A DIGITAL GUIDE TO AUSTIN, TEXAS: LIVE MUSIC. TACOS. MEZCAL. PITMASTERS. LITERARY GIANTS. BOURGEOIS HIPPIES. SWIMMING HOLES. RHINESTONE COWBOYS. POLITICAL POWER. HOOK ‘EM HORNS. SLACKER. A BEER AND A SHOT. AUSTIN, TEXAS.

Our series of quick-reading, brass-tacks digital guides are a new take on the field guides you know and love. We get straight into where to go, what to eat, and the big thing that makes the place unique. Inside you’ll find a web-friendly map with dozens of locations in the City of the Violet Crown, essential restaurants, live music halls, action activities, shopping recommendations, a 24-hour itinerary and The Thing: a brief note on what the locals do.

 “My dad was a sax player. When he was young in South Carolina, he had to quit school and work. Shined shoes, odd jobs at the train depot. He eventually joined the Air Force. He was in a band called the Moon Gliders.”

–LIZ LAMBERT, PARTNER, MML HOSPITALITY, HOTEL MAKER WHO HELPED TRANSFORM SOUTH CONGRESS"