Things To Do — Recommendations for guests visiting Austin
With Austin becoming such a popular U.S. destination, many of your out of town guests will jump at the opportunity to accept your wedding invitation! Including a list of activities on your “Things To Do” section of your wedding page is a very helpful way to make these out of towners feel welcome. Here’s the list of our favorite activities in Austin that we put together for the guests coming to our wedding in November! (Feel free to copy for your own wedding website, we won’t mind!)
Food
Our favorite thing about Austin is the unique and incredible food scene. Here is a list of our top choices that are close to downtown Austin:
· BBQ Spots that are worth the wait — La Barbeque, Mickelwait Craft Meats, Lambert’s & Stubb’s.
· Tacos: Torchy’s, Taco Deli (sold at many coffee shops) & Veracruz Tacos
· Tex-Mex: Chuy’s or Trudy’s
· Food Truck Parks: The Picnic, Midway Food Park, and Rainey Street (These are three places where you will find many food trucks, but there are delicious food trucks all over the city!)
Music
Austin is known for its vibrant live music scene. Here are the venues that we recommend you stop by on your visit. Many bars on Rainey St. and Sixth St. will have live music on the weekends as well!
Broken Spoke — Learn how to two-step at this iconic dance call with free lessons from 8–9pm. https://www.brokenspokeaustintx.net/
White Horse — Catch live honkey-tonk music every night at this great dive bar in East Austin. https://www.thewhitehorseaustin.com/
Jazz & Blues — Elephant Room, The Continental Club, Saxon Pub, Antone’s Nightclub
Breweries
Austin has a vibrant craft beer scene that is staffed and owned by some of the nicest people you will ever meet. Ohh yeah, the beer is delicious too. Here is a list of our favorite breweries:
Hops & Grain — http://www.hopsandgrain.com
Zilker Brewing Company — http://www.zilkerbeer.com/
Strange Land — http://strangelandbrewery.com/
Lazarus — http://www.lazarusbrewing.com/
Things to See
We know you can’t fill all of your time eating, drinking, and listening to music…as much as you might want to, so we’ve provided other wonderful things to see and do while you’re in Austin!
Street Art
Hope Outdoor Gallery
Jo’s Coffee on South Lamar “I love you so much” sign
La Patisserie — “Welcome to Austin” sign. While you’re there, stop by La Patisserie for some macaroons or eclairs! http://www.lpaustin.com/
Shopping
South Congress Street — Lots of cute vintage shops, café’s and the famous Allen’s Boots
Second Street District — New shopping area in downtown Austin
Farmer’s Markets — SFC Market on 4th and Guadalupe and HOPE on 4th and Comal Street
Outdoor Activities
Mount Bonnell — Take a quick climb for a beautiful view of the city and Lake Austin
Zilker Park — A 350 acre park that hosts the Austin City Limit music festival each year
Lady Bird Lake — Austinites love to walk or bike around the lake. In the summer you can paddle board and kayak too!
The Green Belt — http://austinot.com/austin-greenbelt-guide
History
Bob Bullock Texas History Museum (Free admission the first Sunday of the month) https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/
Texas State Capitol Tours http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/plan/tours/tours.html
LBJ Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org/
