Austin

Best Things About Austin

There are many reasons to love  Austin.  I recently sat down with friends and family to outline our favorites.  Here are the absolute top things. that help Keep Austin Weird, as well as a great place to live.

1.  University of Texas
2.  Barton Creek Greenbelt
3.  Lady Bird Lake
4.  Barton Springs & Zilker Park
5. Austin Music Scene  including  Austin City Limits Program & Austin City LImits Festival (ACL) ,
South by Southwest (SXSW)
6.  South Congress Area
7.  Alamo Drafthouse
8.  Waterloo Records
9.  Bike Lanes (Be Kind to Cyclists)
10.  Austin Chronicle
11.  Longhorn Sporting Events
12.  Eeyore’s Birthday Party
13.  Blue’s on the Green
14.  Yoga in the Park
15.  Paramount Theater
16.  Bat Watching on South Congress Bridge
17.  Austin Independent Business Alliance
18.  Austin Art Scene including:  Art from the Streets, First Thursday on South Congress, The Blanton,  &  more Tatoo shops per capita than anywhere else in the country.
19.  Deep Eddy Pool & Bar
20.  Sixth Street especially on Halloween & for the Republic of Texas,  ROT Biker Ralley