Sixth Street Austin

Between Lavaca Ave and I-35, Austin , Texas, United States
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  • 1

    Duck tours and bats

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    It is Sunday morning. I've set my alarm for the obscenely early hour of 7 am because I have a task - run 8 miles!!! As part of my half-marathon training (I am hoping to complete the San Diego rock-and-roll half marathon in early June), I am building up to the 13.1-mile distance over a series of long runs, each one a couple of miles longer than the …

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  • 1

    Dillos, tin shacks and hats...

    37 photos

    ... . Austin is the Live Music Capitol of the World. Austin is limestone and redbrick. Austin is the neon lights of Sixth Street. Austin is Texas. Austin is more than Texas. Austin is a bustling city. Austin is the rolling hill country. Austin is all things ...

  • 2

    South By Southwest 2006

    ... , to test ride the thing after any major work, even if it was only around the drive way! We struck out for Sixth Street and drove around in circles looking for a parking space and finally found one only about three blocks away from our destination. ...

  • 3

    Keep Austin Weird

    58 photos

    ... there were no Kahlo works being shown. www.mexic-artemuseum.org/ Okay, here's the breakfast to beat: migas at Cisco's Restaurant on Sixth Street. Miga means "crumbs" which, in this case, are the tortillas, which are used to extend the recipe or ...

  • 4

    Longhorn Country

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    ... restaurant that was fantastic, so we met up with my old roommate Jason and had some excellent food and then wandered around Sixth Street, eventually making our way over to Fifth Street and the famous Lucky lounge, where we heard some great live Austin ...

  • 5

    Hook 'em horns...

    54 photos

    ... in a lot with patrolled security. Thankful, through all that, the meatballs didn't get burnt! (I've always got food in mind!) Austin wasn't all bad! Sixth Street in downtown had a lot of dive bars and restaurants with live music. We also didn't go out at ...

  • 6

    Houston... we have a problem

    11 photos

    ... a separate nation) to have their pictures taken in front of the State Capitol building - which is a minature version of the Washington one. Sixth Street was pretty buzzing by aroud 9pm and it is clear to see why this hotspot became the host of one of the ...

  • 7

    Keeping Austin Weird

    28 photos

    ... bats. The Congress Bridge in downtown Austin is apparently home to one of the largest bat colonies in the United States. Thus, the good people of Austin gather every year to celebrate the flying mammals. Rumor had it Adam West had been signing autographs ...

  • 8

    Anything can happen

    11 photos

    ... country to rock to blues and to punk.  Quite a variety.  Most of the clubs and bars are on 6th street.  Sixth street is near the historic Driskill hotel.  The hotel was built in 1886 as the showplace of cattle baron Jesse ...

  • 9

    Good times on Sixth Street

    Austin was fun. We spent alot of time on Sixth street. We also spent a lot of time in our hotel room recovering from Sixth Street. We also went for a dip in the Barton Springs, that was nice and refreshing. And that is all that I am going to put in ...

  • 10

    Texas Hill Country

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    ... a five star resort, we were a little dissapointed at how tight the sites were, but pleased with the upscale amenities.  Sixth Street in Austin is one of the liveliest entertainment venues in the world.  With the University of Texas, the state ...