Austin American-Statesman: A fenced-in area is located on the southwest corner of the park. It features a couple of terraces for dogs to bound through.
Austin American-Statesman: 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.
Austin American-Statesman: 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.
Austin American-Statesman: Adjacent to the popular coffee shop Jo’s sits the San Jose, which oozes charm and comfort. You’ll love the SoCo scene and the upscale decor.
Austin American-Statesman: Not only will you feel like home, but you’ll feel like you’re in Texas. This eclectic home even has a yard with some chickens.
Austin American-Statesman: With 375 higher-end hotel rooms and a heated rooftop swimming pool, the Omni is a good place to stay, whether it’s for business or pleasure.
98 San Jacinto Blvd (at E Cesar Chavez St), Austin, TX
Hotel · Downtown Austin · 78 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: Austin’s Four Seasons is located right on the lake, yet is walking distance to most of Austin’s downtown attractions (except, maybe when it’s 100 degrees outside).
Austin American-Statesman: This is the granddaddy of luxury hotels in Austin. Located right at Sixth Street and Congress Avenue, the Driskill has been showing off the best side of Austin since 1886.
Austin American-Statesman: A very nice course cut out around a development in Buda. Just enough for a challenge for serious golfers, but wide enough fairways for your once-in-a-while player.
Austin American-Statesman: The best of the Austin-owned courses, Clay and Kizer are right next to each other but offer vastly different experiences. Clay is tree-lined and Kizer is water-lined. Either way, pick your hazard.
Austin American-Statesman: This old, nine-hole course in the heart of North-Central Austin has a wicked par 5, a reachable par 4 and a lot of people taking mulligans. Great fun for a short round.
4211 Teravista Club Dr (University Blvd), Round Rock, TX
Campo de Golfe · 5 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: Rolling hills and five different tees will challenge any golfer. Some stunning views from atop the courses well-manicured hills and tee boxes.
1300 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. (at Comal St.), Austin, TX
Campo de Beisebol de Faculdade · University of Texas-Austin · 15 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: The Longhorns baseball team plays in a stadium that would be the envy of most professional minor league clubs. Head to the Disch if you want to hear the “ping” of an aluminum bat
Mercearia · Downtown Austin · 404 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: Anyone who visits Austin should see the Whole Foods flagship store. After all, it started here. All kinds of food, beer, natural beauty and health goods and tiny restaurants dot the headquarters.
Livraria · Downtown Austin · 122 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: Indie bookseller since 1970, BookPeople is a winner of Bookstore of the Year by Publisher’s Weekly. Employee-written reviews, a coffee shop and tons of book signings and events make it a must-see.
Loja de Discos · Old West Austin · 76 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: The music store hosts frequent in-store performances of big name and up-and-coming musicians. Waterloo Records is a must destination during South by Southwest and Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Livraria da Faculdade · West University · 23 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: Located on The Drag, the flagship University Co-op provides not only textbooks and school supplies for the more than 50,000 students who attend the UT, but also branded clothing, memorabilia and more.
200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (at Congress Ave), Austin, TX
Museu de Arte · University of Texas-Austin · 74 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: This University of Texas museum offers traveling exhibitions, programs and activities and a permanent collection of more than 17,000 worldwide works. Closed on Mondays. Free admission on Thursdays.
Casa de Shows · University of Texas-Austin · 17 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: Found inside the Texas Union Building, the Cactus Cafe is a true music-listeners venue. See the next big singer-songwriter in this intimate venue.
Trilha de Caminhada · Circle C Ranch · 7 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: The perfect amount of shade for the kids and the parents combined with plenty to do. One of the few half-dome jungle gyms in Austin (remember those?)
Austin American-Statesman: Central Texans who want to take a short drive to a beautiful beach can look no farther than Mustang Island. Port Aransas is at the northern end, and a roadway to Padre Island is on the southern tip.
Austin American-Statesman: Built in Adm. Chester Nimitz' hometown, this history-rich museum takes hours to go through. The new George H.W. Bush Gallery opened on Dec. 8, 2009, and includes 33,000 feet of exhibition on its own.
Austin American-Statesman: One story below downtown San Antonio, the River Walk is lined with restaurants, bars and shops. The first restaurant on the River Walk opened in 1946.
Austin American-Statesman: Built in 1886 as the showplace of a cattle baron, the hotel stands as a landmark of Texas hospitality. The luxury hotel is close to the Capitol, Convention Center and entertainment districts.
Museu de História · Central East Austin · 16 dicas e avaliações
Austin American-Statesman: The historic residence was built by the French diplomat Alphonse Dubois de Saligny to the Republic of Texas in 1840-41. It became a museum under the Daughters of The Republic of Texas in 1956.
Austin American-Statesman: This tree is the last of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes. In 1989, the tree was poisoned with herbicide, almost killing it.
Austin American-Statesman: There’s a bar. There’s a band. There’s a pool table converted into a chicken coop with a numbered plywood floor. Head there on a Sunday, buy a $2 ticket and watch as Sissy the chicken picks a number.