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| Austin Travel Guide for backpackers |
| Attracting devotees of Folk and R&B music Austin has been a retreat for musicians, writers and artists since 1960.
It is also a city where cycling is the easiest form of transport, and has a great park with hiking and biking trails, as well as a swimming pool fed by natural spring water. Being a university town there is a great student vibe, and a feeling of safety and security. |
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 DAILY BUDGET in AUSTIN - As in the rest of the country US$50 a day will see you right for cheap accommodation and self catering, but US$100 a day will get you a bit comfort with cheap motels and mid-range restaurants. |
| University of Texas - Only in Texas! No, really, where else does one come across a university with its' own oil well? Check out the campus or take a tour of the main campus building and its tower.
The LBJ Library and Museum - Trace the life and career of Lyndon Baines Johnson in this museum and go figure how American politics really works.
Guadalupe Street - Known as "the Drag." The stretch from Martin Luther King Boulevard to 24th Street is filled with bookstores, cafes and boutiques, and is also where the 1991 movie, Slacker was filmed.
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| Threadgill's - 6416 N Lamar Blvd, home cooking at prices your mother would charge, with a lively atmosphere of folk or country-and-western bands, and sometimes the fiddle comes out for a bit of whomping and stomping.
El Sol y La Luna - 1224 S Congress Ave, Grab breakfast at this Mexican family run business, and enjoy the mood and the food.
Guadalupe Street - Vegetarian, health food, and a whole bunch of budget eateries abound near the university.
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| Black Cat - 309 E 6th St (no phone), this interesting little venue promotes local rock and roots bands and is something a bit different to the usual run-of-the-mill commercial dive.
Cactus Cafe - Texas Union, 24th and Guadalupe Sts, one of best in Austin, this place puts on good country, rock and folk music, and showcases new acts.
Emo's - 603 Red River St, tatts, piercings, and alternative music by live bands sets the scene in Emo's.
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