Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

The food and atmosphere are wonderful! Sunday brunch is especially good... and the pimento cheese appetizer is fabulous! go for happy hour around 3:00 pm and enjoy 1/2 price appetizers!
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Jack Allen's Kitchen Oak Hill
7720 State Hwy 71
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The food and atmosphere are wonderful! Sunday brunch is especially good... and the pimento cheese appetizer is fabulous! go for happy hour around 3:00 pm and enjoy 1/2 price appetizers!
Unique atmosphere, great BBQ, but do not go there if you are in a hurry! Great downhome atmosphere with some of the best BBQ ever!
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The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress Ave
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Unique atmosphere, great BBQ, but do not go there if you are in a hurry! Great downhome atmosphere with some of the best BBQ ever!
Well known for their unique Tacos, President Obama even made it a point to order the"Democrat"taco on one of his visits to Austin! (not at this location)..
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Torchy's Tacos
2809 S 1st St
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Well known for their unique Tacos, President Obama even made it a point to order the"Democrat"taco on one of his visits to Austin! (not at this location)..
The sushi is great and it is not too expensive! Very convenient to the house, and many other shops...
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Eurasia Sushi Bar & Seafood
7101 State Hwy 71
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The sushi is great and it is not too expensive! Very convenient to the house, and many other shops...
Great Wings and Grilled chicken sandwiches for a reasonable price. Families love this place!
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Pluckers Wing Bar
2222 Rio Grande St
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Great Wings and Grilled chicken sandwiches for a reasonable price. Families love this place!

Drinks & Nightlife

The live music and drinks are great...They do have an early and a late show, go to the website to see which artists are performing...this place packs in the crowds for the music, parking can be an issue...
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Saxon Pub
1320 S Lamar Blvd
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The live music and drinks are great...They do have an early and a late show, go to the website to see which artists are performing...this place packs in the crowds for the music, parking can be an issue...
The bar is one of the oldest iconic sites in the city, if you love a dueling piano bar with the finest decorations, comfortable couches and great vibe...this is the place! The drinks are fine too...
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The Driskill
217 Congress Ave
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The bar is one of the oldest iconic sites in the city, if you love a dueling piano bar with the finest decorations, comfortable couches and great vibe...this is the place! The drinks are fine too...

Parks & Nature

This park is beautiful and informational.. The plants are so well maintained, the trails are unique and it is a really fun way to spend a couple of hours! Afterward, you can go straight down Barton Springs Road to the Shady Grove Restaurant or any of the other favorite resturants there...mexican food is great at Chuys!
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Jardín Botánico Zilker
2220 Barton Springs Rd
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This park is beautiful and informational.. The plants are so well maintained, the trails are unique and it is a really fun way to spend a couple of hours! Afterward, you can go straight down Barton Springs Road to the Shady Grove Restaurant or any of the other favorite resturants there...mexican food is great at Chuys!
This is a unique park with a natural spring fed pool, wonderful place to see and swim! Close to the Hike and Bike Trail, Zilker Botanical Gardens...a great place for outdoor fun!
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Zilker Metropolitan Park
2207 Barton Springs Rd
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This is a unique park with a natural spring fed pool, wonderful place to see and swim! Close to the Hike and Bike Trail, Zilker Botanical Gardens...a great place for outdoor fun!

Essentials

This is the closest grocery to the house, but there is another at Escarpment and Slaughter Lane that is a larger store with many fun shops and restaurants (Like Mangeiris pizza cafe, the best pizza around)!
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H-E-B
5800 W Slaughter Ln
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This is the closest grocery to the house, but there is another at Escarpment and Slaughter Lane that is a larger store with many fun shops and restaurants (Like Mangeiris pizza cafe, the best pizza around)!

Arts & Culture

This is a hike up to the top of a view of Lake Austin that is incredible! Nearby Mayfield Park is also fun, if you want to see live peacocks strolling around the grounds!
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Mount Bonnell
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This is a hike up to the top of a view of Lake Austin that is incredible! Nearby Mayfield Park is also fun, if you want to see live peacocks strolling around the grounds!
It is a fabulous display of Texas History with an Imax theatre, you can check out the newest showings of informational films. Great spot for learning!
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Museo de Historia del Estado de Texas Bullock
1800 Congress Ave
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It is a fabulous display of Texas History with an Imax theatre, you can check out the newest showings of informational films. Great spot for learning!

Sightseeing

The campus is unique especially the University Tower and the Law Library is unique in that it has a fantastic collection of oriental rugs and antiques on display at all times. It is actually a museum in itself! Walk around the mall at the base of the tower and get a feel for the educational experience here. It is a unique place. Also the LBJ library which is just north of the main campus has fabulous historical displays from the time of his presidency...Lyndon Baines Johnson, that is..
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The University of Texas at Austin
2515 Speedway
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The campus is unique especially the University Tower and the Law Library is unique in that it has a fantastic collection of oriental rugs and antiques on display at all times. It is actually a museum in itself! Walk around the mall at the base of the tower and get a feel for the educational experience here. It is a unique place. Also the LBJ library which is just north of the main campus has fabulous historical displays from the time of his presidency...Lyndon Baines Johnson, that is..
The building itself is so unique, very similar to our capitol in Washington D.C. The grounds are unique with Congress Avenue to the South ...walk down to 6th street for some of the best food and drink in town.
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Texas Senate
1200 Congress Ave
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The building itself is so unique, very similar to our capitol in Washington D.C. The grounds are unique with Congress Avenue to the South ...walk down to 6th street for some of the best food and drink in town.