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Austin,
Texas
Things To Do While You Are In Austin
Eat barbecue at Rudy’s, Stubb’s, Iron Works, Green Mesquite, etc.
Eat Tex-Mex and at Chuy's, Trudy's, Maudie's, etc.
Have a cold Shiner
Bock (not Lone Star)
Visit 6th Street and
Warehouse District at night
See sketch comedy at
Esther’s Follies
Go to at least one
live music show
Learn to two-step at
The Broken Spoke
Walk/jog/bike around
Town Lake
See a million bats
emerge from Congress Ave. bridge at sunset
Visit the Texas
State History Museum
Visit the UT main
campus
See a movie at Alamo
Drafthouse Cinema (arrive early, order beer & food)
See the Round Rock
Express at the Dell Diamond
Drive into Hill
Country, visit small towns and wineries
Eat Amy’s Ice
Cream
Listen to and buy
local music at Waterloo Records
Buy a bottle each of
Rudy’s Barbecue Sauce and Tito’s Vodka
Restaurants Within Walking Distance of the Hyatt
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Austin
is in the heart of Texas and is the eastern marker for the Texas Hill
Country. Life in the Texas Hill Country around Austin has two main
focal points-the outdoors and live music. From Zilker Park's Barton
Springs swimming hole, to Town Lake's gorgeous hike and bike path,
this relaxed and informal city is the centerpiece of an area brimming
with recreational jewels. Then, after dark, saxophones start wailing
at Antone's, Austin's famous blues joint, and Sixth Street bustles
with action as revelers stroll between a wide variety of live music
venues. The city is considered "The Live Music Capital of the World," boasting
more than 120 places to hear live bands. 
In
spirit, the city of Austin is part wild-west, hippie, and high-tech
all mixed together. The city is the home of both the state capital
and the main campus of the University of Texas. The city has 300 days
of sunshine a year. Because Austin is placed at the transition from
lush southeast Texas to the more desert-like southwest, the animal
species are very diverse, ranging from white-tailed deer, the armadillo,
the roadrunner, to the Mexican free-tailed bat. 