One of the oldest recorded tourist attractions in the Austin area and the highest point within Austin's city limits, Mount Bonnell offers fantastic sunset views of Lake Austin and the 360 Bridge.
A natural pool open nearly year-round and kept at a refreshing 68 degrees; this is an Austin treasure. Save Our Springs Alliance is a loose coalition formed to help preserve the natural environment. Read more.
Check out the largest of Austin's downtown parks. This is a community gathering space like no other in the city and besides, what's not good about a park?
The pub food at this co-op brewpub is well above what it needs to be to accompany their increasingly tasty beer selection. & no tips allowed; they suggest you buy more beer. [Eater 38 Member]
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.
1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats depart nightly at sunset, April through October, from beneath the bridge.
Moonlight Towers were used in the olden days to illuminate city streets and scare away late-night muggers. Nowadays we have the magic of streetlamps, but Austin keeps the towers around for fun anyway.
Check out the Japanese and prehistoric gardens if you're looking for more interesting plants to... look at.
Courting Two Sisters: The two sisters refer to the sweet and dry vermouths that act as the base of this drink. Tenneyson absinthe and an orange twist complete it.
The menu contains 108 classic cocktails. They're divided by spirit and subdivided into six preparations: on the rocks, shaken up, tall & cool, stirred up, served long, and fizzes, flips & sours.
The best kolaches of the doughnut shop genre (essentially a pig in a blanket) can be found here.
Lone Star is reliable for its huge selection of kolaches but shines in the savory department—a large link of kielbasa is hidden inside the dense and chewy breading of the Polish sausage kolache.
The Zubik House serves Czech-inspired food but stands out with their rotating menu of creative kolaches.
