Guidebook for Austin

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Guidebook for Austin

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For ACL. Here is usual bus schedule, but with festival, there will be more buses running: https://www.capmetro.org/planner/default.aspx?tool=TP&loc1=HIGHLAND%20MALL&loc2=ZILKER%20PARK
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Зілкер Метрополітен Парк
2207 Barton Springs Rd
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For ACL. Here is usual bus schedule, but with festival, there will be more buses running: https://www.capmetro.org/planner/default.aspx?tool=TP&loc1=HIGHLAND%20MALL&loc2=ZILKER%20PARK
Grocery store like Whole Foods, but reasonably priced. Also has bar and restaurant and area for kids to play. Often has live music too. Kids eat free on Tuesdays, but that also means its a bit more crowded on Tuesdays.
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Central Market
4477 S Lamar Blvd
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Grocery store like Whole Foods, but reasonably priced. Also has bar and restaurant and area for kids to play. Often has live music too. Kids eat free on Tuesdays, but that also means its a bit more crowded on Tuesdays.

Food Scene

Great margaritas! Go during happy hour for a good price. Within walking distance, important if you have 2 margaritas!
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VIVO
6406 N Interstate Hwy 35
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Great margaritas! Go during happy hour for a good price. Within walking distance, important if you have 2 margaritas!
Fancy Barbeque and bar downtown. Fantastic brunch. Pricey, but if you catch the happy hour it is super reasonable. If you are going for happy hour, call ahead and ask if the upstairs is open before you go. Limited space.
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Lamberts
401 W 2nd St
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Fancy Barbeque and bar downtown. Fantastic brunch. Pricey, but if you catch the happy hour it is super reasonable. If you are going for happy hour, call ahead and ask if the upstairs is open before you go. Limited space.
Authentic (not touristy at all) Mexican restaurant. Affordable, spanish speaking, and tasty.
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Taqueria Guadalajara
9207 N Lamar Blvd
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Authentic (not touristy at all) Mexican restaurant. Affordable, spanish speaking, and tasty.
Family friendly Tex-Mex. We love that from the patio our 2 year old can play on playscape.
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Maudie's Triangle
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Family friendly Tex-Mex. We love that from the patio our 2 year old can play on playscape.
Such a great family eatery. Nice ambience, friendly staff, open all the time!
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Arpeggio Grill
6619 Airport Blvd
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Such a great family eatery. Nice ambience, friendly staff, open all the time!
We love this place! Food is yummy and ambience is a nice mix of fancy and relaxed. Good kids menu for tasty and healthy food.
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Sala and Betty
5201 Airport Blvd
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We love this place! Food is yummy and ambience is a nice mix of fancy and relaxed. Good kids menu for tasty and healthy food.

Parks & Nature

Peacocks!!! It is quaint, free and close to Mount Bonnell and Laguna Gloria. We like to get cheeseburgers from P.Terry's and picnic there.
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Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve
3505 W 35th St
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Peacocks!!! It is quaint, free and close to Mount Bonnell and Laguna Gloria. We like to get cheeseburgers from P.Terry's and picnic there.
Great at sunset!
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Mount Bonnell
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Great at sunset!

Essentials

Also has a gas station and a bar/restaurant. Or the one on 41st
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H-E-B
5808 Burnet Rd
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Also has a gas station and a bar/restaurant. Or the one on 41st

Drinks & Nightlife

Next to the Drafthouse (movie theater with dining), the Highball is great for a swanky night or fancy themed private karaoke rooms.
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The Highball
1120 S Lamar Blvd
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Next to the Drafthouse (movie theater with dining), the Highball is great for a swanky night or fancy themed private karaoke rooms.
Craft beer down the street. It is a co-op, so no tipping. Has pub food, and families are often there in the early evening.
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Black Star Co-op
7020 Easy Wind Dr
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Craft beer down the street. It is a co-op, so no tipping. Has pub food, and families are often there in the early evening.
Indoor and outdoor seating, good beers, yummy breads!
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Easy Tiger Linc
6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd
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Indoor and outdoor seating, good beers, yummy breads!

Getting Around

Down the street from us, this line goes from Leander to Downtown Austin
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Highland Station
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Down the street from us, this line goes from Leander to Downtown Austin

Arts & Culture

Hey, you are in a city with a presidential library!!! Check it out and see why so many Texans love LBJ (for people who got their education outside of Texas, he and Lady Bird did much more than Vietnam).
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LBJ Presidential Library
2313 Red River St
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Hey, you are in a city with a presidential library!!! Check it out and see why so many Texans love LBJ (for people who got their education outside of Texas, he and Lady Bird did much more than Vietnam).