{"id":97,"date":"2020-01-26T16:50:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T16:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2020-01-26T17:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T17:21:22","slug":"what-to-do-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/?page_id=97","title":{"rendered":"What to do in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations on visiting Austin, TX.  Gwen and I have put together some activities that you can do during your visit. These are some of our favorites<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tourist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Austin Bats<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.austinbats.org\/<ul><li>See that Bats of Austin on Congress Ave Bridge.  It starts a bit before sunset. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Tubing in New  Braunfels<\/strong><\/li><li> <strong>Zilker Park<\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/department\/zilker-metropolitan-park\">http:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/department\/zilker-metropolitan-park<\/a><\/li><li><strong>LBJ Presidential Library<\/strong>:   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lbjlibrary.org\/\">http:\/\/www.lbjlibrary.org\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Bullock Museum<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestoryoftexas.com\/\">https:\/\/www.thestoryoftexas.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Texas Capitol<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/tspb.texas.gov\/plan\/tours\/tours.html\">https:\/\/tspb.texas.gov\/plan\/tours\/tours.html<\/a><\/li><li>Visit Mural of Austin<\/li><li><strong>Magnolia Market in Waco:  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/magnolia.com\/silos\/\">https:\/\/magnolia.com\/silos\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Dr Pepper Museum in Waco:<\/strong>   <a href=\"https:\/\/drpeppermuseum.com\/\">https:\/\/drpeppermuseum.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong> Moto GP<\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/circuitoftheamericas.com\/\">http:\/\/circuitoftheamericas.com\/<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Veracruz Tacos<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.veracruzallnatural.com\/<ul><li>Awesome breakfast tacos, we really like the migo tacos. There are a few locations, most are food trucks \/ trailers, but there is one facility.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Chi&#8217;lantro<\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chilantrobbq.com\/\">http:\/\/www.chilantrobbq.com\/<\/a> <ul><li>Kimchi Fries, yes, but I&#8217;m usually get the bowls.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Hopdoddy<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopdoddy.com\/\">https:\/\/www.hopdoddy.com\/<\/a><ul><li>Great burgers and the fries a amazing. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Voodoo Doughnut Austin<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voodoodoughnut.com\/locations\/austin-texas-6th-street\/\">https:\/\/www.voodoodoughnut.com\/locations\/austin-texas-6th-street\/<\/a> <ul><li>Yes, the Doughnut chain for Oregon has migrated to Austin. I like the mango doughnut, my sister, maple bacon.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Amy&#8217;s Ice Cream<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/amysicecreams.com\/\">https:\/\/amysicecreams.com\/<\/a> <\/li><li><strong>Via313 Pizza<\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.via313.com\/\">http:\/\/www.via313.com\/<\/a> <\/li><li><strong>Lockhart BBQ<\/strong> (BBQ Capital)<ul><li>Smittys:  <a href=\"http:\/\/smittysmarket.com\/\">http:\/\/smittysmarket.com\/<\/a> <\/li><li>Chisholm Trail BBQ:  <a href=\"http:\/\/lockhartchisholmtrailbbq.com\/\">http:\/\/lockhartchisholmtrailbbq.com\/<\/a> <ul><li>Wedding Caterer<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Kreuz Market:  <a href=\"https:\/\/kreuzmarket.com\/\">https:\/\/kreuzmarket.com\/<\/a> <\/li><li>Blacks BBQ:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blacksbbq.com\/\">https:\/\/www.blacksbbq.com\/<\/a> <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Austin, BBQ<\/strong><ul><li>Franklin BBQ:  <a href=\"https:\/\/franklinbbq.com\/\">https:\/\/franklinbbq.com\/<\/a><\/li><li>The County Line:  <a href=\"https:\/\/countyline.com\/\">https:\/\/countyline.com\/<\/a> <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li> <strong>Whole Foods Flagship Store:  <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholefoodsmarket.com\/stores\/lamar\">https:\/\/www.wholefoodsmarket.com\/stores\/lamar<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Central Market First Store: (North Lamar)<\/strong><\/li><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/centralmarket.com\/locations\/\">https:\/\/centralmarket.com\/locations\/<\/a> <\/li><li><strong>Mad Greens<\/strong>:   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madgreens.com\/\">https:\/\/www.madgreens.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Threadgills<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadgills.com\/\">https:\/\/www.threadgills.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Mother&#8217;s Caf\u00e9<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/motherscafeaustin.com\/\">https:\/\/motherscafeaustin.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Hyde Park Bar &amp; Grill<\/strong>:   <a href=\"https:\/\/hpbng.com\/\">https:\/\/hpbng.com\/<\/a> <\/li><li><strong>Kerbey Lane Caf\u00e9<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/kerbeylanecafe.com\/\">https:\/\/kerbeylanecafe.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Fuego:<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuegotortillagrill.com\/\">https:\/\/www.fuegotortillagrill.com\/<\/a> <ul><li>Fuego&#8217;s is a stop for both the Tagerts and Hubbells on I35 drives. One in San Marco and one in Waco. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shopping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Texas Hatters<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texashatters.com\/\">https:\/\/www.texashatters.com\/<\/a><ul><li>Visiting Texas, want a hat? Texas Hatters is the place.  It&#8217;s a short drive outside of Austin in Lockhart (you get to drive on the road with the highest speed limit in the US, 85mph.). <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Pottery Barn Outlet<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.potterybarn.com\/stores\/us\/tx\/san-marcos-premium-outlets\/\">https:\/\/www.potterybarn.com\/stores\/us\/tx\/san-marcos-premium-outlets\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>The Domain<\/strong>:   <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Domain_(Austin,_Texas)\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Domain_(Austin,_Texas)<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There are lots of hotels in Austin, so these by far not a exhaustive list. <\/li><li><strong>Hyatt Regency<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyatt.com\/en-US\/hotel\/texas\/hyatt-regency-austin\/ausra\">https:\/\/www.hyatt.com\/en-US\/hotel\/texas\/hyatt-regency-austin\/ausra<\/a><ul><li>It&#8217;s by the bats <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>DoubleTree<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/doubletree3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/texas\/doubletree-suites-by-hilton-hotel-austin-AUSFLDT\/index.html?SEO_id=GMB-DT-AUSFLDT\">https:\/\/doubletree3.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/texas\/doubletree-suites-by-hilton-hotel-austin-AUSFLDT\/index.html?SEO_id=GMB-DT-AUSFLDT<\/a> <ul><li>Great views of the capitol building.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Open Air Resorts<\/strong>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/openairresorts.com\/\">https:\/\/openairresorts.com\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>The Driskill Hotel<\/strong>:   <a href=\"https:\/\/driskillhotel.com\/\">https:\/\/driskillhotel.com\/<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations on visiting Austin, TX. Gwen and I have put together some activities that you can do during your visit. These are some of our favorites Tourist Austin Bats: https:\/\/www.austinbats.org\/ See that Bats of Austin on Congress Ave&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/?page_id=97\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adamandgwen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}