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Austin Area Guides/Websites

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• Digital 2019-2020 Austin Insider Guide
• Digital Austin Relocation Guide
• Visit Austin
• Austin Culture Map
• Trip Savvy Austin
• Austin Local
• 365 Things Austin
• Do 512
• Live Music
• Keep Austin Eatin'
• Austin Eater
• Texas Wine Country
• Discover The Schools, Companies And Neighborhoods
• Business Insider
• Silicon Hills Map

Downtown

Things To Do-

• Walk through the Capital/Visit Museums, Duck Tour, Double Decker Bus Tour
• Bats - Capital Cruise (Grab a bottle of wine/sandwich and bring it on the boat)
• Lady Bird Lake/Trails (walk, run, paddle board, kayak etc).

Food/Drink

• 2nd Street & the Power Plant district has many wonderful places to eat and have a drink (one of my favorite streets).Driskill Hotel Historic (have a drink in the upstairs bar*), ATX Cocina, Red Ash, Jeffrey's, Zanzibar, Clarks Oyster Bar*, Swedish Hill* (easy fresh lunch), Corner Restaurant & Bar, Four Seasons (amazing Sunday brunch or just swing on a hammock), Franklin BBQ, Lamberts BBQ, Polvos, Micheladas, Midnight Cowboy* (Speakeasy reservation necessary), Group Therapy, Walton's (owned by Sandra Bullock) and many more. For a sushi fix check out Junai Omakase Sushi .

Music/Entertainment

• Frank Erwin Center, Cedar Street (Wed Night Spasmatics*), ACL Live & The Moody Theater, Stubbs (BBQ & Music Venue), Elephant Room (Jazz), Bass Music Hall, Paramount Theatre

Hotels

• JW Marriott, Fairmont, Westin, W Hotel, Austin Marriott Downtown, Downtown Hilton

SoCo

Things To Do

• Lady Bird Lake & Zilker Park (walk, run, paddle board, kayak etc). Barton Creek Greenbelt, Barton Springs Pool, Allens Boots. General Things to Do in SoCo

Food/Drink

• Gueros, Neighborhood Sushi, Home Slice Pizza, Perlas, Uchi (Top Chef), Juliet Italian Kitchen*, Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar, Magnolia Cafe, Matt's El Rancho

Music/Entertainment

• Continental Club , Broken Spoke (Country), The Long Center

Hotels

• Hotel San Jose, Hotel Saint Cecilia, South Congress Hotel

West Austin / Lake Austin / Tarrytown

Things To Do

• Drive through the beautiful community of Tarrytown (see homes with a boat garage on Matthew Street), walk to the top of Mount Bonnell*

Food/Drink

• Hula Hut, Abels*, Mozarts* (they are next to each other on Lake Austin.)

Hotels

• Barton Creek Resort, Lake Austin Spa and Resort

Lakeway / Bee Cave / Lake Travis

Food/Drink

• Ellera Restaurant*, Oasis Restaurant* (amazing views and sunsets, see calendar for live music), Canyon Grill, Steiner Steak House (see calendar for live music), Elle's Cafe/Alive & Well, Plate (must save room for her cheesecake), Wayback (lunch and Cottages), and Jules Design Bar

Hotels

• Wayback, Sonesta, Lakeway Resort and Spa, Miraval Resort & Spa

Driftwood / Dripping Springs

Things To Do

• Hamilton Pool

Food/Drink

• Tillies, Duchman Winery* and lunch at their restaurant Trattoria Lisina, Solaro, Flat Creek Winery (Disc golf/Food), Treaty Oak Distilling, Deep Eddy Vodka, Family Business Beer Company (with Duck Dynasty food truck), and Desert Door Distillery*, Salt Lick BBQ* (BYOB), Verdes Mexican Food, Tillie's (very special lunch or dinner), and the Olive Company (easy nice lunch).

Spicewood

Things To Do

• Krause Springs and Cypress Valley Canopy Tours (Zipline)

Food/Drink

• Pizzeria Sorellina, Frontyard Brewing, 5 Soul Winery, Iron Wolf Distillery (Frisbee golf, see their calendar for music), Stonehouse Vineyards (on Lake Travis), Spicewood Vineyards, El Gaucho Winery, Apis & Sorellina.

Boerne

Things To Do

• Cibolo Trail

Food/Drink

• Peggys On The Green Cibolo Creek Brewing

Music/Entertainment

• Cave Without a Name

Hotels

• The Kendall

Buda

Food/Drink

• Los Olivos Market, Nates

New Braunfels / Gruene / Canyon Lake / Belverde / Spring Branch

Things To Do

• Eventbrite Events, Gruene Hall Calendar, Float the River, Fly Fish, Canyon Lake, Lakeside Golf Club

Food/Drink

• Gennaros Trattoria, Gruene Historic District, Gruene River Grill, Mc Adoos, Gristmill, Muck and Fuss, Coopers Bbq, The Grapevine in Gruene ( Wine - Food - Music Event Schedule), The Gruene Door

A Few Additional Fun Things

• Tube Guadalupe River and Circuit of the Americas Lake Travis Zip Line, Titos Vodka, Wakeboard Cable Park, Elephant Preserve, and visit the many wineries on the way to a must visit town: Fredericksburg.