City of Austin is an interesting place. The city has a variety of food options, music venues, the arts, and nature. Always good options based on what you are looking to do. But, there is overpriced housing and the infrastructure that does not meet the need of the current population. Traffic can be crazy based on where you are trying to go. The list can go on. I have alot of good memories of things I have checked out in Austin. But understand the appeal to check out other cities, when visiting. read more

I've visited Austin twice so far: two nights during 4th of July weekend in 2025; and three nights in January 2026. My favorite places for coffee or dining include 1886 Cafe & Bakery, Bouldin Creek Cafe, Casa de Luz, Cosmic in South Austin, Draught House Pub & Brewery, Easy Tiger, Mission Burger, Mozart's Coffee Roasters, Pinthouse Pizza & Brewing, Quack's 43rd Street Bakery, The BE Hive Deli & Market, The Vegan Yacht, and Voodoo Doughnut. My favorite local breweries that I've been to include: The ABGB (Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company), Draught House Pub & Brewery, Jester King, Meanwhile, and Pinthouse. Central Market is the most impressive grocery store I've seen in Austin. These are the high-end locations of the H-E-B chain, which they have one or two of in major Texas cities. As far as country dancing, progressive two-step (travelling counter-clockwise around the dance floor) can be found at Broken Spoke, and Mavericks in Buda. Mercer Dancehall was also known for this, but, unfortunately, they recently closed. Otherwise, you find the stationary, slot-style of partner country dancing at places like Donn's Depot, Jo's Coffee on South Congress, Sagebrush, and The White Horse. It's basically Austin's version of country swing dancing. Although I've enjoyed craft beer at The ABGB, I haven't yet been there during live music, when people dance. However, judging by the size of the dance area, and photos online, it looks like the predominant style of partner dancing is country swing rather than progressive two-step. Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Austin-University Area is a quality hotel that is reasonably priced, centrally located but off of the beaten path. If you're not used to driverless taxis, Waymo autonomous vehicles are widespread throughout Austin, where they have an exclusive partnership with Uber. Based on my experience at some of the most popular cafes, food truck parks, restaurants, and nightlife in Austin, the patrons are predominantly a younger crowd, in their 20s to 40s. I've written separate reviews for most of the places mentioned above. read more

City of Austin - View of downtown skyline from Lou Neff Point at Zilker Metropolitan Park, where Barton Creek and the Colorado River connect - Municipality Near Me - Austin, Texas

What a great privilege it is to live in the Live Music Capital of the World! I live in the Central East neighborhood of the city and am so very fortunate to be working walking distance/short driving distance to all of the greatness this city has to offer from bats to tacos, music, art, & history. Always something new to do and see! read more

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Keep Austin weird!!!! My sorority sisters (including long time best friend and honorary sorority sister) had a great time visiting Austin for the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival!!! We drove the roughly 45 minutes from sister's house in Georgetown Texas to Austin each day. Due to the huge crowds attending ACL, we did not have a huge amount of free time to spend touring Austin. Our personal highlight was seeing the bronze Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial statue at Auditorium Shores on Lady Bird Lake! I love the way the statue casts a larger than live shadow! That's so very appropriate for a larger than life entertainer!!! We had lunch at a Torchy's Tacos in Austin and enjoyed visiting a neighboring wine shoppe. Austinites were super friendly folks and despite the crowds (approximately 450,000 attendees over the two weekends), ACL was all we could ask for from a music fest. Thanks, Austin!!!! read more

The live music capital of the world. Also the city where the famous Franklin Barbecue was established. It was my first visit to this city, and I was very excited to walk down Rainey Street with all the live entertainment, but things have changed in the past few years as I heard. Most of the bars there just had DJ's, and loud ones on Saturday night. I did come across a couple of bars with actual musicians, but it wasn't what I was expecting. There was also a lot of construction going on all throughout downtown, with lots of new apartment buildings. There's a ton of toll roads, and way too many merging lanes on and off the highways. Fast drivers and more traffic than I thought there would be. I actually love driving, but I did not like being behind the wheel for this trip. There are a lot of those Waymo self driving cars through Uber that I saw all around here, so maybe next time we'll just take those to get around. Aside from those unexpected drawbacks, I did fully enjoy the best smoked meats at Franklin Barbecue, even though we had to wait 4 hours for it, and the best service at Three Forks for my birthday steakhouse dinner. We also had one of the best donuts and coffee at The Salty Donut, and had a night full of laughs at The Mothership Comedy Club. I do look forward to my next visit, and now I'll know what to expect. read more

City of Austin - Downtown off 1st Street and Cesar Chavez Street overlooking the Colorado River - Municipality Near Me - Austin, Texas

The tenth-most populous city in the US, laid-back and wildflowery Austin wins best state capital, a unique blue-city-in-a-red-state with a "keep Austin weird" specific quirkiness and opposition to rapid development that makes it a little like a Portland (OR) of the south without the bums. Writing separate reviews for each of the following, I highly recommend going people watching or dancing at the Broken Spoke, watching the mama bats exit Congress Bridge in search for baby food, checking out the many dives (like the Aristocrat and Christmas themed Lala's), eating queso at Torchy's (as seen on Somebody Feed Phil S6E3), bringing P.Terry's (basically a Texas In N Out) to Barton Springs, getting the best fries I ever had at Frazier's (they're curly wedges with housemade dips), checking out a Buc-Ee's, staying at Drury Inn (free meals and drinks), getting your Stetson resized for free at Allen's Boots (remember to tip!), and unlimited video game play at Cidercade. I did all that in four days, plus day trips to Georgetown (38 min) for Inner Space caverns and Blue Hole Park and San Antonio (94 min) for River Walk and the Alamo. I'm certain there's much more (famous for live music), so I look forward to returning. Bonus for the long frontage roads with stoplight-less U-turns. And because the parent company is from Texas, you can find Diet Dr. Pepper in every soda fountain! (Tourists, make sure your rental cars have coverage for hail and tolls, both are bigger than you might expect) read more

City of Austin - Dear Austin... - Municipality Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great place to visit for a long weekend or even a week. Congress avenue has plenty of great restaurants bars and shops. You must see the bats emerge at sunset under the congress avenue bridge. Also recommend going to Barton Falls for a fun challenging hike. San Antonio is only a short one hour drive south to see the famous Alamo and River Walk. So many fun things you do and explore! read more

So much to explore in this beautiful city! Of course, I'm a bit biased given I'm a tourist, but it's true! It's my flight destination (and pretty much the gateway) for whenever I visit Big Bro. I'm lucky enough to experience a lot of fun parts of this Texas capital whenever I come visit. The one thing this city has are some good eats! I've even been fortunate enough to experience Pecan Street Festival and Taste of North Austin. That most famous Franklin's BBQ is located in this city, so that's a must-stop, if you happen to have the time. So if you're about foodies, it's a good place to visit. There are choices aplenty! Then there's the different kind of tours to take. Again, plenty of choices here as well. You can go on the hop-on, hop off double decker bus tour, there's also a wine shuttle, haunted history tours, and you got it: a food tour as well. There's even a bat flight night tour available. These are just a few. I would suggest to plan accordingly. I haven't had a lot of negative experience, so I can't really comment on that. People have been generally nice. Always looking forward to coming back! read more

City of Austin - Municipality Near Me - Austin, Texas

This city is really busy. From the time I left 20 years ago compared to now it is way more bustling and has a lot more buildings and people as well. Of course this is the new place to be to hang out chill relax, and visit and party. read more

Austin is okay if you're only visiting for a short time, perhaps... living there is a totally different story. I served a 16-month sentence there while I was traveling as a full-time RV-er (single female). Never again!!! Super frustrating place to live. The infrastructure does not support the population there which just creates chaos and ultra overcrowding on the freeway systems, roadways and businesses Extremely high rate of homelessness and tent camps everywhere. Almost every time I ventured to the HEB grocery store, I was accosted by a homeless person. You couldn't even get a buggy at the dollar store and when I asked the employees about it, they said it was because the homeless people take all of their carts! Haha. There are some good restaurants, but you generally can't get in because of the wait times and the overcrowding. Just becomes an exercise in frustration to shlep out a daily living there. Prices are outrageous. They don't call it "Little San Francisco" for nothing. Oh, and last but not least - there is a terrible RAT problem there. Presumably because there's so much garbage and homelessness everywhere. It's the only place I ever lived that I had a rodent problem. And I mean they are like Paris rats - not skittish at all. They will just walk right up to you and demand that you hand over whatever food you have on you, etc.. I could not get out of that place fast enough when my 16-month sentence was up ! Lol. read more

Austin is also a 3/5. It's the edge of California-cation into Texas; hence the Keep Austin Weird slogan. The food scene aside from a few hole in the walls is lacking. They make up for it in the nature and proximity to state parks and nice water sources for recreation. Austin is becoming more and more unaffordable with big tech continuing to gentrify the city and surrounding areas. The music scene is definitely a plus and very vibrant; all my indie bands show up at Stubb's. Traffic is a mess especially on Congress and anywhere near downtown. Pros Music scene Nature A lot of stuff to do outdoors outside of the parks Cons Social inequality The rise of violent crime that's not really covered enough by local media Housing is quite overpriced Infrastructure is not built to support the current population read more

Not sure if Austin is a five or a three. It's certainly a paradox but, then again it always has been. My earliest memories of Austin revolve around a stop for a Tex Mex lunch with my parents on the way through Austin to the Gulf Coast. In those days Austin was a laid-back, easy-going, liberal city. Populated by the state government and UT students.It was an undiscovered paradise. Then in the early 70s the music scene started picking up speed which was the impetus for the "Weird" city Austin became. The influence Austin has had over the last few decades on music, culture, business, and pop culture is incalculable. Today you can have literally any type of experience you can dream up from ultra-conservative to profoundly liberal all coated in aTexas attitude. There is a reason a significant percentage of the population wants to relocate to Austin. I know that reason. Some will be disappointed because they don't "melt" into the pot that is the culture. However, rich rewards await those who open-mindedly welcome in a new experience and way of thinking. The old Austin I know is still buried around town. Its bittersweet to pass through town and realize the old go-to hamburger stand you once made a trip to is now replaced with a 30 story condo. The South Austin area now nationally famous and a tourist destination, still holds remnants of old Austin that you can experience in places like The Austin Motel and Continental Club. I think Lyle Lovette the native Texas Troubador said it best in one of my favorite songs of his. "you're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway"! If you have never visited Austin,come to Texas and enjoy! read more

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I blame the food network and the travel channel for falsely portraying Austin as a cool, weird and hip city. If you get away from the "city" zone it actually looks like a nice place to live. But it's the city that brings you here as a tourist. The food is okay, and hopefully you can experience their legendary music scene, but if you're not here for a concert you might want to travel somewhere else for a vacation. Homeless. Shockingly large encampments expecially under the bridges. Just as bad as San Francisco and Portland Oregon. While waiting in traffic we saw a large group (protest) on a freeway overpass. There were people pounding drums and shouting. Several cars and trucks were honking their horns below in support. It wasn't until we got closer that it was a huge anti-Israel protest. Austin Texas is basically Northern California's Westworld... I'm sure Austin was a different city before tech companies moved operations here (Basicly to avoid California's taxes, stringent labor laws and high salaries). But it is what it is... The positives - No McConaughey sighting Airport was nice and had some great dining options. The negatives- Terrible traffic Anti-tourist toll roads The weather is really bad in the summer (sweltering heat) Home prices are artificially high because of the transplants from California that expect to pay high prices for everything. In summation - If you're looking to visit Texas, you'll enjoy yourself more at cities closer to Dallas or just visit San Antonio. read more

City of Austin - Despite this being a semi-Liberal city they still support the blue... - Municipality Near Me - Austin, Texas

I lived in Austin for a couple of years as a child and have fond memories. This was my first opportunity to go back. I chose to go last week as a birthday trip, and we had a blast. Great food. Great strong drinks. Great music. Great people. It was almost 100 degrees every day, and people were still friendly. We had a hotel on 5th street, just a block away from all the action. We spent most of our time on famous 6th street, and tried to branch out to some less touristy areas. What amazed me was how clean the city was. You can tell that Austin residents take pride in their city and are doing their part to make it a comfortable, fun, safe place to visit. Had a great birthday and will be back to enjoy Austin agan read more

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City of Austin worth separating you from your hard earned cash? Yes most definitely. Being the Capital of Texas, Austin's got the stately Capital but a phenomenal food scene. If you a BBQ fan by any chance, Austin has some of best Texas-style BBQ houses. Austin boasts some of the most naturally splendid settings for exercise and water sports that I have ever seen in Texas. If anywhere in Texas, this place is most similar to that hometown Vancouver-clean, healthy, safe-ish with a pricy real estate market. It may just be a great place to live. read more

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I absolutely love the food in Taxes! Austin downtown is very organized and clean. Many modern high rises. People seems extremely athletic and everyone is super fit Great young and vigorous city. read more

Named after author Jane Austin (fact), rather than Austin Powers (myth, and one which 92% of Austinonians believe). This city is everything it advertises itself to be (weird, quirky, fun, wild, young, full of music and parties), and not particularly "Texan" (in the cowboy, Republican, conservative, gun-happy sense), but also not particularly "Texan" (in the Latin, Black, multi-ethnic, food-from-all-over-the-world kind of way). It's an anomaly. Houston and San Antonio and parts of Dallas can be very much the latter, whereas most of the rest of Texas is the former. But Austin is in neither camp. And it's quite unique because of that. However, the weirdness is overstated. It's really just an overblown, yet thrilling, college town and music capital, with elements of both Madison and Nashville, but it's also turning (like Nashville) into a Texas-size metropolis and sprawling rapidly and growing towards being one of the nation's most important cities, which at this rate - in 20 years - it will be. Hopefully San Antonio won't be left behind, because neither Dallas or Houston will be willing or able to give up their seat at the "Triangle Of Big Cities" table, which San Antonio had been sitting at for a long time, but now Austin is trying to eclipse. San Marcos must feel a lot of push-and-pull, being a cute town situated right between the traditional huge city in this region (SA) and the new kid on the block, growing like the tummy of someone who just moved to the USA (ATX). I don't like Austin for the reasons that most people like it. Hipster capital of this region, perhaps the hipster capital of the entire South and entire Flyover Zone, with only Brooklyn, Portland and San Francisco and perhaps Nashville and Denver really achieving greater-than-Austin levels of hipsterness. Hipster here means what it means in Portland - masses upon masses upon lots of overpriced food trucks and craft beers. Lots of fake weirdness that isn't really weird. Long beards. Unsigned bands. Drugs. Drugs. More drugs. And more drugs. All of that is fine, just not my thing. The reason I like Austin is the young vibrant energy and some of the best nightlife in the whole country. I give this city 5 stars for its incomparable nightlife alone. In terms of its concentration and regularity and intensity, it probably outshines any one street or strip in even Los Angeles and New York. It's like a beachless South Beach for hipsters and Texan hotties. They literally shut off several blocks of the downtown every Thursday Friday and Saturday night (yes three nights a week, and it's a massive area) so that all of the young people and hot people of the University and attending every one of the seven thousand festivals they host here can wander the streets and look sexy and behave badly - they have sexy dancers in the windows, people on the street dragging you into bars (but not in a bad way) (okay maybe sometimes) and everything you can imagine including LGBTQ-friendly stuff by the boatload (which is great to see in Texas, and is also present in Houston big time, and Dallas), and it's just a great time. Wild. Addictive. Edgy. Fun. Adult. Thrilling. And very very very alive. My fave Food in town: Round Rock Donuts - worth the hype for their original glazed, their wonderful jumbo Jalapeno Kolaches, and other donuts - life-changing and: Sonora Hot Dogs - a hot dog truck selling Tucson style dogs, excellent Boteco - a Brazilian truck selling expensive but tasty Feijoada Rollin Smoke BBQ - a BBQ truck with delicious sandwiches late night Rise - the only location of this biscuit-ndonut chain outside NC, I think Wholly Bagel - nice bagels, super nice service My fave Boba in town: Sharetea - the best location I've been to Kung Fu Tea - there are a few great locations here Fruitealicious - Aloha Refresher and Brown Sugar Milk Tea are awesome Bambu - up in Chinatown, has some good waffles Sadly, Hi Tea, the awesome Boba truck, seems to be gone. There's a lot of good food here but there's also a lot of bad and overrated food. They also have one of my favorite Sharetea locations ever so that's definitely a big plus - like the flag of Switzerland. And while most Texans would probably want it to have been named after Stone Cold Steve Austin, it actually wasn't. (I have his ex-wife's number, by the way) (she's amazing) (not joking for once). It was, literally, named after Jane Austin. Perhaps because of all the "Little Women" in town? Or because there's a lot of Pride in Austin, but also, a lot of Prejudice? read more

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The department I work with, doesn't seem to get cares about the treatment from the Supervisor or Manager. If you complain about something you most likely will be called to human resources and looked at as the problem. Our Supervisor have had many complaints yet nothing is done. The environment is so horrible and hostile because of one person, and he's allowed to retaliate if you call your union representative. Yet, the Manager keeps allowing the Supervisor to make changes which doss not make any sense. The human resources, integrity unit, city attorney and union representatives are all aware of the treatment of our staff. I have worked for 27 years in my field and never witnessed a career in which the City of Austin is allowing our department to humiliated and harassed. read more

KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD! Since that's the slogan I'm gonna keep it going then! Austin is not just weird/cool but it's just fun! It's what happens when hippies turned MBA have kids that grew up watching Star Trek...no I'm not talking about you Willie Nelson (lives in Austin) It's eclectic, hip, rebellious and traditional all packaged into one...sounds like lyrics to a Radiohead song? What I like about Austin is the great international mix of people, culture and food, food and food. Every time I come here there is more food trucks and restaurants opening up that defies logic but like what they say it Texas..the more the merrier! Here in Austin especially near the university you can literally eat around the world in a block. They got Japanese style cafe lunches at Sugar Pine https://goo.gl/maps/k1G1b774wdhNBpYKA to Southern/Asian/Mexican fusion at The Peach Tortilla https://g.page/peachedtortilla?share to James Beard Award finalist Michael Fojtasek celebrating all things southern in his acclaimed Olamaie https://goo.gl/maps/1rTaLEzKa7wvwJbt6 And lets not forget BBQ Texas style! Check out Franklin's BBQ (be ready to wait in line) https://goo.gl/maps/eBbwdb3ajzV3vKbLA I've been coming here for 3 decades since I have many relatives and a sibling that lives here. I always look forward to my trip and I always end up leaving thinking "man, I wish I could stay longer!" read more

As I tourist, I loved my time here in the city of Austin. From all of the food spots, to bar hopping on 6th Street, and the murals to take photos in front of, there wasn't enough time for me to try everything I wanted to. How about hiking in Zilker Park, watching the bats fly out from underneath the Congress Avenue Bridge, or taking a dip in the Barton Springs Pool? Maybe go kayaking on the Colorado River. There's something for everyone. read more

Fun town! It's weird because it's like a Portland/Seattle but not. You are still in Texas but Austin is such an anomaly. Lone Star beer. Topo. But very chill and laid back. Lot of nice out door eating and drinking establishments. Amazing food and all the tiny shops or larger national chains you'd want to see. People work hard and relax after with untucked shirts. Haven't met a lot of pretentious or aggro people. Respect gets respect and Austinites are welcoming and friendly. Lots of tattoos. Lots of suggestions on where to eat or what to drink. Drive-able City. Bike-able and now they have those silly electric scooters if you're into that. Uber and Lyft are officially back so anywhere in the city ranges from $8-11. Anywhere in the city to the nearby airport is about $11-15. Nice airport by the way with nice food inside and an Austin City Limits show/festival store. Reminds me a lot of Sub Pop records inside Seattle Tacoma International. Very nice city regardless of the time of year. Lots of parks and spaces to relax and see friends or take some time for yourself. A must visit. read more

Hell, what's not to love about the city that's motto is "KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD"! I love invading this city for a good time. Music, BBQ & Beer are the center pieces of what makes Austin a great city for not only to party it up in but a wonderful culinary experience for foodies looking to sample a fusion of BBQ, Tex Mex and seafood. Now I know you thinking seafood but your close to those giant gulf prawns I love. As for music scene well the contributions of many locals has blazed a trail of amazing artists pioneering the country sound. Plus your in TEXAS Longhorns country if your looking for college football. I love hanging out in Austin. Come check it out I'm sure there's more to see & do but I only have so much time to write this dribble. read more

City of Austin - Municipality Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I was told that Austin is the only BLUE DOT in Texas. :p A stranger also bumped up to me and shared that there are a ton of "groupies and hippies" that lives in Austin. That would explain all the colorful and eclectic activities that goes on "6th" Street that emulates Mardi Gras from New Orleans except, wider sidewalks and less foot traffic. Did you also know that Austin is home to the largest health care industry? Soon, tech startups are also moving this way, paving the new Silicon Valley!! Besides the unbearable heat and the full blown humidity during my visit, I found Austin to be a funky and extremely friendly city. There were parts that were new, parts that were old and everything in between that also somehow, reminded me of China. You look to your left and there is this gigantic modern structure, then you look to your right and there are plenty of historical architectural buildings, all within blocks from each other. One thing "FO" sure, Austin is big in size but has a small town feel. I think having UT of Austin also helps liberate this city by having a very welcoming spirit regardless where you come from. And for that, I think Austin you are an awesome place to visit! Cheers! read more

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I spent a long weekend here in Austin and much of it was enjoyable, but one specific thing really set me off. Instead of a good memory of my time here, it was a bad one and I don't imagine that I will reward Austin with my tourism again. My car was towed. Yes, I parked in a space that I should not have and yes, the tow was legit. But the problem was the price. $218 for my car to be towed ten miles away. The tow company (reviewed separately) was a dismal experience but the part of this that falls on Austin is that they set the price. $218 is exorbitant and it ticks me off. I will not return. [Review 10195 overall, 1781 of 2018.] read more

The KEEP IT WEIRD slogan doesn't work. 6th feels like many college / party type towns, bad bars on the main section, hoping to entice 20 somethings. Fortunately the city has lots of bars and drinking, dive bars aren't hard to find. South congress is expensive and barely worth a single visit. New Orleans is MUCH better, go east! read more

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I couldn't find a Yelp listing for the 311 service, so this is the closest thing. I had an animal control issue to report, and like I suspected it's hard for them to do anything about it. The woman who answered was upbeat and friendly. I've worked in my share of call center jobs, so I know how it can be hard to get motivated, so I appreciate her customer service. I hope her bosses are nice to the employees and treat them well. Though she did not either directly or indirectly solve my problem, she had a good attitude and gave me some new information. I don't like it when people tell me what I already know, but I do like it when people tell me new stuff. Didn't solve my problem, but they had great customer service! read more

I love this city I've probably been here a dozen times in only my 2 years in Texas. It's about a 2.5 hour drive but time goes by so fast. This town has so much to offer for entertainment and recreation to the delicious food. Reminds me a lot of my hometown of Seattle only the weather is a little better here. Never a place to get bored and if you look you can find a lot of hole in the wall gems that are spread out evenly throughout the city. read more

City of Austin - $8 for adults $2 for kids - Municipality Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Austin is that city in Texas that reminds me of what Oregon or Washington would be like. I have visited here many times and have had plenty of good memories here. I will say be prepared for traffic and narrow roads. In Austin if there's a little bit of space you'll see a coffee shop, a food truck, a restaurant etc. There are certain areas that have tolls which I could do without, but that's honestly if you travel to the cedar park area. When you are in Austin check out Mount Bonnell (for a quick view of part of the city), the 360 bridge, Summermoon coffee(one of the BEST coffeeshops I've been too), Mozart's coffee (beautiful view of the lake), lady bird boardwalk, The Domain (shopping mall/plaza, if you have a sweet tooth they have a sprinkles cupcake store), Zilker Botanical Gardens and SA Zoo. Explore UT Austin it's a beautiful campus with plenty of places to eat/drink and venture out to Dripping Springs which is about an hour away plenty of beautiful scenery there. All in all there's quite a bit to do in Austin, plenty of places to explore and eat. There's definitely the hustle and bustle feeling here. If you can handle the traffic, the crowded spaces, the limited parking and fast Austin drivers you should be fine. read more

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Bat City, The City of the Violet Crown, The Live Music Capital of the World, The Blueberry in a Red State. These are some of the names that characterize what has to be the most unique city in all of Texas. From North Austin around Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander and Round Rock to South Austin around Buda and Kyle to Hill Country and the Bastrop area, this city is truly something. The fastest growing town in the US is actually Cedar Park, while some of the best music that you'll hear west of Nashville is played on a nightly basis between East & West 6th Street in downtown, as well as up and down Congress Street. The state capitol, University of Texas and the Silicon Hills of such companies as Dell Computer help make up a good portion of the job industry within this town. And yes, Austin has some of the weirdest people around, which is yet another reason in what makes this city fun & enjoyable. FYI: For those new to the Austin area, have patience with I-35. The traffic is horrendous, so pack a lunch. If you can, try to access the toll road of 183A to access Austin more efficiently. You won't pay as much in tolls as you will within the DFW and Houston areas, yet you won't have as many headaches either. Keep Austin weird! read more

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I was excited when I learned we were headed to Austin for my daughters volleyball tournament. That excitement ended when we got there. The downtown and surrounding areas are full of homeless people and tent cities. It is dirty, disgusting and made me wanna leave. Either clean it up or move them out. The traffic is a nightmare, bumper to bumper all day. I will never go back to that nasty liberal town again. read more

An eclectic city that's quickly turning into its own baby metroplex with the editions of growing satellite cities like Round Rock and Georgetown. read more

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I would be great to live in a city where the government actually followed the rule of law established by the voters. This city has an agenda and that is not to support the tax paying citizens. Over a year after the voters passed the homeless camping ban, the city refuses to comply with the law. They seem to be purposefully trying to damage the city I love. read more

Keep Austin Weird! This is such a cool place, Deep in the Heart of Texas! Seeing our capital is a sight to behold. There's so much to do here, from Dirty Sixth Street, to the wonderful world-class museums to the shopping along South Congress. Austin is a wonderful city to get some exercise- there's plenty of walking paths along the lake downtown with excellent views of the skyscrapers. Be sure to check out the Congress Street Bridge with its bat show in the evenings. Austin just oozes style and culture- it's the Live Music Capital of the World! There's always something to listen to around here. Be sure to stop by for SXSW or ACL, the major music festivals of the year around here. It can get a little crazy, but that's the way I like my state capitals! The only reason I don't give the City of Austin 5 stars is because they're struttin' around like they invented the breakfast taco, which everyone knows is fake news. Real breakfast tacos are from further down I-35. San Antonio tacos por vida! read more

Austin. Wow. A city that I have seen grow and change over the years. From a sleepy small college town to a thriving metropolis area. You can find everything here - fantastic food, great music (pretty much any kind you've ever heard of), great festivals, SXSW, more food and then great hotels and other lodging options, think AirBNB. And of course great education/. I love this place. I love Texas as a state actually, although pretty much disagree with most of their politicians, the people themselves are awesome. They cant help the lunatics in office or running for office. And I'm hopeful, although not positive, that my Texan friends aren't the ones voting for those I call "the lunatics". I take advantage of every Austin visit I am offered. You should too. read more

We've been to Austin a couple of times. I'm a fan of the city, here's why: + There's plenty of small restaurants and bars. + Lot's of choices for live entertainment. + Tex-mex food is decent. + Love the Blanton Museum of Art. + Just outside the city, there's a couple of lakes and rural areas to get away from it all. + People are in general very friendly here. I can't wait to come back again. Return Factor - 90% read more

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Surprisingly, my husband and I both really liked Austin. 100 degree heat and all and have put it on our list of potential places to settle down someday. So many things to do in Austin. -Barton Springs Pool is a must and was an absolute favorite. -Food and good food for a reasonable price -The Airport- One of the best airports I've ever been to -Downtown -Easy to get around- We found driving very comfortable and very easy to get around. The freeways are set up nicely and they are easy to get on and off. -Friendly people! The only thing I would not care for would be having to back/angle park into the parking spots on Congress Ave which look like a bear, especially when its busy. All in all, we really liked Austin, TX. Compared to some of the other Texas cities we've visited, Austin was a favorite. read more

I once thought this was the greatest city in TX. Scratch that. AUSTIN SUX. I have been without power 23 hours in 30 degree weather during a pandemic!!! THEY DONT CARE. I haven't had a decent meal in almost 24 hours bc I can't cook anything and I can't afford to go out and eat, but still THEY DONT CARE. I tell them I have a cat and I'm anemic, there had to be something they can do...STILL THEY DONT CARE. They act like they're worried about the homeless, but yet they're going to end up adding to it...THEY DONT CARE!!!! read more

#133-2016: I could have sworn I had already written a review in Austin... Well, here I am at it (again?): I have gotten to visit Austin in 4 different times (spring break, 2 summers and one winter) so I guess I was able to experiment acceptable heat, super duper hot weather and almost super duper cold (yup it can get cold in Texas). What I like about Austin? That it is NOT your typical Texas city, that it has an international vibe, a hippie flavor and an accepting and welcoming behavior. I have have happened to be in town during their yearly music week and, though the center of town was busier than than a bee's nest, street performers as well as cheap street food made this city stand out. Summer heat, on the other hand, makes trying to walk around almost unbearable... so, if you wanna visit, try NOT to between May and October because it gets hot fast. I loved the hippie flavor mixed with an easy going attitude. I adored the fact that people do walk around the city and use alternative means of transportation (YES, there are people going to work by bycicle in Texas xD). Spending Xmas in Austin was propably the least fancy part of it all... might have been due to the fact that there was this cold breeze, that most restaurants had limited hours (or were closed all together). Bundled up walking around isn't the best way to enjoy this city. All in all though, my vibes for Austin are POSITIVE read more

I HEART AUSTIN!!! =D it is our (hubby and i) favorite city in the US outside of CA and HI (yes, for us it's better than NYC, chicago, portland, seattle, miami, san antonio, etc). the first time we visited a couple of years ago was in 110F with high humidity. this time, it was a perfect 75-85F. we love exploring the different parts of the city. there is just so much austin has to offer. it's one of the only cities that we would consider moving to.. (they even have a guide for newcomers at the visitor center. it is thick...heheh) they have the most impressive supermarket/grocery store i've ever seen -- CENTRAL MARKET. austin is the fastest growing big city in the US. BBQ...extra moist brisket restaurants, bars delicious tex-mex tons of live music local arts and crafts clean, healthy living historical buildings friendly people coffee + beer etc etc etc check out their visitor center where you can get maps, mags, and souvenirs. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! =) read more

On trash pick up day, my bin is rarely put back properly. It could at the neighbors or across the street.