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Advice on my planned trip from the UK.
Sounds like a great trip! I'll add a few things for you to look into for San Antonio and Austin.
San Antonio
Pearl Brewery: No longer an actual brewery, but a neat collection of restaurants and shops. I really enoy their Farmer's Market on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
McNay Art Museum: Favorite museum in San Antonio. The grounds alone are incredibly beautiful. Thursday nights are free.
The Fruteria: Love this place for dinner and drinks. I cannot recommend the Puerco en mole blanco enough. Yum!
The Esquire Tavern: Swanky bar on the Riverwalk that has live music on Tuesday nights.
The Menger Bar: If it's good enough for Teddy Roosevelt, it's good enough for me. Besides, the Menger is the "Most Haunted Hotel in Texas"
Austin
Zilker Park: Spend a sunny day at Zilker and Barton Springs. There is a nice food truck park nearby, the Picnic, that is BYOB. I recommend Turf 'n Surf.
Butler Trail: Try the 5K loop for a nice jog or walk. Trail goes around Town Lake/Lady Bird Lake.
White Horse: Honky tonk + hipsters. Dancing lessons. Don't mind the smell. Younger crowd than Broken Spoke, Donn's Depot (which are still worth checking out)
South Congress: Shops, restaurants, people watching. Continental Club is located along this strip.
In addition to 6th street, both Rainey Street and the East Side (ex: Shangri-La) have night life worth checking out.
Honestly, I would skip the zoo in Austin. If you are set on visiting a zoo, I'd pick the one in San Antonio.