Austin in a day

[KingBobo81]

One of my friends is coming into town for one day/one night and is bringing her 30-year-old brother and 21-year-old cousin. We are both 25.

I'm not sure what to show them since my friends are usually summer or football visitors. Other than going out downtown, anybody have any recs as to what to do?

 

[JohnnyBlaze]

1st - Breakfast at some place good/cool:
Angie's on E. 7th
Las Manitas

 

[GakFoo]

if you dont take them to las manitas for breakfast or lunch you are a commie

 

[Punt on 1st Down]

Well, it depends on your schedule and your interests of course.

But, I'd start the day at Las Manitas for breakfast tacos or migas or whatever you like to eat. Then, I'd walk up Congress Ave. to Little City for a cup of coffee. After that, I would go to the Capitol and take the tour that is free provided by the guides. (I don't know if they give tours on the weekend.)

For lunch, I would go to Ben's Long Branch BBQ on E. 11th or Sam's BBQ on E 12th since they're fairly close to the Capitol.

As an alternative, I might suggest Taco Express on South Lamar or the Broken Spoke for chicken fried steak (if they're still cooking there -- I haven't been for several years).

Of course, there's always the Barton Springs pool, but it's a bit cold these days.

Then of course, there is the Oasis overlooking Lake Travis which makes for nice sunsets but they had some sort of fire or something there and I'm not sure if it has been rebuilt.

Other than that, at night, I'd go to 4th St., or maybe 6th St., and listen to music.

Other daytime activities might be the Ransom Center, the Bullock Museum, or just strolling around Town Lake and talking or jogging.

Have fun. Take them to places that you like to go to.

 

[Phil Hellmuth]

Blanton museum
Walk around campus, show them the pool at Gregory (just tell the front desk person you are showing your friends from out of town the facilities)
Alamo drafthouse
Enchiladas y Mas
Waterloo record store
Zilker park
Trudy's Mexican martinis

 

[MilkmanDan]

After you hit Waterloo, go ice skating on top of Whole Foods.

 

[LondonOllie]

That's what finally did me in in Austin.
In the end, after many years there, I just got so bored there.
Trying to find what to do during the day on a weekend was tough.
You can only go to Barton Springs or Lake Travis so many times. It seems that really apart from a walk, all there really is to do is go to a friggin mall.
It's a shame cos in so many other ways I really miss it.
Maybe we will move back some day.