Austin Area Things to See

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Am in Austin, but am interested in things a close GA flight away excluding San Antonio (been there a lot). Hamburger runs, things to see, etc.
 
Northgate in College Station.... Elgin for great BBQ and especially sausage...
 
Cooper's in Llano for lunch. Better than Hard 8. Salt Lick, in Driftwood is better (if you get all you can eat and can put a dent in their profit margin as I did when I was young).

Dixie Chicken in College Station for adult beverages.

Chris Madrid's in SA for burgers.

New Braunfelds for good German food.

San Marcos' Sewell Park for T&A (it is great when Texas State is in session).
 
Usually refuel at Llano, but haven't hit Coopers yet. Was thinking Fredericksburg just to see what the Hangar Hotel looks like (already saw the Pacific Myseum).

Was in Houston years ago and flew an Arrow to an on field place with burgers and shakes that was 1950's themed. Seeing if anything like that within 125 miles of Austin
 
danhagan said:
Usually refuel at Llano, but haven't hit Coopers yet. Was thinking Fredericksburg just to see what the Hangar Hotel looks like (already saw the Pacific Myseum).

Was in Houston years ago and flew an Arrow to an on field place with burgers and shakes that was 1950's themed. Seeing if anything like that within 125 miles of Austin
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That was the Southern Flyer Diner at 11R. It is currently closed but is supposed to reopen. I do not know the details.
 
T82 Fredericksburg
hopping tourist town
Rest/hotel on field
Plenty of eateries in town
FBO has cars
 
Isn't Austin considered the music capitol of Texas?
 
Goofy said:
Isn't Austin considered the music capitol of Texas?
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I heard the pilots who slow their airplanes with breaks and park in hangers consider Austin the music capitol of Texas.
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
T82 Fredericksburg
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Agreed. Unfortunately, it's the only fly-in place with food anywhere close due to numerous closures of food places on/in-vicinity of local airports.

danhagan said:
Am in Austin ...
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Why didn't you say so earlier? We could have planned something for the weekend. It was dang hot but still we could have done something.
Are you still in town? For how long? Where you parked? Where you sleeping? :)

Goofy said:
Isn't Austin considered the music capitol of Texas?
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Used to be.
Not much anymore with the retarded Californians who moved here, bought out shhhload of condos downtown, filed loud-music complaints and got numerous venues shut down. Not many places to go listen to live music anymore.
 
BigBadLou said:
...Used to be.
Not much anymore with the retarded Californians who moved here, bought out shhhload of condos downtown, filed loud-music complaints and got numerous venues shut down....
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Can't say I'm proud of much of my Kalifornia bretheren. Ashamed of those that Kalifornicate other places.....sorry.
 
Echo 6th street. Austin is an awesome town, and I would live there if it wasn't so expensive to live in the city.
 
BigBadLou said:
Agreed. Unfortunately, it's the only fly-in place with food anywhere close due to numerous closures of food places on/in-vicinity of local airports.


Why didn't you say so earlier? We could have planned something for the weekend. It was dang hot but still we could have done something.
Are you still in town? For how long? Where you parked? Where you sleeping? :)


Used to be.
Not much anymore with the retarded Californians who moved here, bought out shhhload of condos downtown, filed loud-music complaints and got numerous venues shut down. Not many places to go listen to live music anymore.
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Is Armadillo World HQ still open?

Nevermind....closed in '80. Best place to go when I lived there. Willie. Janis. Everyone.
 
TRocket said:
Not aviation related, but 6th street, when in Austin...6th Street.
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Just my opinion, but... 6th Street, ewwww. Lotta drunk college kids and sketchy looking (and smelling) homeless dudes.

Granted, I'm on the the verge of being a crusty old fart at 48, but for me in the downtown area, I much prefer the food trucks, bars, pubs and restaurants on Rainey Street. If you like beer, Craft Pride and Banger's Pub are a "must see"...
 
BigBadLou said:
Agreed. Unfortunately, it's the only fly-in place with food anywhere close due to numerous closures of food places on/in-vicinity of local airports.

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I think the restaurant at Stinson SSF is open again, but not sure.
 
wsuffa said:
I think the restaurant at Stinson SSF is open again, but not sure.
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And the 50's Diner in Cameron is open again. Not on the field, but a short walk for good food.
 
Zeldman said:
Northgate in College Station....
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School's out. Kids are gone. College Station is quiet.

Canyon Lake is a fun place. German food in Fredericksburg or Boerne. I haven't been to Marble Falls or Horseshoe Bay but that's on my list.
 
BigBadLou said:
Why didn't you say so earlier? We could have planned something for the weekend. It was dang hot but still we could have done something.
Are you still in town? For how long? Where you parked? Where you sleeping? :)
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Was only there the weekend for father's day. I'm there quite often, as my child is attending UT (senior). Have flown in about 15-20 times (Austin Exec). Left yesterday and had to head SW initially to avoid that storm.

jbDC9 said:
Just my opinion, but... 6th Street, ewwww. Lotta drunk college kids and sketchy looking (and smelling) homeless dudes.
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When my son was checking schools, we stopped by 6th street for lunch on a Saturday. Lot's of passed out people on the sidewalks/alleys still from the night before.
 
Lowflynjack said:
And the 50's Diner in Cameron is open again. Not on the field, but a short walk for good food.
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Now that's good news! Looking forward to a report on food/service quality.
 
Stewartb said:
School's out. Kids are gone. College Station is quiet.

Canyon Lake is a fun place. German food in Fredericksburg or Boerne. I haven't been to Marble Falls or Horseshoe Bay but that's on my list.
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That's the best time to be in College Station....:yesnod::yesnod:
 
AggieMike88 said:
Now that's good news! Looking forward to a report on food/service quality.
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Food and service were great. I went there last Sunday and on the way back to the airport we passed around 10 people who had flown in and were headed over. Hopefully they stick around this time!
 
The Hormel Spam Museum and Piggy Blue's BBQ. Wait, never mind, you mean the Texas Austin, not our Minnesota version :)!
 
Zeldman said:
That's the best time to be in College Station....:yesnod::yesnod:
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Not Northgate, and that's what you recommended. I like the lack of traffic but Northgate is way more fun when the students are in town. But that area's changing scary fast. It isn't what it used to be.
 
My favorite so far is KRAS, and staying at Amelia's Landing. They'll let you use their crew car if you stay there, and the coastline makes for a nice scenic flight.
 
RickC said:
My favorite so far is KRAS, and staying at Amelia's Landing. They'll let you use their crew car if you stay there, and the coastline makes for a nice scenic flight.
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We're starting to stretch the concept of "Austin Area" things to see!
 
Lowflynjack said:
We're starting to stretch the concept of "Austin Area" things to see!
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I was responding to the first post: "interested in things a close GA flight away excluding San Antonio (been there a lot). Hamburger runs, things to see, etc.". The only thing to see in Austin proper is transplants from other states and traffic.
 
Stewartb said:
Not Northgate, and that's what you recommended. I like the lack of traffic but Northgate is way more fun when the students are in town. But that area's changing scary fast. It isn't what it used to be.
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I delivered the lumber when Dixie Chicken was being built along with the other places along the street. And I haven't been there in years, but a lot of people seem to like that area so I will send folks there. I bet it has changed a lot. Do they still have the rattle snakes inside?

I had pretty much left the area by 2000. About 3 times a year I would go back to visit my mom, but she left the area in 2011. I still get back there occasionally to visit friends. I'll plan trips when the students are gone along with the summer heat and humidity, which doesn't leave much time to visit.....
 
wsuffa said:
It's a very reasonable flight from Austin. I used to fly from San Antonio to KRAS (or RKP) for lunch.
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I was just joking around about how far we've gone from the title of the post... Austin Area Things to See. It's 145 mile flight!
 
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