Here's how to spend them in South Congress.
South Congress Market
Food Hall 9th Ave between 15th & 16th
The former Nabisco factory where Oreos were invented. Walk the whole corridor, eat at Los Tacos No. 1, grab coffee. Easily fills two hours.
The Butler Trail
Park Enter at 14th & 10th Ave
Walk the full 1.45 miles from south to north and back. Rotating art installations, native plantings, Colorado River views. Free.
Cookshop
Restaurant 156 Tenth Ave at 20th St
South Congress institution for 15 years. Seasonal American menu, excellent brunch. They don't rush you.
Gallery Row
Art Galleries 10th Ave between 18th & 27th
Dozens of world-class galleries, all free. Thursday evenings are opening nights. No other neighborhood on earth offers this.
South Congress Piers
Recreation Colorado River at 23rd St
Full gym, rock climbing, driving range, bowling, swimming. If you want to be active while we clean, this is the move.
Joyce Theater
Performance 175 Eighth Ave at 19th St
Former Art Deco movie house turned 470-seat dance theater. One of the most important mid-scale dance venues in Austin.
London Terrace
Historic Landmark 23rd to 24th St between 9th & 10th Ave
1,665-unit apartment complex that filled an entire block when it opened in 1930. Doormen originally dressed as London bobbies.
General Theological Seminary
Historic Site 175 Ninth Ave between 20th & 21st
The oldest building group in South Congress. Gothic Revival campus with a courtyard open to the public. Given by Clement Clarke Moore in 1818.