house, 4 blocks!
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West Lynn Corner Store
1001 W Lynn StBeer, wine, liquor, snacks ... and a friendly staff. Walk from our house, 4 blocks!
Wiggy's is at 6th and Blanco, this is a lovely and easy 15 minute walk from the house. There are 2 Wiggy's within 15 minutes, the other location is on North Lamar between 11th and 12th. http://www.wiggysliquor.com/about You can also get beer and wine at The Corner Store (4 blocks from our house) and Fresh Plus (1.5 blocks from our house). Lovely drinks at Josephine's or Jeffrey's bar (2 blocks walk from house).
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Wiggy's
1130 W 6th StWiggy's is at 6th and Blanco, this is a lovely and easy 15 minute walk from the house. There are 2 Wiggy's within 15 minutes, the other location is on North Lamar between 11th and 12th. http://www.wiggysliquor.com/about You can also get beer and wine at The Corner Store (4 blocks from our house) and Fresh Plus (1.5 blocks from our house). Lovely drinks at Josephine's or Jeffrey's bar (2 blocks walk from house).
Parks & Nature
Deep Eddy pool is a natural springs pool. Great fun, Austin highlight!
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Deep Eddy Municipal Pool
401 Deep Eddy AveDeep Eddy pool is a natural springs pool. Great fun, Austin highlight!
Barton Springs is awesome. Beautiful natural (cold) springs. An Austin classic.
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton DrBarton Springs is awesome. Beautiful natural (cold) springs. An Austin classic.
TERRIFIC! So kid friendly with fun train ride (about 15+ minutes) and right in Zilker Park with Barton Springs -- lots to do here!
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Austin Nature & Science Center
2389 Stratford DrTERRIFIC! So kid friendly with fun train ride (about 15+ minutes) and right in Zilker Park with Barton Springs -- lots to do here!
Walking distance from house! Pool, baby pool, giant grounds, playscape, swings, basketball courts ... picnic there, bring your dogs, play frisbee, or relax and read, shoot hoops. We love this park! One of 3 within walking distance. Note: if you have small children, please drive to this park, due to crossing under Mopac overpass. 60 second drive, or 2 minutes if you hit the stop light!
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Westenfield Neighborhood Park
2008 Enfield RdWalking distance from house! Pool, baby pool, giant grounds, playscape, swings, basketball courts ... picnic there, bring your dogs, play frisbee, or relax and read, shoot hoops. We love this park! One of 3 within walking distance. Note: if you have small children, please drive to this park, due to crossing under Mopac overpass. 60 second drive, or 2 minutes if you hit the stop light!
Fantastic park with playscape, swings, pool, and giant space -- the equivalent of multiple soccer fields! Great place for children and dogs alike to run and run. There is an additional space fenced off for dogs and their humans only, where your canine can play with dog pals all day long!
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West Austin Neighborhood Pool
1317 W 10th StFantastic park with playscape, swings, pool, and giant space -- the equivalent of multiple soccer fields! Great place for children and dogs alike to run and run. There is an additional space fenced off for dogs and their humans only, where your canine can play with dog pals all day long!
GREAT park for kids! Awesome playscape with unusual equipment, tennis courts, basketball court, soccer field sized space, picnic benches, pool in summer. This is such a great park for kids! But there is on-site workout equipment for adults too -- where you use your own body weight on parallel bars and sit up planks!
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Ramsey Neighborhood Park
4301 Rosedale AveGREAT park for kids! Awesome playscape with unusual equipment, tennis courts, basketball court, soccer field sized space, picnic benches, pool in summer. This is such a great park for kids! But there is on-site workout equipment for adults too -- where you use your own body weight on parallel bars and sit up planks!
Zilker Park has everything from giant landscapes that host kite festivals and ACL to Botanical gardens, kiddie train, Barton Springs ... You can walk to the north end of Zilker from our house on the Johnson Hike and Bike Trail -- you pick up the trail near our house, 15-20 beautiful walk to lake and top of Zilker. Barton Springs road is really fun and eclectic and COMPLETELY JAMMED with traffic -- if you can get there on foot, do it! If nothing else, drive to the lake by Austin High, where there is always parking, cross the bridge, and go from there!
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Zilker Metropolitan Park
2207 Barton Springs RdZilker Park has everything from giant landscapes that host kite festivals and ACL to Botanical gardens, kiddie train, Barton Springs ... You can walk to the north end of Zilker from our house on the Johnson Hike and Bike Trail -- you pick up the trail near our house, 15-20 beautiful walk to lake and top of Zilker. Barton Springs road is really fun and eclectic and COMPLETELY JAMMED with traffic -- if you can get there on foot, do it! If nothing else, drive to the lake by Austin High, where there is always parking, cross the bridge, and go from there!
Please go to this beautiful Texas wildlife flowers reserve -- you'll be surprised how much you enjoy it, honestly. Beautiful trails, designed to be kid-friendly, just lovely. Some days there are extra educational activities available, Climb the spiral rock tower for stunning views, and know that the world's most viewed Horned Owl lives here, where she's raised owlets every spring for the last 8 years. It's also the reason that there are no squirrels anywhere in the endless hundreds of acres this covers. :) The Center is a popular spot for weddings. http://www.wildflower.org
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I-Center ye-Wildflower ye-Lady Bird Johnson
4801 La Crosse Ave Please go to this beautiful Texas wildlife flowers reserve -- you'll be surprised how much you enjoy it, honestly. Beautiful trails, designed to be kid-friendly, just lovely. Some days there are extra educational activities available, Climb the spiral rock tower for stunning views, and know that the world's most viewed Horned Owl lives here, where she's raised owlets every spring for the last 8 years. It's also the reason that there are no squirrels anywhere in the endless hundreds of acres this covers. :) The Center is a popular spot for weddings. http://www.wildflower.org
Gorgeous. Lovely easy walking, the falls are delicious, kids and canines love it bunches too! Picnic tables, plenty of parking. Talk to me about best time to drive out there -- you would not want to go on weeknights because of traffic, Sunday should be good, most of Saturday.
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Iparke yaseMcKinney Falls
5808 McKinney Falls PkwyGorgeous. Lovely easy walking, the falls are delicious, kids and canines love it bunches too! Picnic tables, plenty of parking. Talk to me about best time to drive out there -- you would not want to go on weeknights because of traffic, Sunday should be good, most of Saturday.
Because it's just another great park! :) We are closer to 3 other parks, Westenfield, West Austin. But Pease is walkable and awesome, with a lovely trail ... .
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I-Peace District Park
1100 Kingsbury StBecause it's just another great park! :) We are closer to 3 other parks, Westenfield, West Austin. But Pease is walkable and awesome, with a lovely trail ... .
5 minute walk from our house and you pick up the Johnson trail, wind through a beautiful iconic Austin walk, end at lake, where you can pick up the Lady Bird Hike and Bike Trail ... which follows Lady Bird lake ... formerly called Town Lake and Town Lake Hike and Bike trail ... this trail is incredibly beatiful next to water, fully shaded ... you will see everyone from moms and dads with strollers on up the life chain.
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Ann And Roy Butler Hike And Bike Trail
5 minute walk from our house and you pick up the Johnson trail, wind through a beautiful iconic Austin walk, end at lake, where you can pick up the Lady Bird Hike and Bike Trail ... which follows Lady Bird lake ... formerly called Town Lake and Town Lake Hike and Bike trail ... this trail is incredibly beatiful next to water, fully shaded ... you will see everyone from moms and dads with strollers on up the life chain.
Entertainment & Activities
Kayaking, skulling, canoing ... or bring your dog for general romping in water ... Lady Bird lake is beautiful. The hike and bike trail around the lake is a great hike, run, or walk, too. Good family activities.
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Lady Bird Lake
Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike TrailKayaking, skulling, canoing ... or bring your dog for general romping in water ... Lady Bird lake is beautiful. The hike and bike trail around the lake is a great hike, run, or walk, too. Good family activities.
Sports Bar. Food is mediocre but lots of TV and an old Austin favorite.
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The Tavern
922 W 12th StSports Bar. Food is mediocre but lots of TV and an old Austin favorite.
Stubb's Bar-B-Q
801 Red River StLive music and barbecue. Go there!
So kid friendly, train ride, feeding animals, and it's a Sanctuary Zoo! Good variety, lovely. Support our wonderful animal rescue and rehab efforts!
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Austin Zoo
10808 Rawhide TrailSo kid friendly, train ride, feeding animals, and it's a Sanctuary Zoo! Good variety, lovely. Support our wonderful animal rescue and rehab efforts!
Great aquarium very kid friendly! Feed little SHARKS!!
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I-Austin Aquarium
13530 US-183Great aquarium very kid friendly! Feed little SHARKS!!
Great old fashioned, beautiful theater ... everything from kids shows to stand up comedians. Check out listings here! http://www.austintheatre.org
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Paramount Theatre
713 Congress AveGreat old fashioned, beautiful theater ... everything from kids shows to stand up comedians. Check out listings here! http://www.austintheatre.org
Great place to take your kids! Like no other kids "museum" or "play place." Read about it online, that's the best description. https://thinkeryaustin.org From our house, it's a 20 minute drive IN TRAFFIC, but not much shorter without. There are so many great parks and lakes near us, that only go to the Thinkery if you really want this as an option -- because otherwise there's just way too much great stuff within walking distance of our house for your kids! Including playing with our really awesome & well behaved 8 & 10 year old daughters (see reviews!) who are super athletic and the youngest is pure tomboy, so lots of potential for play, in our giant back yard, BB hoop around, or parks!
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Thinkery
1830 Simond AveGreat place to take your kids! Like no other kids "museum" or "play place." Read about it online, that's the best description. https://thinkeryaustin.org From our house, it's a 20 minute drive IN TRAFFIC, but not much shorter without. There are so many great parks and lakes near us, that only go to the Thinkery if you really want this as an option -- because otherwise there's just way too much great stuff within walking distance of our house for your kids! Including playing with our really awesome & well behaved 8 & 10 year old daughters (see reviews!) who are super athletic and the youngest is pure tomboy, so lots of potential for play, in our giant back yard, BB hoop around, or parks!
Drinks & Nightlife
Bars, nightclubs, some of the music venues ... Rainey Street District!
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Rainey Street
Rainey StreetBars, nightclubs, some of the music venues ... Rainey Street District!
Pedal for your brews! Check this out, fun, great group activity.
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PubCrawler of Austin
1607 W 6th StPedal for your brews! Check this out, fun, great group activity.
Shopping
Cute shops along lower 6th and Lamar. Furniture, clothing, eclectic.
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West 6th Street
West 6th StreetCute shops along lower 6th and Lamar. Furniture, clothing, eclectic.
Furniture, eclectic and lovely organic cottons.
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Wildflower Organics
524 N Lamar BlvdFurniture, eclectic and lovely organic cottons.
The iconic LuluLemon has a store right here in this 6th and Lamar district, walk in 15-20 minutes from our house, stop in at Waterloo, Sweetish Hill, Whole Foods, Russell art, right around there too!
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lululemon
1016 W 6th StThe iconic LuluLemon has a store right here in this 6th and Lamar district, walk in 15-20 minutes from our house, stop in at Waterloo, Sweetish Hill, Whole Foods, Russell art, right around there too!
Austin Iconic! REALLY fun, interesting, unusual, engaging. Go next door to eat at 24 Diner, or across street at Whole Foods, or grab Amy's Ice Cream after!
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Waterloo Records
600 N Lamar BlvdAustin Iconic! REALLY fun, interesting, unusual, engaging. Go next door to eat at 24 Diner, or across street at Whole Foods, or grab Amy's Ice Cream after!
Eclectic, Austin, lots of imports from Central America and Mexico, from very inexpensive hand painted momentos to your next favorite embroidered top.
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El Interior
1009 W Lynn StEclectic, Austin, lots of imports from Central America and Mexico, from very inexpensive hand painted momentos to your next favorite embroidered top.
Arts & Culture
Beautiful historic building, tours that run frequently.
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Texas Senate
1200 Congress AveBeautiful historic building, tours that run frequently.
Beautiful fantastic art gallery. 15 minute walk from house. Then cross street and eat at Z Tejas, or visit more galleries and shops .... .
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Russell Collection Fine Art Gallery
1009 W 6th StBeautiful fantastic art gallery. 15 minute walk from house. Then cross street and eat at Z Tejas, or visit more galleries and shops .... .
Terrific, really engaging, kids really like it too. Neat live action theatre, IMAX theater. Walking distance from house -- 20 minutes, 2 minutes by car, always plenty of parking there.
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Bullock Texas State History Museum
1800 Congress AveTerrific, really engaging, kids really like it too. Neat live action theatre, IMAX theater. Walking distance from house -- 20 minutes, 2 minutes by car, always plenty of parking there.
2 mites from house, and across from Bullock Museum.
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I-Blanton Museum of Art
200 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard2 mites from house, and across from Bullock Museum.