Lonely Planet Pocket Austin

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786577160
• eBook ISBN: 9781787012134

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Austin is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Jump into the icy waters of Barton Springs Pool for instant relief when the heat gets too much, catch a local band at the Continental Club or one of the hundreds of live-music venues around town, or watch the nightly exodus of America's largest urban bat colony during summer, under the Congress Avenue Bridge; at all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Austin and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Austin: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out Austin map (included in print version), plus over 15 colour neighborhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organized by neighborhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers the Warehouse District, Red River, 6th St, University of Texas Campus area, SoCo and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Austin, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Austin's neighborhoods? Check out Lonely Planet Texas guide. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline

South Austin

This quirky but festive neighborhood – especially along S Congress Ave – is the city's soul. Tourism types nicknamed it SoCo, which has somewhat stuck, but locals mostly call it South Congress. The road is the main thoroughfare through the neighborhood and the epicenter of the action; most of the rest is residential, although burgeoning S 1st St has been been seeing more commercial activity in recent years.

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The Sights in a Day

MSavor a croissant and Vietnamese coffee at Elizabeth Street Cafe. Check out the nearby murals then head to Zilker Park for an invigorating dip in spring-fed Barton Springs Pool. Not up for a swim? Then check out the animals in the nature & science center or stroll past the statues in the Umlauf Sculpture Garden.

RTake your pick of awesome taco spots for lunch then stroll S Congress Ave to try on cowboy boots at Allens Boots and peruse one-of-a-kind- antiques at Uncommon Objects. Take a coffee break at Jo's Coffee and take the obligatory snap in front of the I Love You So Much mural on the side of the building. Cocktails on the patio of the adjacent Hotel San José are a pleasant respite too.

NJoin the line for a topping-slathered burger at Hopdoddy Burger Bar then choose your evening entertainment: live music at the Continental Club across the street from Jo's, or take a short drive to the Broken Spoke for two-stepping to live Texas country tunes.

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Bat Colony Under the Congress Avenue Bridge

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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Austin
• Top Sights
• Local Life
• Day Planner
• Need to Know
• Austin Neighborhoods Neighbourhoods
• Downtown Austin
• East Austin
• South Austin
• Urban Hike: Zilker Park & Barton Creek Greenbelt
• UT & Central Austin
• Market District, Clarksville & North Austin
• West Austin
• San Antonio: The Alamo
• San Antonio: River Walk
• The Best of Austin
• Survival Guide
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers