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Absolutely Austin
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
An international music venue featuring down-home
Capitol Building
181 Texas state
barbeque, Stubb’s is one of the best and biggest outdoor concert halls in Austin.
legislatures fill the capitol building and walk on the
Stubb’s features the finest brisket in town and a gospel brunch every Sunday.
seals of the six nations that have ruled over Texas, featured on the rotunda floor.
Barton Springs
Fed by underground springs,
Barton Springs remains a constant 68 degrees and is a great place to escape a Texas summer.
UT Tower
The tower is usually lit
white at night, but for special occasions, such as an athletic victory or graduation, the tower is illuminated in orange.
Skyline
Austin architecture continues to reach for the skies,
but still remains grounded in creativity; like City Hall which features a 49-foot “armadillo tail.”
Hike & Bike Trail
Runners, bikers and dog walkers all enjoy this path along the Lower Colorado River (Lady Bird Lake to Austinites). A memorial to Austin’s beloved son, Stevie Ray Vaughan, stands on the banks of Auditorium Shores, where he held a number of concerts.
Photo – ACVB / Dan Harron
Breakfast at Maria’s Taco Xpress
Austin Activities There’s always something happening in Austin. If you’re
looking for an early morning cup of joe, an afternoon shopping Swimming at Barton Springs
Jo’s Hot Coffee
South Congress
With the number
Home to eclectic vintage
stores, fine art galleries, and clothing boutiques, South
spree, or a late night horror movie marathon – you’ll be able to
of coffeehouses in Austin, you’re never very
find it in Austin.
far from getting your caffeine fix. Most of the
Congress is the perfect location to shop away a day. On
Once a year, Austinites gather together
cafés in town offer a comfortable place to
the first Thursday of every month, shops stay open late
for these special events. Most of them
study and free Wi-Fi.
while vendors, artists, and musicians line the street.
will attract a significant amount of out-
Hiking on the Greenbelt
Photo – Lauri Johnston
of-town guests as well. From music to art to sports to just plain fun, these annual events cover all aspects of Austin.
Your Weekend
Window shopping in SoCo
• South by Southwest
Visit to the Blanton Museum
• Austin City Limits Music Festival
Studying at Spider House
• Capitol 10K • Carnaval Brasileiro
Running on the Hike & Bike Trail
• Zilker Park Kite Festival
Drinks at The East Side Showroom
• Austin Gay and Lesbian
Dancing at The Broken Spoke
• East Austin Studio Tours
Film Festival
• Blue Genie Art Bizarre Movie and dinner at the Alamo Drafthouse
• Eeyore’s Birthday Party • Fun Fun Fun Fest
BYOB at Peter Pan Mini-Golf
• Maker Faire
Vino Vino
You can hone your palate
with a big cab at this neighborhood wine Late night queso at Kerbey Lane
Alamo Drafthouse
The Alamo Drafthouse is the #1 Movie
Theater in the Nation according to Entertainment Weekly. Whether you’re
East Side Showroom
6th Street
6th St. is the heart of downtown Austin.
Live Music
Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Half artist gallery, half social gather place,
You can hear the beat pumping from the clubs, pubs,
Janis Joplin, Willie Nelson, and Spoon have all
bar and walk away with a bottle or two of
taking in a free horror flick on Terror Tuesdays or eating a 12 course hobbit
The Eastside Showroom mixes its intimate
and live music venues that line both sides of the street.
called Austin home. You can see live music any
your favorite selection.
feast while watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Alamo Drafthouse
size with grand spirits. Photo – Aimee Wenske
gives movie-going a new spin.
• Austin Air Guitar Tournament • Out of Bounds Improv Fest
night of the week in Austin, usually without a cover charge.
Photo – ACVB / Andy Schrader
• Hairy Man Festival and 5K
Food & Culture
With one of the highest number of restaurants per capita in the United States, you can find Tex-Mex and barbeque on almost any corner in Austin, but you don’t have to look too hard to spot five-star restaurants or your favorite ethnic cuisine. When you’re finished eating, you can head over to one of Austin’s museums or theater productions for an evening show.
Barbeque
Austin Bike Zoo
Barbeque is an art form in Austin.
Each barbeque joint will most likely have their own smoking pit and sauce. It’s best to try them all to find
at the Austin Bike Zoo.
your favorite. Photo – Tosh Brown
Driskill Grill
team of chefs carefully selects the menu for this
Farmers’ Market
The Austin Farmers’ Market is a 100%
slinging of Amy’s employees and marvel at the amazing taste
Kerbey Lane is open 24 hours, 7 days a
five-star dining room. Housed in the landmark
local, growers-only market. Enjoy chef
of gummy bears crushed into their signature Mexican vanilla.
Driskill Hotel, the Driskill Grill combines a grand atmosphere with delicious entrees. Photo – ACVB
An award-winning
East Austin Studio Tour
Lyndon B. Johnson Library
the Kennedy assassination, the civil rights movement, and
museums in the country, the Blanton Museum of Art features over 18,000 works
week. They serve over 150 gallons of their
doors to the general public. This free, self-guided
Vietnam from the ex-President’s point of view. You can also
from Europe, the United States and Latin America in its permanent collection.
demos, children’s activities, and live
trademark Kerbey queso every week.
tour includes more than 200 artists in the Austin
view exquisite gifts of state and a life size Oval Office replica.
music as you stroll through rows of fresh
Photo – Davis Ayer
community.
produce.
Photo – Sustainable Food Center
Amy’s Ice Cream
Have you ever seen a 80’
long rattlesnake bike or a 17’ tall butterfly trike? You will
Watch the acrobatic scoop
Kerbey Lane
A local favorite,
Once a year local artists throw open their studio
Photo – Donald S. Mason Jr.
Learn about
The Blanton Museum of Art
One of the foremost university art
Day Trips
Getting Around Town If you’re car-less in Austin, there are plenty of ways to get around.
According to Prevention Magazine, Austin is one of the best walking cities in the country. Whether it’s by foot, bike, pedicab, rail or car, Austin is a town to be explored.
Biking
Bike lanes on many main roads make biking one
Austin CarShare
Capital Metro
Austin might feel like a world unto itself, but it is surrounded by many natural and man-made wonders. Just a short drive outside of Austin can lead to new adventures and thrilling experiences.
• Pedernales State Park
• Luckenbach
• Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas
• Kayaking on the Neches River
• McKinney Falls State Park
• Schlitterbahn Waterpark
• Inner Space Cavern
• Hill Country Wine Tours
• Exotic Animal Safari
• Fiesta in San Antonio
• Hamilton Pool
• Historic Georgetown
• Waterskiing on Lake Travis
• Lost Maples State Park
• Dr. Pepper Factory
University of Texas students are
able to ride all bus lines for free. With special UT shuttles, For a small fee you can have the
express services to the airport and late night safety rides,
Enchanted Rock
Tubing
Jacob’s Well
of the easiest ways to get around the large UT campus. If your
convenience of owning a car without the hassle of trying to park
you can get almost anywhere in Austin on the bus. The soon-
bike happens to breakdown, the non-profit Austin Yellow Bike
in the city. Pick up groceries, go furniture shopping, or drive to the
to-board commuter MetroRail will help connect downtown
of Austin, Enchanted Rock is a prime location for camping,
or enjoying the lazy float of the Comal, tubing with a pack of
Texas, the natural spring waters of Jacob’s Well not only make a lovely
Project will help you repair it.
hill country – all without the cost of actually owning a car.
Austin to outlying areas with future expansions expected.
hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, and star gazing.
friends and a six pack is a summer tradition in Texas.
summer getaway, they source many other swimming holes and rivers.
Located about 75 miles outside
Whether it’s braving the rapids of the Guadalupe
Believed to be the longest underwater cave in
Bragging Rights
Austin Neighborhoods
With all the green space, fascinating history, diverse culture, and downright weirdness, it’s no wonder that Austinites hold a special Capitol Building – Congress Ave. & 11th St.
place in their hearts for this city. Other people seem to like it too.
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q – 801 Red River St., stubbsaustin.com
no.2
East Side Showroom – 1100 E. 6th St., eastsideshowroom.com Alamo Drafthouse • Ritz – 320 E. 6th St., drafthouse.com Farmers’ Market – 4th St. & Guadalupe, austinfarmersmarket.org Hike & Bike Trail Entrance – S. First St.
no.3
Barton Springs – 2201 Barton Springs Rd. Whole Foods Landmark Store – 525 N. Lamar Blvd., wholefoodsmarket.com
no.5
Waterloo Records – 600 N. Lamar Blvd., waterloorecords.com The Blanton Museum of Art – 2 San Jacinto Blvd., blantonmuseum.org
YOUTH MAGNET CITIES, WASHINGTON STREET JOURNAL, 2009
McCombs School of Business – 2100 Speedway Ave., mba.mccombs.utexas.edu Kerbey Lane – 2606 Guadalupe St., kerbeylanecafe.com
no.3
TOP CITIES TO LIVE + PLAY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE, 2007
SMART CITIES FOR COUPLES, KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE, 2009
Spider House Café – 2908 Fruth St., spiderhousecafe.com Jo’s Hot Coffee – 1300 S. Congress Ave., joscoffee.com
no.6
New Bohemia – 1606 S. Congress Ave., newbohemiaaustin.com
Hyde Park
Downtown
South Congress
to UT makes it a favorite region for graduate students to live.
to be walking distance from the center of the city. As Austin
at Blackmail (a store dealing in exclusively black clothing) for
Mid-century bungalows and quaint, local shops give this
continues to grow upwards, people who live downtown will
that little black dress, eat an El Presidente taco (named after Bill
section of Austin a real neighborhood feel.
find more restaurants, recreation, and retail on their block and
Clinton, who occasionally stops in) at Guero’s, and grab a drink
in their building.
at the historic Continental Club.
East Austin
Clarksville
Campus
musicians, and young professionals live in new construction built
living. You’ll find Whole Foods’ landmark store, BookPeople and
gives you a location close to your classes as well as a number of
where the old airport used to be, in officer’s quarters previously
Waterloo Records (one of the best independent record stores in
parks, grocery stores, diners, coffeehouses, and shops.
inhabited by Air Force brass, and in renovated bungalows of various
the country) all on the same corner.
Originally a streetcar suburb of Austin, Hyde Park’s proximity
East Austin offers the most varied housing options: artists,
vintages — while still being close to campus and downtown.
Mixed-use condos and high-rise apartments allow residents
Clarksville is a quiet neighborhood with all the amenities of urban
STUDENTS PACK THE STADIUMS, THE PRINCETON REVIEW, 2009
Creative and trendy only hint at the vibe of SoCo. You can shop
People here bleed orange. At the heart of UT, campus-area living
no.6
GREAT COLLEGE TOWNS, THE PRINCETON REVIEW, 2009
no.5
no.4
FARMER'S AND SPECIALTY GOOD MARKETS, TRAVEL+LEISURE’S FAVORITE CITIES, 2009
BEST CITIES FOR A SMALL BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEUR.COM, 2009
no.2
GREEN PLACES TO LIVE, NATURAL HOME, 2007
BEST LIVE MUSIC/BANDS, TRAVEL+LEISURE’S FAVORITE CITIES, 2009
no.1
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no.2
ACTIVE PEOPLE, TRAVEL+LEISURE’S FAVORITE CITIES, 2009
AMERICA'S FASTEST GROWING METROS FORBES, 2008
AMERICA'S BEST BARGAIN CITIES, FORBES, 2009
no.1
BEST CITIES FOR RECESSION RECOVERY, FORBES, 2009
no.1
US CITY FOR JOB GROWTH, US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, 2009