While you're visiting if our special day, these are a few of our favorite things to do in Austin!

Grab a drink

-Fierce Whiskers Distillery: our first date spot with great mixed drinks and a few great food trucks

-The Yard and Still Austin: a fun strip of local breweries, wineries, and distilleries with many fun food trucks (we recommend Patty Palace and Spicy Boys Chicken at St. Elmo's Brewery); there's also a pickleball spot if you want to get your pickleball on!

-Wanderlust Win Co. - Shady Lane: a fun wine bar with lots of good food trucks

-Central Machine Works: a fun brewery out in East Austin; the perfect place to relax with a cold drink and good food

Get some food!

A few of Austin's best!

-Intero: amazing Italian restaurant in East Austin

-Odd Duck: farm to table, American eats in South Austin

-The Peacock Mediterranean Grill: delicious Mediterranean eats in Downtown Austin

-Terry Black's BBQ: one of Austin's OG BBQ spots

-Interstellar BBQ: need to drive north for this one, but apparently, it's the best BBQ around

Quick Eats

-Jew Boy Burgers: great smash burgers and hot dogs!

-Tumble22: spicy chicken tenders and sandwiches

Be active!

-Take a walk around Lady Bird Lake and Austin's Boardwalk: start the walk at Austin Boardwalk Entrance (700 1/2 E Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704)

-Hike Mount Bonnell (Austin, TX 78731) to enjoy a high lookout over the Colorado River and Lake Austin

-Get a dip in Barton Springs; in the summer, it's a great way to cool off at one of Austin's OG spots (2131 William Barton Drive, Austin, TX 78746)

Have a few laughs / be entertained!

-Comedy Mothership (Joe Rogan's Comedy Club on East 6th Street): tickets for each week's show go on sale on Sunday 2pm CT. Be online a little early to make sure you get your tickets.

-Go-Karting at Circuit of the America (COTA): Austin's Formula 1 and MotoGP racetrack

-Electric Shuffle: one of our first date spots!