Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor AdventureLady Bird Lake Hike-and-Bike Trail
FreeA 10-mile loop around the water where half of Austin seems to run, walk, or paddleboard.
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ShoppingLocal GemQuirky Fun
South Congress Avenue
South Congress Avenue is a shop in Austin, TX, part of the Austin guide. Cost: free.
S Congress Ave · Austin, TX
Why you should go…
South Congress Avenue, known locally as SoCo, is a strip of independent boutiques, vintage shops, and food trailers just south of Lady Bird Lake. It is also home to the Hi, How Are You frog mural and postcard views of the Capitol looking north up Congress Avenue. The area is walkable and busiest on weekend afternoons.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to South Congress Avenue, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor
- Sport & OutdoorIconic
Congress Avenue Bridge Bats
FreeUp to 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats stream out from under this bridge every summer evening.
0.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor
- ToursFamily Favorite
Lone Star Riverboat Bat Cruise
Under $25Watch the Congress Avenue bat colony take flight from the water on an evening riverboat cruise.
0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
- Theatre & EventsIconic
ACL Live at the Moody Theater
$25–$50The downtown venue where Austin City Limits is taped, and a working concert hall most other nights.
1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Theatre & Events
- NightlifeIconic
Sixth Street Entertainment District
FreeBlocks of bars and live music clubs that turn into Austin's busiest nightlife strip after dark.
1.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Nightlife
- ShoppingLocal Gem
Tanger Outlets San Marcos
FreeA 400,000 plus square foot outlet shopping center off I 35 with more than 100 brand name and designer stores.
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