Guidebook for Austin

Eric
Guidebook for Austin

Food Scene

High-end sushi restaurant nearby! Walk to dinner, sit outside on the upstairs patio and stroll home across the 29th street bridge back to Harris Blvd.
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Musashino Sushi Dokoro
2905 San Gabriel St
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High-end sushi restaurant nearby! Walk to dinner, sit outside on the upstairs patio and stroll home across the 29th street bridge back to Harris Blvd.
Incredible coffee, croissants and bread within walking distance from A la Belle Vie. Fabulous breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a French flair!
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Texas French Bread
2900 Rio Grande St
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Incredible coffee, croissants and bread within walking distance from A la Belle Vie. Fabulous breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a French flair!
Authentic Tex-Mex! Locally-owned!
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Santa Rita Cantina
1206 W 38th St
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Authentic Tex-Mex! Locally-owned!
Great BBQ!
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Freedmen's
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Great BBQ!
Great Burgers! Fast!
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P. Terry's Burger Stand
404 S Lamar Blvd
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Great Burgers! Fast!
Great brasserie dinner spot. You will go back again and again just for the slice of homemade coconut cake at the end. Visit with owner Eddie Bernal and learn Austin insider info!
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34th Street Cafe
1005 W 34th St
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Great brasserie dinner spot. You will go back again and again just for the slice of homemade coconut cake at the end. Visit with owner Eddie Bernal and learn Austin insider info!
All day service! Beautiful garden seating. Daily baked out of this world chocolate chip cookies!
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Tiny Boxwoods Austin
1503 W 35th St
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All day service! Beautiful garden seating. Daily baked out of this world chocolate chip cookies!
High-end Italian food! Sunday is Italian family style fare.
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Olive & June
3411 Glenview Ave
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High-end Italian food! Sunday is Italian family style fare.
Great pizza!
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Brick Oven on 35th
1608 W 35th St
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Great pizza!
Best local gelato company in Austin!
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Teo Espresso, Gelato, and Bella Vita
1206 W 38th St
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Best local gelato company in Austin!
The original Kerbey Lane Cafe in an old house on - where else - Kerbey Lane. All-day breakfast! Within walking distance. Go early on Sunday mornings or enjoy people watching if you like waiting awhile. The pancakes are worth the wait!
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Kerbey Lane Cafe - Central
3704 Kerbey Ln
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The original Kerbey Lane Cafe in an old house on - where else - Kerbey Lane. All-day breakfast! Within walking distance. Go early on Sunday mornings or enjoy people watching if you like waiting awhile. The pancakes are worth the wait!
One of Austin's best rated gastronomic experiences is a five minute drive to Clarksville (20 minutes walking if you want to pass by some of the oldest and most lovely homes in old Austin).
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Jeffrey's
1204 W Lynn St
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One of Austin's best rated gastronomic experiences is a five minute drive to Clarksville (20 minutes walking if you want to pass by some of the oldest and most lovely homes in old Austin).
Quant neighborhood dinner bistro!
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Cipollina
1213 W Lynn St
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Quant neighborhood dinner bistro!
Five star gastronomic experience. Tyson Cole's sister to Uchi. Lovely for special occasion dining and people watching. Try the chef's tasting menu. Reservations are a must!
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Uchiko
4200 N Lamar Blvd
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Five star gastronomic experience. Tyson Cole's sister to Uchi. Lovely for special occasion dining and people watching. Try the chef's tasting menu. Reservations are a must!
A local favorite. Sit on the porch and enjoy great coffee and organic, fresh breakfast items in nearby Clarksville
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Galaxy Cafe West Lynn
1000 W Lynn St
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A local favorite. Sit on the porch and enjoy great coffee and organic, fresh breakfast items in nearby Clarksville
Beautiful, quaint, delicious and relaxing farm to table, gourmet food and drink in an old house in Clarksville.
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Josephine House
1601 Waterston Ave
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Beautiful, quaint, delicious and relaxing farm to table, gourmet food and drink in an old house in Clarksville.
Crab cake benedict in a tiny diner. Fabulous breakfast - go early to beat the line!
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Counter Cafe
1914 E 6th St
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Crab cake benedict in a tiny diner. Fabulous breakfast - go early to beat the line!
Farm to table 24 hour diner. Local eats and all day/all night breakfast. Great french press and the best milkshakes in town - try the banana cinnamon or chocolate cherry!
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24 Diner
600 N Lamar Blvd
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Farm to table 24 hour diner. Local eats and all day/all night breakfast. Great french press and the best milkshakes in town - try the banana cinnamon or chocolate cherry!
Secret spot along beautiful winding roads in the City limits. Cafe on the lake - enjoy delicious hamburgers along the lake, watch the boats and birds, and share your fries with the giant fish and turtles which come up to the docks to feed. Secret spot not to be missed on a sunny day!
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Ski Shores Cafe
2905 Pearce Rd
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Secret spot along beautiful winding roads in the City limits. Cafe on the lake - enjoy delicious hamburgers along the lake, watch the boats and birds, and share your fries with the giant fish and turtles which come up to the docks to feed. Secret spot not to be missed on a sunny day!
Stroll 2nd Street District and stop in at Le Politique for late night French food, or pop into the French bakery mid-day while shopping in the great shops along 2nd street in the middle of tall the new downtown high rises. Easy Uber ride or inexpensive parking in the City Hall parking garage.
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Le Politique
110 San Antonio St
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Stroll 2nd Street District and stop in at Le Politique for late night French food, or pop into the French bakery mid-day while shopping in the great shops along 2nd street in the middle of tall the new downtown high rises. Easy Uber ride or inexpensive parking in the City Hall parking garage.
Breakfast!!
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Snooze an AM Eatery
1700 S Lamar Blvd
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Breakfast!!
Best coffee shop for local neighborhood vibe, people watching and enjoying sitting outside.
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Caffe Medici
1101 W Lynn St
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Best coffee shop for local neighborhood vibe, people watching and enjoying sitting outside.
Great coffee by the lake. Can't miss Christmas lights and year round outdoor deck for can't miss coffee spot. Great wifi and study spot.
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Mozart's Coffee Roasters
3825 Lake Austin Blvd
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Great coffee by the lake. Can't miss Christmas lights and year round outdoor deck for can't miss coffee spot. Great wifi and study spot.
Best local eatery for breakfast tacos (lunch too!) Try them all - you can't go wrong ever!
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Tacodeli
4200 N Lamar Blvd
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Best local eatery for breakfast tacos (lunch too!) Try them all - you can't go wrong ever!

Shopping

The Garden Room, Anderson's Coffee, The Menagerie, Russel's, Santa Fe Optical, Quick Eye Blow-Dry Bar.
Jefferson Square Shopping Center
1601 W 38th St
The Garden Room, Anderson's Coffee, The Menagerie, Russel's, Santa Fe Optical, Quick Eye Blow-Dry Bar.
Anything from food-hardware! Great chocolate counter! Locally owned!
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Breed & Company
718 W 29th St
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Anything from food-hardware! Great chocolate counter! Locally owned!
26 Doors Shopping Center; quaint stores such as Adelante, great Tex-Mex at Santa Rita Cantina, and Teo's Gelato
West 38th Street
West 38th Street
26 Doors Shopping Center; quaint stores such as Adelante, great Tex-Mex at Santa Rita Cantina, and Teo's Gelato
Within walking distance, quaint gift shops, clothing stores such as Valentine's Too
Kerbey Lane Village
1515 W 35th St
Within walking distance, quaint gift shops, clothing stores such as Valentine's Too
Iconic cutting edge fashion!
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ByGeorge
524 N Lamar Blvd
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Iconic cutting edge fashion!
Unusual finds, incredible style!
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Kick Pleat
624 N Lamar Blvd
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Unusual finds, incredible style!
Austin favorite for hiking and outdoor gear. Also, great selection of kids' clothes and unique toys.
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Whole Earth Provision Co.
1014 N Lamar Blvd
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Austin favorite for hiking and outdoor gear. Also, great selection of kids' clothes and unique toys.

Arts & Culture

Site of a 1916 Italian villa maintained as a nature preserve and contemporary art museum on Lake Austin. Take photos with the resident peacocks!
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The Contemporary Austin - Jones Center
700 Congress Ave
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Site of a 1916 Italian villa maintained as a nature preserve and contemporary art museum on Lake Austin. Take photos with the resident peacocks!
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Музей истории штата Техас Буллок
1800 Congress Ave
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Wally Workman Gallery
1202 W 6th St
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Artworks
1214 W 6th St
Extraordinary venue home of the 100 yr old Austin Symphony, Austin Ballet, Opera, and ongoing roster of plays, live musical and artistic performances. Plus, one of the best views of downtown at night on the outdoor plaza.
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The Long Center for the Performing Arts
701 W Riverside Dr
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Extraordinary venue home of the 100 yr old Austin Symphony, Austin Ballet, Opera, and ongoing roster of plays, live musical and artistic performances. Plus, one of the best views of downtown at night on the outdoor plaza.
The best in local theater!
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Театр Zach Theatre
202 S Lamar Blvd
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The best in local theater!
Laugh until your sides split! It's like a local SNL, but Austin weirder. This comic revue has been ongoing and on the scene on E. 6th street for 30 years or more. Get tickets ahead of time. Can't miss!
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Фолли Эстер
525 E 6th St
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Laugh until your sides split! It's like a local SNL, but Austin weirder. This comic revue has been ongoing and on the scene on E. 6th street for 30 years or more. Get tickets ahead of time. Can't miss!
Step back into history at this incredible LBL Presidential Library on the grounds of the University of Texas. The exhibits are wonderfully curated.
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Библиотека и музей Линдона Бейнса Джонсона
2313 Red River St
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Step back into history at this incredible LBL Presidential Library on the grounds of the University of Texas. The exhibits are wonderfully curated.
One of the largest global collections of Central American art. Afterwards, stroll the grounds of the University of Texas.
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Художественный музей Джека С. Блэнтона
200 East Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
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One of the largest global collections of Central American art. Afterwards, stroll the grounds of the University of Texas.

Sightseeing

Hike up to the highest point in Austin! Short walk up the stairs will give you the opportunity to take in some of the best views in Austin overlooking the hills and Lake Austin. Not to be missed!
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Гора Боннелл
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Hike up to the highest point in Austin! Short walk up the stairs will give you the opportunity to take in some of the best views in Austin overlooking the hills and Lake Austin. Not to be missed!
Taller than the U.S. Capitol. Wander the grounds in the shadow of the pink granite Texas Capitol. Cross the street to enjoy the old Southern charm of the Texas Governor's mansion. Finish your Texas history tour with a visit to the Bullock museum and learn about the dozens of cultures and nationalities that have explored and settled Texas.
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Texas Senate
1200 Congress Ave
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Taller than the U.S. Capitol. Wander the grounds in the shadow of the pink granite Texas Capitol. Cross the street to enjoy the old Southern charm of the Texas Governor's mansion. Finish your Texas history tour with a visit to the Bullock museum and learn about the dozens of cultures and nationalities that have explored and settled Texas.
The shopping is fabulous. The sightseeing even better. Don't miss Allen's Boots, the original Joe's coffee chop with the "I Love You So Much" mural, Amy's ice cream, Guero's taco bar, the San Jose Hotel, the Continental Club, South Congress Cafe, Home Slice Pizza, and dozens of shops to poke around in. Go earlier in the day to beat the crowds.
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South Congress
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The shopping is fabulous. The sightseeing even better. Don't miss Allen's Boots, the original Joe's coffee chop with the "I Love You So Much" mural, Amy's ice cream, Guero's taco bar, the San Jose Hotel, the Continental Club, South Congress Cafe, Home Slice Pizza, and dozens of shops to poke around in. Go earlier in the day to beat the crowds.
Gorgeous campus. Stroll (and maybe reminisce or discover)?
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Техасский университет в Остине
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Gorgeous campus. Stroll (and maybe reminisce or discover)?

Drinks & Nightlife

The Austin original honky tonk for two stepping'!
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Брокен Споук
3201 S Lamar Blvd
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The Austin original honky tonk for two stepping'!
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The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress Ave
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Stephen F's Bar & Terrace
701 Congress Ave
Great people watching in the 2nd street district. Try the jalapeño lemonade and homemade charcuterie.
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W Austin
200 Lavaca St
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Great people watching in the 2nd street district. Try the jalapeño lemonade and homemade charcuterie.
The place for incredible food and drinks, strolling along Lady Bird Lake, bat watching and celebrity sightings. No kidding, we have seen Sting, Tom Petty, Taye Diggs, Dennis Quaid, Rand Paul, violinist Joshua Bell, numerous politicians, writers, etc. in both the Lobby Lounge and Trio restaurant. It's THE place to see and be seen.
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Four Seasons Hotel Austin
98 San Jacinto Blvd
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The place for incredible food and drinks, strolling along Lady Bird Lake, bat watching and celebrity sightings. No kidding, we have seen Sting, Tom Petty, Taye Diggs, Dennis Quaid, Rand Paul, violinist Joshua Bell, numerous politicians, writers, etc. in both the Lobby Lounge and Trio restaurant. It's THE place to see and be seen.

Entertainment & Activities

The iconic Alamo; from first run movies to quirky showings and premieres. Great menu to eat and drink during the move. This is the one local movie theater chain in town that everyone loves to go to. Truly a home grown experience.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar
1120 S Lamar Blvd
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The iconic Alamo; from first run movies to quirky showings and premieres. Great menu to eat and drink during the move. This is the one local movie theater chain in town that everyone loves to go to. Truly a home grown experience.

Parks & Nature

Festivals all the time!
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Городской парк Зилкера
2207 Barton Springs Rd
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Festivals all the time!
Within walking distance from the house along the Shoal Creek Trail. Great park for picnicking and lazing under the 100+ yr old oak trees! The iconic Eeyore's Birthday Party is held here every year.
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Парк района Пис
1100 Kingsbury St
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Within walking distance from the house along the Shoal Creek Trail. Great park for picnicking and lazing under the 100+ yr old oak trees! The iconic Eeyore's Birthday Party is held here every year.
Right down the street! walk down Westover, turn right on Woolridge and then veer immediate left on Claire to the bottom of the hill. Go left or right, you can't go wrong on this paved hike and bike trail along Shoal Creek! If you're up for a long hike or bike ride, go right and it takes you all the way into downtown and passes Pease Park, the flagship Whole Foods and dead ends at the new City of Austin library.
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Шол-Крик-Гринбелт
2600 North Lamar Boulevard
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Right down the street! walk down Westover, turn right on Woolridge and then veer immediate left on Claire to the bottom of the hill. Go left or right, you can't go wrong on this paved hike and bike trail along Shoal Creek! If you're up for a long hike or bike ride, go right and it takes you all the way into downtown and passes Pease Park, the flagship Whole Foods and dead ends at the new City of Austin library.
The views from the cliff overlooking Lake Austin and Pennybacker Bridge are not to be missed on this easy hike about 10 minutes drive.
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Pennybacker Bridge Overlook
North Capital of Texas Highway
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The views from the cliff overlooking Lake Austin and Pennybacker Bridge are not to be missed on this easy hike about 10 minutes drive.
Enjoy a beautiful hike and incredible view of Westlake Hills and downtown Austin. Easy to get to, but feels like another world.
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Заповедник Wild Basin
805 N Capital of Texas Hwy
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Enjoy a beautiful hike and incredible view of Westlake Hills and downtown Austin. Easy to get to, but feels like another world.
Go rent a kayak or paddle board and enjoy Lady Bird Lake!
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Rowing Dock
2418 Stratford Dr
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Go rent a kayak or paddle board and enjoy Lady Bird Lake!
Learn all about native flowers and plants at this gorgeous outdoor center named after our First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson who pioneered wildflower plantings all over the State along the highways.
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Центр дикорастущих цветов Леди Бёрд Джонсон
4801 La Crosse Ave
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Learn all about native flowers and plants at this gorgeous outdoor center named after our First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson who pioneered wildflower plantings all over the State along the highways.
Wonderful walking loop at the far end of Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam. Hard to believe you're in the City when you enjoy the beauty on the lake.
Red Bud Isle Trail
Red Bud Isle Trail
Wonderful walking loop at the far end of Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam. Hard to believe you're in the City when you enjoy the beauty on the lake.
Spring fed swimming pool - the original! Year round swimming. Take the polar bear plunge in the winter!
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Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton Dr
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Spring fed swimming pool - the original! Year round swimming. Take the polar bear plunge in the winter!