Lesser Known South Austin Sweet Spots
Drink spots
Dive bar with a huge yard and mid 20s-early 30s crowd. Just a great vibe and inexpensive drinks.
104 locals recommend
The Little Darlin'
6507 Circle S RdDive bar with a huge yard and mid 20s-early 30s crowd. Just a great vibe and inexpensive drinks.
Even among locals, not many people know about The Yard. The Yard is a strip of bars including a brewery, a whiskey distillery, a sake joint, a coffee bar, and wine bar. Not to mention a couple food trucks. Everything closes at 10pm and the strip is in an industrial area where you'd expect to find automotive shops and metal working garages. Super cool and unique vibe and a low key good time crowd. As a bonus, across the street is another super cool brewery called Vacancy Brewery.
14 locals recommend
The Yard
440 E St Elmo RdEven among locals, not many people know about The Yard. The Yard is a strip of bars including a brewery, a whiskey distillery, a sake joint, a coffee bar, and wine bar. Not to mention a couple food trucks. Everything closes at 10pm and the strip is in an industrial area where you'd expect to find automotive shops and metal working garages. Super cool and unique vibe and a low key good time crowd. As a bonus, across the street is another super cool brewery called Vacancy Brewery.
One of the coolest, keep Austin weird brewery vibes you'll find. And it's in the shadow of the slightly better known St. Elmo Brewing Company. Vacancy is an amazing place but completely out of the way of main streets and because of that it is a local favorite that tourists don't tend to find.
6 locals recommend
Vacancy Brewing
415 East Saint Elmo RoadOne of the coolest, keep Austin weird brewery vibes you'll find. And it's in the shadow of the slightly better known St. Elmo Brewing Company. Vacancy is an amazing place but completely out of the way of main streets and because of that it is a local favorite that tourists don't tend to find.
Ego's Bar
510 S Congress AveBest Karaoke Bar in Austin hands down ask anyone.
Outdoors
This is the best swimming hole in Austin. Everyone goes to swim at Barton Springs. Save yourself the crowd and go to the far more beautiful McKinney Falls State Park. It's $6 per person to enter during the day. Open from around 8am-10pm. Two amazing swimming holes at the upper and the lower falls. This is the best swimming hole in Austin, take advantage while the suckers are at Barton (also a cool place).
376 locals recommend
McKinney Falls State Park
5808 McKinney Falls PkwyThis is the best swimming hole in Austin. Everyone goes to swim at Barton Springs. Save yourself the crowd and go to the far more beautiful McKinney Falls State Park. It's $6 per person to enter during the day. Open from around 8am-10pm. Two amazing swimming holes at the upper and the lower falls. This is the best swimming hole in Austin, take advantage while the suckers are at Barton (also a cool place).