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Trip to Austin Texas
Not sure what time of year you’re going but I used to live in Austin and I was a professional food critic there.
Fun things in no particular order:
Outdoor:
Barton Springs (outdoor natural cold spring, beautiful and refreshing)
NLand Surf Park (outdoor surf school with gigantic manmade wave pool)
Rally Ready Driving School (dirt course, learn how to do stunt driving and rally driving)
Hamilton Grotto (beautiful waterfall and bright blue pool beneath. Reservation required)
Jacob’s Well (another spring - look up photos, super clear water and fun to jump into. Again, reservations required)
Mount Bonnell (short walk up some stairs for a beautiful view out over the Colorado River)
The Boardwalk (Boardwalk along Lady Bird Lake. Great views of downtown from here)
Indoor:
Austin Central Library (gorgeous new library in downtown Austin)
Urban Axes (indoor axe throwing. You can bring your own beer!)
Two-step lessons at the White Horse Bar on Tuesdays (the two-step is a quintessentially Texan dance and easy to learn the basics. Go on a Friday night to see the experts do it, it’s so much fun)
Restaurants:
Bouldin Creek, Walton’s, Phoebe’s Diner, Tiny Boxwoods, or Jacoby’s for brunch
Launderette (contemporary with French influences), Musashino (Sushi), Clark’s Oyster Bar (seafood), Sway (Thai), Curra’s (Mexican), Pho Please (Vietnamese), Red Ash (Italian), Patrizi’s (incredible fresh pasta, food truck in a charming setting), Justine (French, sexy and romantic), Jeffrey’s (old school American, classy), or Via313 (Detroit-style Pizza) for dinner
Best bakeries: Capital City, Easy Tiger
Best food trucks: Veracruz (best tacos in the city), Paperboy (breakfast), Arlo’s (incredible vegan junk food), The Big Kahuna (poke/Hawaiian)