Things to do in Austin, Texas

aajohnny

Hey,
I am heading down to Austin, Texas for a on-site interview with a studio. I have never been to Austin.. or well even Texas before so for anybody who has been to Austin or lives there, any suggestions on things to do or places to eat? I would love to meet up with people if anyone wanted. I will have one day to really explore. Anyways I would love to hear about Austin.

The Mad Artist

Sixth Street. Drink.

Justin Meisse

when will you be down? I'm not a fan of cities so I rarely go downtown, I like get togethers at Opal Divine's in north Austin (cuz I live really close by) and there's usually a monthly gathering at Mr. Tramps.

As far as BBQ, Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, TX is pretty great, it's not that far out, just South West of Austin.

Check out the Alamo Drafthouse schedule as well, it's a pretty cool theater chain that serves food & beer. How many times do you get to see Robocop with pyrotechnics timed to go off with the action?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMjSr1eKOmo"]Alamo Drafthouse Austin - October Montage - YouTube[/ame]

aajohnny

Awesome thanks! I'll have to check that all out. I am going to be there October 23rd (Wednesday) estimated to get there around 11 am, then on I am free, and Thursday past 4 I'll be free as well. I doubt I'll have time on Friday to do anything but get ready to head back then.

maximumsproductions

Like Justin said, check out Alamo Drafthouse! They also have this comedy troupe there called "Master Pancake" who dub over cheesy old movies and it's hilarious as can be.

Other things to do is walk the "Greenbelt" which has a bunch of fun spots in it like "sculpture falls" to hang out at and meet other Austinites.

Personally my favorite activity is going to Lake Travis, but that's about a 30 minute drive out of downtown.

Then there's Barton Springs... I'm a water guy it seems..

There's always the museum route too I guess.

And there's those silly segway tours throughout downtown

And there's the Austin Duck Tours bus that drives around site seeing in a bus that drives through the lake.

But yah! If you're here longer as Justin said there's the "AAUGA" meetings at Mr. Tramps each month!

Progg

Mount Bonnell is cool if you like the outdoors. Hill of Life trail is cool too, when Austin isn't in a drought and there's actually water in the river.

aajohnny

Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'm looking forward to it, sounds really interesting and there are just so many things to do in such little time hah.

Barbarian

Get a six-pack, a folding chair, and watch bats at the Bat Bridge. Then hit the music scene downtown and drink more. Get a large rack of ribs afterwards.

Cap

maximumsproductions wrote: »

Like Justin said, check out Alamo Drafthouse! They also have this comedy troupe there called "Master Pancake" who dub over cheesy old movies and it's hilarious as can be.

If you have time def check out Master Pancake, really funny guys who put on a good show. They made one of the twilight movies slightly bearable to watch if that tells you anything.

wester

I don't know if it's still there but METAL...PIZZA! on 6th.

daphz

alamo drafthouse is awesome. Also rudys BBQ!

...I miss rudys so so much

aajohnny

Awesome thanks for all the suggestions! I really want to go to the Alamo Drafthouse now, and i'll totally check out Hoek's Death Metal Pizza and Rudys.

Progg

Rudy's is a must. There's one right off Research pretty close to the Domain and Arboretum.

Jason Young

Get a Guinness shake from Alamo, it is delicious.

OrganizedChaos

Oooooo! If you like dark beer you definitely need to grab a 512 pecan porter!

Cheez

Gourdoughs
http://www.gourdoughs.com/

Goat Justice

OrganizedChaos wrote: »

Oooooo! If you like dark beer you definitely need to grab a 512 pecan porter!

Agree 100%

skankerzero

*thinks Rudy's is overrated*

I lived in Dallas forever and Rudy's doesn't really compare to some of the places up there. I'd rather spend a little time in the car and go up to Salt Lick if I was in the mood for BBQ. Though their breakfast tacos are nice.

Austin is a great place to get fat with beer and local food.

Ninjas

When I go to Austin, I always make a point to go to Torchy's Tacos at least a couple of times

EvanL

When's the next monthly gathering? I'm moving to Austin on Sunday and would love to meet some people.

maximumsproductions

The next meeting is Tuesday, October 29th. Starting at 7:00 and arrival ~6:30-7:00.

But for future reference!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aauga/180142232031682?fref=ts

claydough

Is Heybale still live on Sundays @ the continental club? Also liked the Toni Price shows however both would be uncomfortably packed. Been awhile. Time fer an Austin trip soon.

aajohnny

Great information guys, I wish I could make the get together, but I don't know if I'll be here then! I'll miss it If anyone does want to meet up while I'm there let me know, would be cool for sure.

skankerzero

Monthly Austin does:

GameDev Beer Night
AAUGA (Autodesk Meetup)
LoneStar Unity Meetup
Juegos Rancheros (super indie meetup)
A new beer meetup on Meetup.com that I haven't had a chance to check out yet
A programmer meetup that I don't know the name of.

The IGDA also does various quarterly meetups.

And several weekly sketchgroups.