For shopping and dining downtown, try 2nd Street. Get a new outfit at Estilo or Minx or buy your dog a sweater at Lofty Dog. Eat at Taverna, Crú Wine Bar or La Condesa. Park at City Hall.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, operated by the University of Texas, showcases the beauty of Texas' Hill Country, as well as South and West Texas, in 16 gardens.
South Congress Avenue - SoCo - embodies Austin's spirit. Browse homegrown shops like Creatures, Allens Boots and Mi Casa. Check out art at Yard Dog. Grab a marg at Güero's Taco Bar or coffee at Jo's.
A true bed-and-breakfast in Austin’s cozy Hyde Park neighborhood. The home was built in 1911, and a lot of original touches remain.
The Austin Motel’s iconic sign hanging on South Congress has appeared on just about every other postcard ever made here. The hotel is as unique as Austin.
If you want an ultra-modern boutique hotel, look no further. This cleanly designed spot in the heart of SoCo is visually striking.
Get the full “Austin” experience by staying just off SoCo in the historic Travis Heights neighborhood. This cozy little getaway has a pool in the backyard, which is important in the hot summer days.
An East Austin gem with rolling hills, nice greens and a chance for a decent score on a good day.
A nine-hold course once owned by the Red-Headed Stranger, it still embodies Willie’s laid-back spirit. This puts the “country” in country club.
An open, wind-swept, almost link-style course that meanders around a Pflugerville subdivision. Length can be at a premium, especially when the wind is blowing.
Nice course that winds through a newer Round Rock neighborhood, with just enough challenges to keep a golfer happy.
Texas Stars (minor league hockey) and Austin Toros (minor league basketball) skate and dunk, respectively, in this state-of-the-art arena in Cedar Park.
In Texas, rodeo is a sport. And you can yell “Yee-haw!” at the Expo Center during March’s Star of Texas Rodeo.
A high-end women’s boutique homegrown in Austin since 1977, By George is consistently named one of the 10 best boutiques by national publications.
A high-end women’s boutique homegrown in Austin since 1977, By George is consistently named one of the 10 best boutiques by national publications.
Tucked on a street around the corner from South Congress Avenue, this unique shop offers vintage finds at reasonable prices. High-end consignment sister store, Moss, is on Lamar Boulevard.
More than 110,000 fans can pack these stands for a Longhorns football game. Get your burnt orange on and snap a pic of Bevo.
This bigger-than-life replica of Texas’ mascot Bevo is located just steps away from the University Co-op. Get a photo with this large longhorn.
Located in the Texas Natural Science Center, the Texas Memorial Museum has exhibits on wildlife, dinosaurs, fossils, gems and minerals. Visitors can see the paleontology lab and visit with scientists.
A huge playground, complete with an antique fire engine. Afterward, take a ride on the Zephyr and feed the ducks.
Located in the Mueller development, the playground is next to a lake and also has a picnic area and jogging trail.
Great playground equipment, tennis courts and a wading pool in the heart of Travis Heights.
This 65-acre waterpark has more than 40 attractions, including the Master Blaster, an uphill water roller coaster.
Austin's oldest city-owned cemetery, sits just south of Disch-Falk Field. The cemetery dates to the mid 1850s, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
You might remember this iconic eatery/dive bar from Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Death Proof.’ Order up some hot chili and a cold beer, but don’t ask for Lone Star. You won’t get it here.
A fenced-in area is located on the southwest corner of the park. It features a couple of terraces for dogs to bound through.
East Sixth Street has plenty of bars, but if it's live music you're after - and you should be; this is the Live Music Capital - go around the corner to Red River Street.
Driving across the Congress Avenue Bridge, you'd never know the world's largest urban bat colony (1.5 million at summer peak) lives under it ... unless you show up at sundown to see them.
Beautiful greens, challenging holes in a new subdivision in the Hutto.
