Get downtown in 17 mins for just $1. Take the Cap Metro airport flyer bus #100. stop is at the front of passenger pickup
If you plan to fly out of ABIA on a Monday, add an extra half hour to 45 minutes to your one-hour-prioir arrival at check-in/security. Full extra hour if you're checking bags. Mondays are quite busy!
No free Wifi at the airport:( ...but get an ice cream at Amy's!
Go to the Alamo Drafthouse and order the Guinness milkshake. UNBELIEVABLE!
Check out Maggie Mae's, Iron Cactus, Chupacabra, Buffalo Billiard Bar and Antone's for that top flight.
In one of the largest barter transactions in recorded history, the builders of the capitol were paid with over three-million acres of public land in the Texas Panhandle.
Guided tours are offered weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; and Sundays, 12-3:30 p.m.
Go to ...the roof and check out the hot tub and pool twenty stories up.
Go upstairs to the photo gallery and try to guess all the singers/bands in the pictures!
Free Beer! Do I need to say more. Every Saturday they do free tours of the brewery with free samples...and their samples are not small by any means. Plus the tour guide/employees are fun and exciting. Read more.
The kitschy decor and bountiful serving sizes make this spot in the southwestern section of town one of Austin's best for tacos. Especially breakfast tacos.
Interesting: this building used to be the home of the Armadillo World Headquarters as one of the early catalysts of the Austin music scene. Janis Joplin got her start at the original at 6414 N. Lamar!
Second helpings of vegetable sides (we're looking at you too, mac & cheese) are free, so remind your waiter or waitress when you're cravin' fried pickles.
The original cupcake trailer... try the Michael Jackson or Red Velvet. Kick back and listen to some live tunes while you eat.
Street-style tacos and plenty of other favorites to feed your hunger for Mexican food. Guero’s is also the place to see and be seen during SXSW & the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
... who cares about the food. order the purest margarita, maybe two. after three my tip can't be responsible for your actions ;)
Texas always does barbecue right, especially at this joint. Enjoy live music while you indulge in succulent BBQ with a dry rub and smoky taste.
One of the few venues in town that always seems to stick to their schedule. So get there early. They start and end on time every time. – Laura B.
Stevie Ray Vaughan developed his stage chops gigging at this venue's original 6th Street location, which was also prominent in the early careers of Los Lonely Boys and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
The legendary blues club is one of the reasons why Austin is considered the 'Live Music Capitol of the World.' Stevie Ray Vaughn got his start here and many blues legends also graced the stage.
