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Featured🎶 Concert Halls & AmphitheatersACL Live at The Moody Theater
Home of TV’s Austin City Limits — a stunning 2,750-seat concert hall.
💕 Date night ideas
Candlelit dinners, rooftop cocktails, live jazz and sunset views — date night ideas from casual to unforgettable.
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Featured🎡 Attractions & LandmarksCongress Avenue Bridge Bats
Up to 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats emerge at dusk, roughly March–October.
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Featured🍽️ RestaurantsBarley Swine
Chef Bryce Gilmore’s Michelin-starred tasting menu celebrating Texas farms.
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Featured🤠 Dance Halls & Honky-TonksBroken Spoke
Classic Texas dance hall since 1964 — two-step lessons and chicken-fried steak.
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Featured🤠 Dance Halls & Honky-TonksGruene Hall
Texas’ oldest continually operating dance hall (1878) in the historic Gruene district.
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Featured☕ Coffee ShopsMozart’s Coffee Roasters
Lakeside decks on Lake Austin, desserts, and a famous holiday light show.
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Featured🎶 Concert Halls & AmphitheatersThe Long Center for the Performing Arts
Home of Austin Opera, the Austin Symphony and Ballet Austin — with skyline views from the terrace.
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🍽️ RestaurantsAba Austin
Mediterranean mezze and a stunning tree-shaded patio on South Congress.
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🎬 Movie TheatersAlamo Drafthouse (South Lamar)
Austin-born dine-in cinema famous for its no-talking rules and themed screenings.
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👻 Haunted Houses & Ghost ToursAustin Ghost Tours
Lantern-lit walking tours of downtown’s most haunted buildings.
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🎭 Theaters & ComedyCap City Comedy Club
Austin’s long-running stand-up club, now near The Domain.
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🛼 Skating Rinks & Skate ParksChaparral Ice
Year-round ice skating — a cool escape from Texas heat.
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🤠 Dance Halls & Honky-TonksCoupland Dancehall
Small-town Texas dance hall with weekend shows and dancing.
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🍽️ RestaurantsCraft Omakase
Intimate, Michelin-starred omakase counter serving pristine nigiri.
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🍷 Wineries & Tasting RoomsDriftwood Estate Winery
Hilltop winery known for its sunset views over the valley.
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🍷 Wineries & Tasting RoomsDuchman Family Winery
Tuscan-style villa pouring Italian varietals grown in Texas.
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🍽️ RestaurantsElizabeth Street Café
Pastel French-Vietnamese café: pho, bánh mì and pretty macarons.
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🍷 Wineries & Tasting RoomsFall Creek Vineyards (Driftwood)
Texas wine pioneer’s Hill Country tasting room with sweeping views.
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🍸 Bars & LoungesGarage Cocktail Bar
Moody cocktail lounge hidden inside a downtown parking garage.
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🏛️ Museums & GalleriesLady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Botanic garden of native Texas plants — spectacular in bluebonnet season.
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🛶 Lake & River AccessLady Bird Lake (Paddling)
Kayak or paddleboard past the skyline — no motorboats allowed.
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🎡 Attractions & LandmarksMount Bonnell (Covert Park)
Short climb to Austin’s classic sunset view over Lake Austin.
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🍽️ RestaurantsOlamaie
Refined Southern cooking with a Michelin star — and those famous off-menu biscuits.
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🍸 Bars & LoungesP6 Rooftop at The LINE
Rooftop cocktails overlooking Lady Bird Lake and the skyline.