Austin Page

(Thanks for the links, Dermot!)

Check out the WEATHER in Austin

Recommended Web Sites

• www.austinchronicle.com
• www.austin360.com
• www.austin.about.com
• http://www.free-attractions.com/austin.htm
• http://www.media-enterprise.com/facilities/things_do.htm
• http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g30196-Activities-oa70-Austin_Texas.html

Hotels

The Plush:

• The Four Seasons Downtown on Town Lake: ($300-$500/night)
• The Driskell Hotel Downtown on 6th St: ($200-$300/night)
• The Mansion at Judges Hill ($160-$300/night)
• The Stephen F Austin Downtown on 7th St & Congress: ($200+/night)
• The Omni Downtown on 8th St ($200/night)
• The Hilton downtown on 4th St ($200/night)

The Moderately Expensive:

• The Omni at South Park ($150/night)
• Hotel San Jose  Right on South Congress Downtown ($75-$250)
• The Embassy Suites Downtown on the Lake ($116-$140)
• The Radisson on Town Lake ($130-$150/night)
• The Hyatt on Town Lake ($155/night)

The More Affordable and some Austin Classics

• The Austin Motel  This is an Austin classic and right downtown ($60-$150)
• The Homestead Suites  These come with a small kitchen area ($55 Arboretum -$100 Downtown)
• The Bradford Suites  These also comes with a kitchen area ($65-$100 Arboretum)
• The Austin Folk House Bed and Breakfast on 22nd St. ($95-$140)
• The Adams House  Small Bed and Breakfast in Hyde Park area around 43rd St ($80-$150)

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THINGS TO DO IN AUSTIN

• See live music in the Live Music Capitol of the World (Continental Club, Antones, Stubb’s, Austin Music Hall, Joe’s Generic Bar on 6th).
• Take in the theatre (Zachary Scott, Paramount Theatre, Alamo Drafthouse).
• Go two-steppin’ at the Broken Spoke or salsa dancing at Miguel’s La Bodega.
• Get outdoors! 
1. Jog or rent bikes on the hike and bike trail ~ http://bicyclesportshop.com/site/intro.cfm
2. Rent kayaks/canoes at town lake
3. Hike/mountain bike/rock climb on the Barton Creek Greenbelt ~ http://www.texasoutside.com/bartongreenbelt.htm
• Visit museums (Austin Children’s Museum, Austin Museum of Art  - Downtown, AMOA – Laguna Gloria, The Blanton Museum of Art, LBJ Library and Museum, Bob Bullock Texas State Museum, Kathy Womack Gallery, Harry Ransom Museum, Mexic-Arte Museum).
• Tour the State Capitol of Texas – a landmark of the Lone Star state.
• Visit gardens: Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center; Zilker Botanical Garden, Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum.
• Take a day trip to the hill country (Fredericksburg, Wimberley, Enchanted Rock) ~ http://www.austinchronicle.com/gbase/Guides/HillCountry
• Take a day trip to San Antonio – Visit the Alamo!
• Eat! Eat!! Eat!!!
1. Lots of barbeque (Rudy’s, The Green Mesquite, Salt Lick).
2. Lots of Tex Mex (Chuy’s, Guerro’s, Maudies, Maria’s Taco Express).
3. Fine Latin American influenced comida (El Sol y La Luna, Manuel’s, Fonda San Miguel, Curra’s, Habana Restaurant, Cubre Libre).
4. AND THE BEST 24-HOUR DINERS – Cheap & Good (Magnolia Café, Kerby Lane).
• Coffee shop hopping: Bring a book and hit locally owned coffee houses (Spider House, Jo’s on Congress, Mozart’s on Lake Austin, Little City, MoJo’s).
• Visit Town Lake’s Bat Colony – North America’s largest bat colony (1.5 million) live under the Congress street bridge!!! See them fly at sunset through October.
• Shop locally-owned boutiques at 6th and Lamar (West 6th), Guadalupe St. (“The Drag”), SoCo (South Congress St.) or high-end shops at The Arboretum.
• Visit the University of Texas at Austin – UT Tower, The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Harry Ransom Center, LBJ Library & Museum ~ http://www.utexas.edu/
• See sunset and salsa dance at the Oasis.
• Swim in the constant 68 degree water of Barton Springs Pool, an artesian spring fed swimming hole in Zilker Park ~ http://www.texasoutside.com/bartonpool.htm
• Ascend all 99 steps to the top of Mount Bonnell for a breathtaking view of both the city and the hill country.
• Visit the Renaissance Artist Market or the Farmer’s Market downtown (weekends only).
• Mexican Martinis at Cedar Door @ 2nd and San Jacinto
• Get out and about for a night of dancin’ & drinking on 6th Street and in the 4th Street Warehouse District ~ http://www.austinchronicle.com/guides/downtown-update/warehouse.html

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