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View Full Post Beat the Texas Heat: 5 Swimming Holes in Austin

Published: 6/27/2014

It's summertime in Austin, and there's no greater place to be! Summers here mean rooftop patios, refreshing foods, drinks and happy people. But it also means heat. Sometimes an air-conditioned room or ceiling fan just isn't enough, so RootsRated has been on the search for the best swimming holes in Central Texas to help you beat the heat. Hamilton Pool. Credit Leon Bovenkerk, courtesy of RootsRated. 1. Barton Springs Pool In the heart of Zilker Park , minutes from downtown, lies this 200 yard swimming paradise. Barton Springs Pool features year round, 68-degree, clear... read more

Tags: Parks Pet Friendly Free Outdoors Summer Hill Country

Posted in: Outdoors Hill Country

View Full Post Milton Reimers Ranch

Published: 6/25/2014

For the outdoor enthusiast or the casual sunbather, Milton Reimer's Ranch is the best of the Texas Hill Country. Located just a quick 30-40 minute drive from downtown Austin, this place feels like a world away! Climbing at Reimers Ranch. Credit Jacob Bodkin. With more than 500 acres of beautiful trails for strolling, mountain biking or serious hiking, tons of areas for rock climbing (don't forget your gear) and a huge pebble beach for sunbathing or swimming, you could spend weeks exploring this scenic wonderland and all the various areas that encompass this park. There are all levels... read more

Tags: Parks Pet Friendly Outdoors West Austin

Posted in: Outdoors

View Full Post ColdTowne Theatre

Published: 6/23/2014

Austin is hilarious. Whether a visitor or a local, you don't have to be a comedic genius to get a kick out of the funny stuff going on around town. In addition to festivals such as the Moontower Comedy Festival and The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival , Austin boasts many locations where you can catch comedy year-round. ColdTowne Theatre. Credit Jon Bolden. If you're searching for laughs of your own, look no further than ColdTowne Theatre . Centrally located at 4803-B Airport Blvd. (next to I Luv Video), ColdTowne is open seven days a week and features all forms of comedy:... read more

Tags: Comedy Arts & Culture Central Nightlife

Posted in: Arts & Culture

View Full Post The Picnic Food Truck Park

Published: 6/21/2014

A city-wide movement, food trucks are an Austin phenomenon that locals and visitors alike can't get enough of. For a sample of some of the city's most creative and authentic cuisine, a great new food trailer court to check out is The Picnic , located on Barton Springs Road just east of Zilker Park . Open seven days a week, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., The Picnic is a quirky trailer park that sports eight different food trucks throughout the year including Mighty Cone , Hey! Cupcake , Acai Hut , Dock & Roll Diner , Four Brothers , Coat & Thai and more. Each truck is contracted... read more

Tags: Food Trucks Eat & Drink South Austin Zilker Park Family Patios

Posted in: Eat & Drink Family

View Full Post Your Austin Orientation

Published: 6/20/2014

As summer begins, many visitors are heading to Austin with their prospective college students for college orientation, college tours and summer camps. And while the students are busy with all of their scheduled activities, there will be plenty of time for parents to explore all that Austin has to offer. From the renowned live music and nightlife to the eclectic shops and restaurants, Austin is overflowing with activities and entertainment for everyone in the family. Although the students will probably be chowing down on fine cafeteria dining, there is no need for parents to suffer... read more

Tags: Family Iconic Austin Summer University of Texas East Austin Eat & Drink Shopping Central

Posted in: Family

View Full Post Local & Live Music Series 2014

Published: 6/18/2014

In Austin, we pride ourselves in having live music in unexpected places - grocery stores, hike and bike trails, our airport and now the NEW Austin Visitor Center . This month's Austin Music Residency features a series of local artists playing every other Friday afternoon. Kicked off by the lovely Elizabeth McQueen Trio on June 6, this new set of afternoon shows, Local & Live, will take place every other Friday from 4 p.m. 6 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Each performance will provide the audience with a more intimate experience with the artists, who will usually be playing... read more

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Posted in: Live Music

View Full Post 20 Free Things to do in Austin This Summer

Published: 6/16/2014

If you are visiting our fair city on a budget, save your dollars for donuts (it is vacation, after all), and fill your days with free, local fun! Here are 20 outings you can enjoy this summer, compliments of Austin, Texas: Photos (from L to R): A big fat Gourdough's donut, Liz Carpenter Fountain, Umlauf Sculpture Garden, Long Center, peacock at Mayfield Park, Barton Creek in Zilker Park, Long Center, Rosewood Splash Pad. Photos Courtesy of Heidi Gollub. Lounge on the Long Center lawn and take in free live music, followed by a free movie under the stars. The monthly Sound and Cinema... read more

Tags: Family Free Summer

Posted in: Family

View Full Post Summer in Austin Kids Series: June

Published: 6/12/2014

Welcome to Austin! This summer I'll be your camp counselor and tour guide for all things summer-related in the ATX. School is finally out and I'm moving up the food chain - people just have to respect that. I'm also way proud to be an Austinite. I play volleyball and lacrosse and if Instagram was a sport I would leave you in my dust. Anyway, I am going to spend my time this summer blogging about my camp experiences and things to do in and around my hometown. Austin blogger getting a jump on her summer at Barton Springs Pool! First up is Camp Longhorn in Burnet, Texas... read more

Tags: Events Family Summer

Posted in: Family

View Full Post The Wine Down Music Series 2014

Published: 6/11/2014

Get ready to start your week off right with local live music every other Monday at Austins original music series event, The Wine Down ! ACL Live is bringing back the popular music series which offers live music from a local group or singer, food samples from one of the many restaurants in the 2 nd Street District and happy hour priced wines. In addition, each event will have merchandise giveaways from local 2 nd Street neighborhood businesses and all proceeds benefit the Austin Music Foundation . Not only that, this year The Wine Down will keep it extra cool by moving inside to ACL Lives... read more

Tags: Events Live Music Summer Downtown Free Wine Shopping

Posted in: Live Music Events

View Full Post Field Trip by Google

Published: 6/10/2014

We at Visit Austin have teamed up with Google to help visitors discover the cool, hidden and unique things around them while in Austin. We're now a local publisher for the city, and you can now find our Austin Insider blog posts in the Google Field Trip app! Google Field Trip is a local discovery app that runs in the background on smartphones (available on both Android and iPhone ) and notifies users and visitors when they're near interesting places such as historical buildings, restaurants, live music venues, events, museums and more. The notification shows the place on a map and... read more

Tags: Neighborhoods True Austin Tours

Posted in: Neighborhoods

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