Austin - Land to Experience the Aesthetic Music!

Soak up your soul with aesthetic music at the World’s Capital of Live Music, Austin. This is also the capital city of Texas state. You’ll enjoy 250 plus live musical sites in this dominant Texas City. This city welcomes almost 2,300 soundtrack artists and provides them a platform to show their talent. Do you remember Willie Nelson, who came in 1972 from Nashville and never went back again?

Not only Music Capital, but Austin is also a college town, presenting Texas University, and many of the education seekers come here to gain quality education. Austin is the 11th largest city in America and is the fastest-growing city. It is a big city beyond your expectations, 232 square miles covered by 300 parks. Zilker Park, which is a worth visiting park covers 360 acres of land or Capitol Building 14 feet elevated than Capitol of the United States in Washington. So, you can imagine that how big this city is! Thanks to its Congress Avenue Bridge which has a larger bat colony, this city is the Largest Bat Population town in North America. You can explore Mexican freetail bats in the gigantic range of 750,000 to 1.5 million. This is an urban which offers different things for the travelers of all type.

Either you're outdoorsy, or art lover, foodie, or whatever - Austin provides great local art, musical concerts, eccentric neighborhoods, unlimited outdoor, endless eateries, and bars, there is all to do. Either you’re on your budget or looking for something fancy, our travel guide aims to help you to explore this city with ease, so keep on reading!

Best time to visit Austin

This city welcomes tourists warmly in all seasons but if you want to clasp live music of Austin, come visit in March and October. If you visit in March, you can catch the SXSW musical and audiovisual aid festival or can enjoy the City Musical Festival – a festival of jazz, reggae, R&B, and funk. And don’t miss to enjoy the night concert “Austin Rodeo.” While in October you’ll find a two-week festival, here you’ll enjoy almost 130 performances held on eight bright stages.

To stroll down panoramic streets and alleyways or to explore Bohemian heritage, the best month is May. In May, you can catch Pecan Street Festival pinch-hit 6th street. If you want to see Austin under the blanket of snow, the city makes a moderate wintertime escape, or if you're visiting in July and August, the summer can hiss the city.

Things to Know About Austin

Tickle your taste bud with the unique tacos items in breakfast and wear dress suits and ties and wear a light sleeper while going to explore this city comfortably.

Austin is a city of wonders; every street is worth seeing. So, the easiest way to explore every bit of this city is on foot. But you can also take a ride from Uber or hire a car from many cheap car rentals to save your time. It is difficult to select where to go first because it is a big and worth visiting city with many top-notch spots.

Are you an Instagrammer? This is a paradisal spot for you; click outclass pictures or take a worthy snap here. And don’t miss to click your picture at the top-not “I love You So Much” wall or Greeting Murals or ATX Statues and Lamar.

Don’t miss to adore the river like Lady Bird Lake, created on the Colorado River in 1960. This is a pond used as a power plant.

Getting Around in Austin

Many of the travelers worried about how to get around in the city? But don't worry, there are ample of opportunities to explore this iconic land. Austin presents Cap Metro public system, which allocates almost one million population in 535 Square miles area. Here you'll find 1,60 plus bus stations and 82 paths containing Metrorail, High-Frequency Path system, and MetroRapid.

Although this city can be well explored by walking or biking, many car rentals made it easy to get around Austin. While you can also book your ride in Uber or Lyft.

Hotels to book your trip

This hustle-bustle city offers many things to do which attracts the tourist from all around the world. Similarly, there are many outclass Austin Hotels where you can enjoy all the amenities. Find the best Hotels in Austin Tx, below so you can easily pick the right one for your stay.
 

 JW Marriott Hotel

This ideally Downtown located hotel is within walking distance from 6th street. Enjoy rooms with sophisticated facilities. Relax at the on-site spa area with the best massage service with resort-like features. Taste different drinks at seven bars, or try your favorite meal at three hotel eateries. Take a bite of Burger Bar at the rooftop Lounge or enjoy a cocktail at the rooftop Bar with the picturesque view of the city.

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 Omni Barton Creek Resort

Enjoy the meal at the wide range of six different restaurants of this hotel. Take advantage of trained massage and relax under the resort spa or play golf at the paly ground. And experience the wonderful sight of this city by sitting on chairs of ground. Take away your worries by diving into the indoor pool or keeping in touch with your family by using free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel.

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 The Line Hotel Austin

Take out your bags at the stylish rooms and suites at this hotel and enjoy the sightseeing river view from glass windows. Calm yourself by taking a yoga session or relaxing by taking a massage in one of the sauna centers of this hotel. This hotel is well worth it because of its surrounding natural view. Enjoy a dive in the outdoor open-air pool or take a sip of cocktails by sitting poolside chairs. Enjoy drinking and eating at the lakeside dining area or drinks at P6 with the open-air facility. Every site of this hotel is perfectly designed to discover the love of this fair city.

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 Hotel Zaza Austin

Experience a sparkling rooftop pool or drink cocktails at the rooftop bar. Satisfy your taste buds with Texas's traditional food at the two restaurants or indulge yourself by taking the massage in the coloring spa area. You can enjoy your meal serving at the lounge with the perfect city view or can eat your meal at a full-service eatery and bar.

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 Fairmont Austin

Enjoy this cultured hotel having a variety of bars and eateries. Fairmont Austin is located in the Downtown of Austin and is surrounded by many shops, restaurants, and top-notch attractions, so you can easily explore them. Enjoy an open-air rooftop pool or enjoy bathing in a summer heated pool. Or take advantage of the award-winning whirlpool bath.

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Best restaurants to eat at:

Foods and drinks boast the enjoyment in your itinerary. And this city cares about every bit of making your journey memorable and offers many outclass eateries, cafeterias, and bars to vaunt your fun and satisfy your appetite.

Launderette

This is a district cafeteria with African-style Mediterranean foods. Here you can taste bud-fried shrimp, steak, and delicious beet hummus dish. And don’t miss grabbing a bite of the most famous Burger here. Plus, the desserts are mind-blowing, which contain Hibiscus Pear Poached, ice cream Cake, and Sandwiches.

Franklin Barbecue

Without tasting the barbecue items here, your journey to Austin isn't complete. Order your meal here, where many famous personalities dined, including Barrack Obama, Jimmy Kimmel, and many more. Once James Bear wrote in his book that “Franklin Barbecue, A Meat Smoking Manifesto.”

Home Slice Pizza

Experience unique slice pizza at Home Slice Pizza. Some places in Austin provide slice pizza, and this spot is unique because of its New-York style district pizza.

South Congress Cafe

Do you want to have blustery sprawl days? Head to this hotspot, well-known for its Sottish brunches, French carrot cake toast, and jalapeno red meatloaf. This is the one of the oldest cafeteria built in 1940 and acted like a pharmacy, but now it is a top-notch retro hotspot.

Hula Hut

Experience delicious food at this lakeside dining area with the Polynesian wind. Here you’ll see a tiki bar that feels like a surfer’s paradise. And don’t miss to taste the most popular Kawaikini Stuffed Avocado, a chicken-filled Hass avocado garnished with chili and green sauce.

Salty Sow

Get a wonderful experience by sipping beers and wines at Salty Sow. This hotel offers many meaty items, including triple fried duck fat French fries, gruyere baked bone marrow, and slices of bacon, and don’t miss to take a bite of candied pork belly and roasted beef shoulder. Here you’ll taste hand-made cocktails too.

Contigo

Experience Ranch style eating here with the feel of the country ranch. This restaurant offers different variety of items, you can take a bite of crispy green beans, dumplings and rabbit, Quails, and ribeye bone.

Torchy’s Tacos

Make sure to taste tacos at Torchy’s. You can also enjoy chicken combos, fried steak, green chili queso, bacon, cheesy cotija, and de Gallo pico in a tortilla. Experience brushfire, which contains Jamaican jerk chicken, jalapeno, sour mango cream, and many more. They also serve breakfast 24/7.

Kemuri Tastu-ya

Enjoy Texas BBQ and traditional Japanese izakaya here. Order tsukemen Barbecue with sticky tamales rice or cheery wood with smoked edamame.

Ramen Tastu-ya

Eat unique ramen foods here, and place your order with extra noodle plates, small bites, toppings, and many more to enjoy their ramen specialty.
 

Things to do at Austin

This Capital of Live Music is, Austin is full of plenty of things to add to your itinerary. Lace-up your shoe because many of the things are outdoor. From biking, hiking to many nightlife adventures, this city is full of things to explore. Our travel guide enlists some top-notch things to do in this city below:

Texas State Capitol

Explore this Texas's most illustrious Capitol, with 22 acres of land full of statues and cenotaphs. Here you’ll see many historic sites and history-telling buildings.

LBJ President Library

Are you a literature lover? Head to this storytelling library that records Lyndon Baines Johnson's life, the 36th US president. Johnson died here; therefore, this library was housed near Texas University. You'll explore the replica of the Oval Office inside it and experience interesting exhibitions.

Austin Bats

Head to see the world's largest freetail bats at Congress Avenue Bridge. This colony was built in 1980, and now innovated into the bat cave. You can see the bats from 7:30 pm to 9:45 pm. And don’t miss to get the glory of the spectacular view from the east of this bridge.

Barton Springs Pool

Enjoy this artificial man-made pool which is considered a crown jewel of the city—spreading 358 acres of land, which the Zilker Park occupies. Here you'll enjoy an underground spring water pool with a 68-degree temperature. Take a deep dive in this pool and enjoy a polar plunge in January.

Bullock Texas State History Museum

Without discovering Texas, which is held in Bullock Museum, the itinerary feels like something is missing. Head to this spot and discover how this state has become a worth visiting site. You'll explore the original mission control of NASA, oil field instruments, Cattle branding, and Texan AT-6, the second World War airplane hovered by a Women pilot.

Harry Ransom Center

Experience humanities library and exhibition hall which has 41 million collections. Don't miss to see Gutenberg Bible's five copies. There is a world-class Niepce Heliograph, an initial enduring photograph completed with an Obscura camera and library of author Arthur Miller.

Blanton Art Museum

Explore the artistic heritage of Texas by visiting Blanton Art Museum. This is the largest art collection university in the United States of America. There are many photo-worthy temples and key pieces of this city. A 2,715 square foot long stone building has 33 plus blown-colored Windows decorated in three patterns, salvaged wood totem, and black-n-white 14 beautiful stone panels showing the Cross Stations.

Golf Area at Omni Barton Creek Resort

Austin offers many exciting activities and a warm weather, so nothing could be better than playing golf at this resort which has many golf courses to play.

Paramount theater

Visit this dreamy spot, having everything that you’d expect in a luxurious theatre. Enjoy your favorite blockbusters, movies, and live performances here. There are many interesting and comedy performances by different artists like Houdini, Amy Schumer, Katharine Hepburn, Sheryl Crow, and many more!

ACL Lice at Moody Theater

Enjoy unlimited fun at this theater, presenting long musical series, hosting almost 100 live concerts every year, and entertaining tourists by showing their culture.

Best Shopping Spots in Austin

Shop some best traditional and unique gifts for your loved one or family from one of the best shopping centers in this city. Our travel guide presents some outclass shopping areas and shops where you can search for many things. Let's have a look at them:

SOCO- South Congress Avenue

Shop traditional gifts for your friends/loved ones at this spot. Here you’ll see many outclass kinds of stuff like snaps shirts, thousands of boots pairs, buckles. Most students visit this place to examine antique stores and shops as well.

Second Street District

Visit this antique pedestrian Downtown shopping town. This is a first brick-mortar area, having independent chains, lofts, outfitters, and retailer shops.

The Domain

This 700,000 square miles stretch to luxurious shopping area and has many mainstream workspaces, antique shops, and delicious eateries.

South First Street

Visit this best retailing area, home of many designer and antique clothes, art collections, and everything you want to purchase.

Book people

This is an independent Bookstall, considered the largest Bookstall in the state. This spot hosts many signing and regular reading sessions, was built in 1970.

Waterloo Records

Enjoy live music and cinematic shops, well known because of its wide collection of albums records—this spot hosts many music concerts that boast the city's music collections. Enjoy live performances and music performed by the most popular Willie Nelson, Spoon, Norah Jones, and many more artists.

Neighborhoods to know

Here we present you the hit list of some happening neighborhoods. Just pick your favorite one and start your journey

SOCO: This is a collection of independent shops, delicious restaurants, music, and art collections located at Lady Bird Lake. Enjoy delicious foods at food trucks, workshops for quick knick-knacks and see the State Capitol’s postcard view.

Rainey Street: Take out some of your time at this nightlife hub. Discover historic bungalows here and enjoy drinks at bars, eateries and adore live musical concerts.

Red River Cultural Town: Austin is the Capital of Live Music globally, and Red River Cultural Town is the capital of Live Musical in Austin. This is a spot to enjoy ideal live music with a glass of cocktails.

Sixth Street Historic District: Discover Austin’s well-known neighborhood, a land of historic hotels, especially of the most famous Driskill Hotel. This is a land of many bars, eateries, and clubs and has organized many events that captivate the heart of the tourist.