Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Drinks & Nightlife

Great dive bar with frequent live music and open mic nights
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Skylark Lounge
2039 Airport Blvd
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Great dive bar with frequent live music and open mic nights
Great cocktail bar
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Whisler's
1816 E 6th St
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Great cocktail bar
Great for two-step dancing and live music! Awesome food truck out back
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The White Horse
500 Comal St
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Great for two-step dancing and live music! Awesome food truck out back
Tasty, fresh sandwiches and drinks on tap, as well as cocktails. Come here for a quick bite or stay to watch a sports game. There are also game nights on a weekly basis.
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The Front Page
1023 Springdale Road
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Tasty, fresh sandwiches and drinks on tap, as well as cocktails. Come here for a quick bite or stay to watch a sports game. There are also game nights on a weekly basis.
These Austin beers are very tasty and there is a lot of outdoor, shaded seating. Grab a beer and enjoy food from food trucks on-site and sometimes live music.
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Zilker Brewing Company
1701 E 6th St
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These Austin beers are very tasty and there is a lot of outdoor, shaded seating. Grab a beer and enjoy food from food trucks on-site and sometimes live music.

Essentials

HEB is the best grocery store around, and this is the best HEB around!
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
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HEB is the best grocery store around, and this is the best HEB around!
One of the best coffeeshops in town, just two blocks from the casita!
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Caffe Medici
1101 W Lynn St
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One of the best coffeeshops in town, just two blocks from the casita!

Parks & Nature

Austin staple, up and down the river
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Lady Bird Lake
Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail
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Austin staple, up and down the river
Great park to walk around with a bustling Sunday farmer's market
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Mueller Lake Park
4550 Mueller Blvd
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Great park to walk around with a bustling Sunday farmer's market
50,000 square foot facility that offers newly-renovated climbing walls and brand new, soft bouldering mats to cushion your falls. There is also a dedicated yoga studio, fitness studio, and open functional fitness space with squat racks, free weights, and cardio machines.
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Austin Bouldering Project
979 Springdale Rd
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50,000 square foot facility that offers newly-renovated climbing walls and brand new, soft bouldering mats to cushion your falls. There is also a dedicated yoga studio, fitness studio, and open functional fitness space with squat racks, free weights, and cardio machines.

Sightseeing

Check out the Turtle Pond behind the UT Tower, take pictures on the "south mall," which is the side of the tower facing the Austin skyline, read a book on the lawn or check out the Co-Op for some Texas swag.
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UT Tower
110 Inner Campus Drive
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Check out the Turtle Pond behind the UT Tower, take pictures on the "south mall," which is the side of the tower facing the Austin skyline, read a book on the lawn or check out the Co-Op for some Texas swag.
The trendier version of "Dirty Sixth" where all the hipsters go
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East 6th Street
East 6th Street
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The trendier version of "Dirty Sixth" where all the hipsters go
More popular with frat-boys, sorority-girls and people in their early-20s
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Sixth Street Historic District
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More popular with frat-boys, sorority-girls and people in their early-20s
Beautiful capitol building with a park all around and historic Congress Avenue branching off to the south
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Texas Senate
1200 Congress Ave
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Beautiful capitol building with a park all around and historic Congress Avenue branching off to the south

Getting Around

Closest light rail station into downtown. Short bike ride away
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MLK Station Stop 2
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Closest light rail station into downtown. Short bike ride away

Arts & Culture

A great commercial center featuring many art galleries
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Springdale General
1023 Springdale Rd
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A great commercial center featuring many art galleries
This museum features multiple Mexican and Mexican American art exhibits throughout the year. Their gift shop is also a must and doesn't require museum admission. Sundays always have free admission.
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I-Mexic-Arte Museum
419 Congress Avenue
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This museum features multiple Mexican and Mexican American art exhibits throughout the year. Their gift shop is also a must and doesn't require museum admission. Sundays always have free admission.

Food scene

Delicious, authentic Mexican food, only a short walk away! Check out their daily specials and you won't regret it!
El Rincon Del Charro
Delicious, authentic Mexican food, only a short walk away! Check out their daily specials and you won't regret it!
While this restaurant has a "limited" Mexican food menu, their barbacoa and carnitas tacos, as well as their bean quesadillas are the best in town! Weekend nights tend to have a long wait, so plan accordingly. You can also just walk up to the bar and order a drink without the wait!
De Nada Cantina
While this restaurant has a "limited" Mexican food menu, their barbacoa and carnitas tacos, as well as their bean quesadillas are the best in town! Weekend nights tend to have a long wait, so plan accordingly. You can also just walk up to the bar and order a drink without the wait!
Tasty and walkable coffee shop. Enjoy a hot latte on a comfortable chair, wind down outside or stay to work from your computer. We've been coming here since they opened and the baristas and managers are always a delight!
Medici Roasting
Tasty and walkable coffee shop. Enjoy a hot latte on a comfortable chair, wind down outside or stay to work from your computer. We've been coming here since they opened and the baristas and managers are always a delight!
Hands down the best croissants in town! Try the almond croissant or a lemon tart and you will thank us later. On the pricer side, but definitely worth it. We recommend placing an order at least a day ahead, as some pastries run out quickly!
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Julie Myrtille Bakery
1023 Springdale Rd
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Hands down the best croissants in town! Try the almond croissant or a lemon tart and you will thank us later. On the pricer side, but definitely worth it. We recommend placing an order at least a day ahead, as some pastries run out quickly!