Austin Travel Blog

Congress Avenue Bats - Photo by alumroot http://www.flickr.com/photos/alumroot/ Austin offers an infinite amount of things to do throughout the city, but if you are on a budget here are 5 Free Things to do around town: Watch the Congress Avenue bats Every year nearly 1 Million Mexican free-tailed bats...

Austin's Gypsy Picnic Festival Two things that Austin does really well come together in one day: Outdoor festivals and Food trailers. The 2nd Annual Gypsy Picnic Festival is on October 22nd from 11 a.m. – 8.p.m. on Auditorium Shores and is produced by C3 Presents and Tiffany Harelik, who is Author...

Each October Austin plays host to some of the countries scariest haunted houses and if those are not enough to get your spook on, then you can go ghost-hunting for the real thing! Here is a few of NileGuide’s suggestions: House of Torment – This year, the House of Torment, Central Texas’ preeminent...

In a city known so well for it’s tacos and Tex-Mex, the local deli’s and sandwich artists are sometime overshadowed. However, there are some quality sandwiches being built, but you just have to know where to find them! Here are 5 places that are making sandwiches that would make Jared Fogel...

Austin Skyline by night - Photo By: Ritesh Bafna THE city’s unofficial motto, “Keep Austin Weird,” blares from bumper stickers on beamers or T-shirts worn by the runners of Lady Bird Lake. Our city prides itself of individualism and eccentricity even in the face of rapid development. But it will...

Ready for some free live music under the stars? Tomorrow Next week (6/16) begins the 20th season of KGSR’s Blues on the Green at Zilker Park near downtown. A yet-to-be-announced act will kick off the summertime tradition, which will take place every Wednesday evening, through August 18. [Though...

The Driskill Hotel is a swanky downtown boutique that sparks images of Presidential watch parties and fancy ballroom soirees. Sometimes it seems a little, well, stodgy and not so hip. But times, they are a-changin’. Perhaps in an effort to modernize their image, or maybe because they simply like...

ACL view courtesy of spiffie The official lineup of the 10th annual Austin City Limits Festival has finally been unveiled and fans are abuzz about headliners Phish, Muse and the Eagles. The full list of musicians–sorted by day–is shown below. Though three-day passes sold out months ago, single-day...

Photo courtesy of jdeeringdavis We all know April showers bring May flowers, but the start of spring also kicks off one of the nation’s biggest sports seasons: baseball! Next Friday (4/16), Austin’s local minor league team, the Round Rock Express, will take on the New Orleans Zephurs for...

Greenhouse tomatoes. Grass-fed bison. Local honey. Oh my! It’s no wonder Austinites boast a variety of farm stands and farmers’ markets, bringing fresh ingredients to the urban community year-round. We’ve got moderate year-round temperatures, a significant amount of athletes and other...