As an Austin local of 15 years, I thought it was about time I put together a travel guide of all my favorite things to do in ATX! This Austin Texas bucket list covers all my favorite places to eat and shop, things to do, photo locations and the best hotels in Austin. All of my favorite spots are linked in the post. I hope this guide helps you discover Austin like a local on your next trip to Texas!
Stay
- Airbnb $-$$
- The Driskill $$$
- Omni Barton Creek $$$
- The Westin Austin Downtown $$$
- The Wayback $$$
- W Austin $$$$
- The LINE Austin $$$$
Explore
- Zilker Park
- Texas State Capitol
- Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
- Lady Bird Lake
- The Paramount
- Blanton Museum of Art
- Austin Public Library
- Alamo Drafthouse (The Original)
- Laguna Gloria
- Barton Springs
- Zilker Botanical Gardens
- Rainey Street
- Mount Bonnell
- 360 Overlook + Pennybacker Bridge
- Lake Austin
- Barton Creek Greenbelt
- Rough Hollow on Lake Travis
- The Oasis on Lake Travis
- Hamilton Pool
- Dripping Springs Wine Trail
Photograph
- “I love you so much” Mural
- “Love From Austin” Mural
- “Greetings from Austin” Mural
- “Love You, Austin” Mural
- Blue Tile Wall on Red River
- TOMS Love Wall
- Erin Condren Wall
- Sprinkles Cupcakes ATM
- Congress Bridge Bats
- Sunset at The Oasis on Lake Travis
- Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes during wildflower season
Eat
Mexican
- Guero’s Taco Bar $
- Tacodeli $
- Velvet Taco $
- Taco Shack $
- Rosie’s Tamale House $
- Verde’s Mexican Parilla $$
- Chuy’s (The Original) $$
- Hula Hut $$
- Maudie’s $$
- Matt’s El Rancho $$
- Las Palomas $$
- Canyon Grille at Rough Hollow $$
- Z Tejas $$
- Fresa’s $$
- La Condesa $$
- Grizzelda’s $$$
- Manuel’s $$$
- Fonda San Miguel $$$
BBQ
- Rudy’s $$
- Moonshine $$
- Salt Lick BBQ $$
Brunch
- Baguette et Chocolat $$
- 1886 Cafe & Bakery $$
- The Grove $$
- Culinary Dropout $$
- Elizabeth Street Cafe $$
- Eberly $$
- June’s All Day $$
- Hillside Farmacy $$
- Mattie’s $$$
- Bar Peached $$$
- Perla’s $$$
American
- P. Terry’s (Burgers) $
- Jack Allen’s Kitchen 360 (New American) $$
- Shady Grove (Burgers) $$
- Irene’s (New American) $$
- Cafe Josie (New American) $$$
Italian
- Home Slice Pizza $$
- North Italia $$
- Siena $$$
Asian
- Chi’lantro (Korean BBQ) $
- Madam Mam’s (Thai) $$
- Loro (Asian Smokehouse) $$
- Ramen Tatsu-Ya (Ramen) $$
- Wu Chow (Chinese) $$$
- Uchi (Sushi) $$$$
Coffee + Juice
Dessert
- Amy’s Ice Creams $
- Gourdough’s Donuts $
- Sprinkles Cupcakes $
- Big Top Candy Shop $
- Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams $$
Shop
- The Domain
- South Congress
- The Arboretum
- Hill Country Galleria
- Barton Creek Square
- Kendra Scott Flagship
- East Austin Succulents
- TOMS Austin
- Waterloo Records
- Whole Foods Flagship
- BookPeople
- Beehive
- Tyler’s
- Breed & Co.
Festival Season
- Austin City Limits
- SXSW
- Austin Film Festival
- Blues on the Green
- Texas Book Festival
- Pecan Street Festival
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