With more than 30 million people traveling to Austin annually and regular record-breaking air traffic , chances are high you’ve gotten the chance to play tour guide for visiting family + friends.
We know how we show off our city, but we wanted to hear from you — so we asked . Here’s what you said:
🌅 Taking in the views
Several readers suggested waterfront spots or places to get outside, such as:
“Lake Travis, Downtown, Mount Bonell ” — @fatima_natalia
“Riverside” — @michael_fromjoanns85
“Barkin Springs ” — @brandon_cecil_murphy
Take out-of-towners to Mount Bonnell, and they’ll understand why we call Central Texas the “Hill Country.” | Photo by ATXtoday
🎶 Austin staples
Many of you reflected back on the days of old Austin with your recommendations:
“Continental Club and Parker Jazz ” — @michaelstevenfoster
“Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center . Bob Bullock Museum . Paramount Theatre . The Continental Club. The State Capital . Mt Bonnell.” — @marysayz
“Used to take them to Shady Grove 😢” — @og_redwood
🍽 Food and drink
From Mexican food to breweries + James Beard Award-winning bites , several readers dropped their go-to spots to eat and drink in ATX:
“SAZON ” — @mutiny_market
“Vista Brewing and Driftwood!” — @klkillough
“Homeslice .” — @vladthetaylor
“Love to go to @highergroundatx for drinks!” — @celestemooreimage
“To @elnaranjoaustin to experience the exquisite culinary of chef @ilianadelavega ” — @giselagirard
“Downtown. Or Bucees even though it’s not in Austin 😂” — @engravedrefrigerator
Several readers said they take visitors to the 60-year-old Continental Club. | Photo by @signpeeper
☕️ Your City Editors’ recommendations
Enough suspense. Here’s where we’d take you on a visit to the Capital City:
“I love taking out-of-towners to grab a morning coffee at a local shop (I’m partial to Cuvee Coffee + Flat Track Coffee ) and take a walk around the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. I also recently took a friend to P6 at the LINE Austin at sunset, and the views of Lady Bird Lake were spectacular.” — City Editor London
“One of my favorite things to do with visitors is to get out on Lady Bird Lake. I think taking a boat tour
is a cool way for guests to see + learn about Austin. My favorite tour so far has to be the Nightly Bat Watching Sunset Cruises
.” — City Editor Vagney