Part cooking school, part butcher shop, Dai Due sells superb buttermilk biscuits with country-style breakfast sausage on Saturdays. Read more.
The Little House Courtyard is perfect for young kids - a well-shaded area with tree stump stools, a framed hut, and large pots for digging up plastic lizards and insects. Powered by ParentsConnect.com
Despite sustaining damage from wildfires in 2011, Bastrop State Park is great spot for camping, swimming, and even golfing. The park was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Lake Travis is a bonanza for recreational use, from wakeboarding to sailing and swimming. If you're feeling frisky, check out Hippie Hollow, the only clothing-optional park in Texas.
Get lost in a costume wonderland. In business since 1984, Lucy’s holds a huge inventory of every kind of costume imaginable for purchase or to rent.
The mansion was built in 1854, and was heavily damaged by an arsonist in 2008. It's been the home of every governor since 1856, and is the fourth-oldest governor's mansion in the U.S.
LOVE the Turkey Creek dog trail. Nice 3 mile hike, leash free, with lots of chances for the pups to play in the water (when we're not in a total drought).
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.
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.
The Drag refers to the strip of shops and restaurants on Guadalupe Street that run along the western edge of campus. Just about everything a college student needs can be found here.
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.
Considered among the all-time Blues guitar legends, this statue along the lake at Auditorium Shores, where he played several concerts, honors the artist and his music.
The phallic sign in the sky on South Congress is your beacon to one of the city's best places to kick your shoes off. If you don't have a reason to stay at this local lodging landmark, make up one.
It's said that if a couple climbs the 100 stairs to the top of Mount Bonnell once, they fall in love; twice, they'll become engaged; and after three times, it's inevitable they'll get married.
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?
