100 Things to Do in Austin Before You Die

by Kristy Owen

Overview

People are moving to Austin, Texas, in record numbers. The city is alive with opportunity, optimism and all things awesome. There are endless adventures for all walks of life, and its residents keep things weird 365 days a year. 100 Things to Do in Austin Before You Die is a bucket-list guide to Austin activities. The book captures everything from the cathedral of junk (an exhibit consisting of trash/ treasure in someone's backyard), to natural spring - fed swimming holes, a local bar that requires a passcode for entry, and a famous local eatery with a top-secret taco menu. It doesn't matter if you're a born Austinite, a recent transplant, or a visitor; this book will help you discover 100 things that make Austin, Texas, one of the greatest cities in the world!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935806714
Publisher:	Reedy press, LLC.
Publication date:	05/01/2014
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,172,901
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kristy Owen started the website 365 Things To Do In Austin, Texas in January 2010 as a New Year's Resolution. The idea was to 'try something new everyday' for a year. The blog focuses on the best things to do in Austin each day, and it has become a go-to guide for Austinites and out-of-towners alike.

Table of Contents

Preface xv

Food & Drink

Order Off the Secret Menu at Torchy's Tacos 3

Bar Hop on Rainey Street 4

Visit the Whole Foods Flagship Store 5

Taste Top Chef Winner Paul Qui's Creations 6

Search for the City's Best BBQ 9

Track Down the Very Best Breakfast Tacos 10

Use the Code Word for Entry at Midnight Cowboy 12

Stuff Yourself on an Austin Eats Food Tour 13

Tour the Amy's Ice Creams Production Facility 14

Grab a Cup of Jo's Coffee on South Congress 15

Queso, Queso, Queso 17

Sip Specialty Cocktails at Hotel San Jose 18

Capture the Sunset at the Oasis 19

Take the Man vs. Food Challenge at Juan In A Million 20

Do Dinner Past Your Bedtime 21

Try Local Crafts on a Brewery Tour 22

Give in to Your Sweet Tooth at Big Top Candy Shop 23

Cut the Cheese at Antonelli's 24

Fall in Love with Mangia Pizza's Heart-Shaped Pizza 27

Burgers, Burgers, Burgers 28

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival 30

Settle the Sno-Beach vs. Casey's New Orleans Snowballs Debate 31

Prowl the Streets for Prized Pizza 32

Experience the Driskill Grill 35

Test the Trailer Eatery Scene 36

Have Some Cold Ones at Craft Pride 38

Music & Entertainment

Dinner, Drinks, and Master Pancake at Alamo Drafthouse 41

Score Tickets to an ACL Live Taping 42

Catch a Show at Esther's Follies 43

Dance, Drink, or Do Both at Dorm's Depot 44

Get Your Groove on with a Gospel Brunch at Stubb's BBQ 45

Attend a Music Festival 47

Catch a Peligrosa Show 48

Free Summer Musical at Zilker 49

Texas Rollergirls Bout 50

Continental Club 51

Get the Ultimate View from Above on a Circuit of the Americas Tower Tour 52

The Paramount 53

Catch a Flick in the Park 54

Take a Spin at Playland Skate Center 55

Go Nuts at the Pecan Street Festival 56

Blues on the Green 57

Travel Back in Time at the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In 59

Cactus Café 60

Two-Step at Broken Spoke 61

See Willie Nelson Perform Live 62

Catch a Jazz Show at the Elephant Room 63

Have a Good Night at the Goodnight 64

Sports & Recreation

Watch the Sun Crash into the Horizon at Mount Bonnell 66

Strut Your Stuff: Visit the Mayfield Park Peacocks 67

Go Fly a Kite at the Annual Zilker Kite Festival 68

Find Inner Peace with Donation-Based Yoga 69

Get Your Horns Up at a Texas Football Game 70

Grab Coffee with a View at Mozart's Coffee Roasters on Lake Austin 71

Take Sail on Lady Bird Lake 73

Run, Bike, or Stroll Around Lady Bird Lake 74

Play Peter Pan Mini Golf 75

Hike the Barton Springs Greenbelt 76

Practice Your Short Game at Butler Park Pitch and Putt 77

Zip-line Over Lake Travis at Lake Travis Zip Line Adventures 78

Pitch a Tent at Emma Long Park 79

Cool Off at Barton Springs Pool 80

Take a Seine at the 360 Overlook 81

Treat Yourself at Lake Austin Spa 83

Decompress at Deep Eddy Pool 84

Explore Concrete Heaven at the Veloway 85

Grow at the Sunshine Community Garden 86

Get Weird at the Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5K 87

Blow Glass 88

Red's Shooting Range. Just Go. 89

Paddle, Canoe, or Row on Lady Bird Lake 90

Culture & History

Visit the Baylor Street Art Wall 93

Spin Under the Lights of the Zilker Holiday Tree 94

Do Something That Requires a Visit to Lucy in Disguise 95

Watch the Congress Avenue Bridge Bats Fly 97

First Thursdays on South Congress 98

Decorate a Tree Along Highway 360 in December 99

See the City from Above on a University of Texas Tower Tour 100

Step Inside a Postcard at Hamilton Pool 102

Visit the Texas Capitol 103

Hang with the Austin Facial Hair Club 104

Watch Witty Wordplay at the Annual O. Henry Pun-Off 105

Relish in Retro at Roadhouse Relics 106

Chicken Sh*t Bingo (Yes, You Read That Correctly) 107

Pictures in Bluebonnets 108

Take a Pedicab 109

Visit the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum 110

See Trash Become Treasure at the Cathedral of Junk 111

Celebrate the Birthday of All Birthdays: Eeyore's Birthday 112

Become One with Nature at Zilker Botanical Garden 113

Visit the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum 114

Embrace Your Free Spirit at Hippie Hollow 115

Leave Austin (Not Forever!) 116

Bullock Texas State History Museum 118

Scare Yourself on an Austin Ghost Tour 119

Browse Art at the Blanton Museum of Art 120

Shopping & Fashion

Stop in Waterloo Records 123

Boot Scoot and Boogie Over to Allen's Boots 124

Search for Thrifty Treasures at Uncommon Objects 125

Be a Bookworm at BookPeople 126

Suggested Itineraries 127

Activities by Season 133

Index 135