Austin, TX

Austin mixes cheap, well-kept city courses like Lions Municipal and Grey Rock with Hill Country resort golf at Barton Creek and Lost Pines. Play in the morning, line up for barbecue at lunch, and catch live music on Sixth Street or South Congress at night.

• — Omni Barton Creek — Fazio Canyons (resort guests only)
• — Lost Pines Golf Club (Cedar Creek) — at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines
• — Lions Municipal Golf Course — “Muny,” the historic city course
• — Grey Rock Golf Club — city-owned, Hill Country views
• — Roy Kizer Golf Course — links-style city course
• — Horseshoe Bay Resort — Ram Rock (resort guests, 75 min)

• — Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa — four courses on site
• — Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa — on the Colorado River
• — Horseshoe Bay Resort — Lake LBJ, three courses
• — The Driskill — historic downtown hotel

• — Franklin Barbecue — get in line early
• — The Salt Lick (Driftwood) — Hill Country barbecue
• — Uchi — Japanese, South Lamar
• — Matt’s El Rancho — Tex-Mex since 1952
• — Jeffrey’s — steaks and martinis in Clarksville
• — Veracruz All Natural — breakfast tacos

• — Live music on Sixth Street and Red River
• — Texas Longhorns football on campus
• — Swim at Barton Springs Pool
• — Kayak or paddleboard on Lady Bird Lake
• — Watch the bats leave the Congress Avenue Bridge (spring to fall)
• — Hill Country wineries along US 290

• — Downtown — walk to Sixth Street and Rainey Street
• — South Congress — shops, restaurants, music
• — Barton Creek / West Lake Hills — near the resort courses
• — Lost Pines / Bastrop — quiet, 35 min east

• — South Congress Avenue
• — Rainey Street
• — East Austin
• — Zilker Park
• — Mount Bonnell lookout
• — Texas State Capitol