Martin’s guidebook
Sightseeing
Thinkery
1830 Simond AveGreat place for kids to explore.
Here you will find The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, The Texas State History Museum, The Blanton Art Museum, and the University of Texas Football Stadium.
238 locals recommend
The University of Texas at Austin
2515 SpeedwayHere you will find The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, The Texas State History Museum, The Blanton Art Museum, and the University of Texas Football Stadium.
Great art space with easy parking at the UT campus and directly across the street from the Bullock Texas History Museum.
644 locals recommend
The Blanton Museum of Art
200 East Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardGreat art space with easy parking at the UT campus and directly across the street from the Bullock Texas History Museum.
This is the best swimming pool in Austin for kids with huge slides, a baby pool, a kids pool with lily pads, and a diving board for the very brave!
50 locals recommend
Bartholomew Municipal Pool
1800 E 51st StThis is the best swimming pool in Austin for kids with huge slides, a baby pool, a kids pool with lily pads, and a diving board for the very brave!
Always an interesting stop with new exhibits coming through every year.
240 locals recommend
LBJ Presidential Library
2313 Red River StAlways an interesting stop with new exhibits coming through every year.
The world's longest spring fed swimming pool right in the heart of Austin, with 20 million gallons of hill country water coming out of the ground right below the diving board. It is 68 degrees year round and is host of the endangered Barton Springs Salamander.
2454 locals recommend
Barton Springs Municipal Pool
2201 William Barton DrThe world's longest spring fed swimming pool right in the heart of Austin, with 20 million gallons of hill country water coming out of the ground right below the diving board. It is 68 degrees year round and is host of the endangered Barton Springs Salamander.
Open to the public and free to visit, this is one fascinating building.
1119 locals recommend
Texas Senate
1200 Congress AveOpen to the public and free to visit, this is one fascinating building.
Neighborhoods
This is the newest development in Austin and boasts more than 40 restaurants, cafes, breakfast stops, and bars.
105 locals recommend
Mueller
This is the newest development in Austin and boasts more than 40 restaurants, cafes, breakfast stops, and bars.
Hyde Park
Food scene
The most famous breakfast tacos in America are six blocks from my front door.
1075 locals recommend
Torchy's Tacos
2809 S 1st StThe most famous breakfast tacos in America are six blocks from my front door.
Two blocks away you will find a great restaurant/bar with American cuisine and great cocktails.
84 locals recommend
Hank's Austin
5811 Berkman DrTwo blocks away you will find a great restaurant/bar with American cuisine and great cocktails.
Chosen by Entertainment Magazine as the best movie theater in America, you can get a great dinner, signature cocktails and adult shakes while watching a great movie in comfort. Eight blocks away.
220 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Mueller
1911 Aldrich StChosen by Entertainment Magazine as the best movie theater in America, you can get a great dinner, signature cocktails and adult shakes while watching a great movie in comfort. Eight blocks away.
Hyde Park Bar & Grill
4206 Duval StThe classic American cuisine restaurant in central Austin.
The Omelettry
4631 Airport BlvdBreakfast doesn't get any better than this.
Great pub grub, sports, live music, and of course beer.
51 locals recommend
B.D. Riley's Irish Pub at Mueller
1905 Aldrich StGreat pub grub, sports, live music, and of course beer.
Komé
5301 Airport BlvdExcellent sushi restaurant only a few minutes away.
This is the best interior Mexican cuisine to be found in Austin and only 10 minutes away.
162 locals recommend
Fonda San Miguel Restaurant
2330 W N Loop BlvdThis is the best interior Mexican cuisine to be found in Austin and only 10 minutes away.
Contigo is the original hip, creative, open air restaurant in our part of town.
297 locals recommend
Contigo
2027 Anchor LnContigo is the original hip, creative, open air restaurant in our part of town.
My personal favorite breakfast taco place and just two minutes from my front door.
91 locals recommend
Paco's Tacos
1304 E 51st StMy personal favorite breakfast taco place and just two minutes from my front door.
Live Music
Austin is the Live Music Capitol of the world for a reason. On any given night you can catch more than 50 live music performances around town, and more than 300 on Friday or Saturday nights. Here a few of the top places.
This is where Stevie Ray Vaughan became famous, and Austin's home of the blues.
145 locals recommend
Antone's
305 E 5th StThis is where Stevie Ray Vaughan became famous, and Austin's home of the blues.
This is the original live music club of Austin. Local and touring acts appearing nightly.
815 locals recommend
The Continental Gallery
1313 S Congress AveThis is the original live music club of Austin. Local and touring acts appearing nightly.