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the bucket list of an austinite a checklist of the top 52 unique central activities

Life moves fast! Don’t miss the adventures that await in , Texas. New experiences, sights, sounds and flavors abound. The area is home to a variety of fun things to do for people of all ages and interests. The activities included are a few of our classic and new favorites, one for each of the 52 weeks in the year.

Take a picture in front of the many Sample Texas Wine along the Have a “wheely” good time street art graffiti exhibitions like the Wine Trail. bicycling on the Veloway. “I Love You So Much” or “Welcome to Historic Sixth Street” murals. Stroll among the Bluebonnets and Enjoy a Mexican Martini where it other Texas wildflowers at the originated at The Cedar Door. Visit the Stevie Ray Vaughan Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Memorial Statue at . Track and hunt for your favorite Take a skinny dip at the only nude food truck! They move fast in Austin. Pay Homage at the beautiful beach in Texas: Hippie Hollow. Cathedral of Junk, a sculptural Chill out in the cold crystal blue, experience comprised entirely of Laugh out loud at a show by Esther’s 68-70 degree year-round waters of other people’s castaways. Follies or Cap City Comedy Club. Pool. Bonus Points if you attend their Polar Bear Attend a live show at Austin City Play dress up at the famous Plunge held each year on January 1st. Limits Live-the longest-running live Lucy In Disguise With Diamonds music show in the U.S.. costume shop. Be a guest at Eeyore’s Birthday Party. The first show was in 1974 featuring An Austin tradition since 1963. . Bonus Points if you attend Have a Night on the Town Bonus Points for joining a drum circle. a live taping event. on historic 6th Street. Enjoy a hike through the beautiful Cheer for the home team at a Be spirited at one of the many rising Greenbelt. Texas Longhorn sports event. Central Texas Distilleries. Bonus Points for bringing your swimsuit for a spontaneous dip in the natural pools. Take in the sprawling, spectacular Test your fear factor on a view at , a Texas Ghost Tour. Historic Landmark that has attracted visitors since 1850. Sample craft beers from one of the many Central Texas Breweries.

Experts you need. Partners you can trust Be a spectator at the Technologies Tour the Building Match Play Golf Championship. and be surprised about what you didn’t know. Watch the famous free-tail bats emerge at sunset from the Congress Fly a kite at our country’s longest Avenue Bridge. Bonus Points if you’re running kite festival since 1929: able to accurately headcount the over 1.5 The ABC Kite Festival. million individual colony members. Shop local and sample the fare at Learn some Texas history at the one of the many farmers’ markets. Bob Bullock History Museum. See some weird at Stroll along the Lady Bird Lake Hike Austin’s Museum of Weird. and Bike Trail. Bonus Points if you rent a paddle board, kayak or swan paddle Feel like a kid while riding the or enjoy a Lunch or Dinner Cruise in Zilker Zephyr Train in . the lake. Shop along vibrant Experience the thrill of an F1 race at “SoCo” Avenue. Bonus Points for the Circuit of Americas Track (COTA). attending their First Thursday monthly, The only Formula One race track in early evening block party. the entire USA. Attend an annual festival like ACL, Picnic among the peacocks at lovely SXSW, Austin Food & Wine, and more! Mayfield Park. Be inspired by the many Play Chicken Sh*t Bingo at the art installations and museums like Little Longhorn Saloon. the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden, the You have to see it to believe it! , and more!

Experience Christmas year-round at Zip over land and lake at LaLa’s Little Nugget, a local tavern ZipLine Adventures. always adorned with holiday decor. Enjoy the live music performances... Stand in line for a chance to taste almost everywhere you roam Austin. the world famous Franklin Barbecue. Run or walk in an Austin race like Test your taste buds sampling the Fun Stop 5K & Fest or the Austin the Tex-Mex flavors of our Austin Marathon. originals like: Matt’s El Rancho, Maudie’s, Chuy’s and more! Take a two-step lesson or show off Bonus Points for trying morning grub = your moves at The Broken Spoke, an breakfast tacos. Good luck choosing only old-fashioned honky-tonk. one favorite! Enjoy Blues on the Green, the Search the trees for an endangered longest-running FREE concert series Golden-cheeked Warbler at in Austin. Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center. Invest in some vinyl or attend an Spin under the spiraling, 155’ tall, in-store performance at Austin’s colorfully lit Zilker Tree - a holiday iconic . tradition since 1967. Witness the wordplay at the Be impressed by the historical O. Henry Pun-Off World collection at the . Championships. Bonus Points if you enter the competition. Find all 14 of the remaining Austin Moonlight Towers. Play & explore while expanding your Attend a show at the grand mind at the Thinkery. Paramount Theatre, built in 1915.