Visitors' Austin Texas Vacation Stories

We share our favorite things to do in Austin, but many of our visitors have memorable Austin Texas vacation stories to tell... favorite places or attractions that they have visited in Austin.

This page is all about sharing... vacation stories about fun activities in Austin, that is.

If you have visited Austin before and you have made your own memories in Austin, you can share your vacation experiences with others right here.

And if you're headed to Austin for vacation anytime soon, you may want to read other visitors' Austin Texas vacation stories below.

You will likely find one or two great tips in visitor stories that you won't find elsewhere!

Share Your Austin Texas Vacation Story

Do you have a favorite activity or attraction in Austin that you think others will enjoy? If so, we'd like to hear about it, and I'm sure many of our other visitors will too. Please tell us about it.

To ensure good stories that follow the spirit of what this section is intended for, here are a few basic guidelines...

  1. We are looking for stories about actual fun experiences at Austin attractions. You can describe the attraction, talk about your own experiences with it, and why you enjoyed it and recommend it to others.
  2. Your story should be at least 300 words, ideally closer to 400 words. Submissions under 300 words will not be accepted. (If you follow the first guideline, 300 - 400 words should be a breeze.)
  3. This is not about attraction owners/employees posting advertisements. It is about actual experiences.
  4. This section is not for advertising periodic events. Here is the proper place to submit Texas events.
Stories are reviewed before they are published, and we use the guidelines above to decide whether to publish a story or not. If you simply try to write a nice story about your experiences at an attraction, your story will probably get published!

Ready? Get started below...

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Others' Favorite Things To Do In Austin

Click below to read about the favorite things to do in Austin that other visitors to this page have written about...

The Austin Poetry Slam 
One of the great things about Austin is its strong community of slam poets! A poetry slam is a competition where 12 poets compete to win $100. The …

Esther's Follies 
It is a live comedy show on 6th Street. The actors are very talented and the show is good for all ages. We went during an election year and it made …

The Salt Lick - Driftwood 
The Salt Lick (a barbecue restaurant) isn't located too far from Austin... it's in Driftwood (south of Austin on FM1826). It definitely deserves to …

Helicopter Tours of Austin 
This is a great way to see the Downtown Austin from a bird's eye view. Austin HeliJet fly from Georgetown Airport and you can choose a tour of the …

Kayak Tour to See the Congress St. Bats 
Here's a different way to see the bats at Congress St... take a kayak tour on Lady Bird Lake! We met up with Casey, our Live Love Paddle tour guide, …

Austin Segway Tours 
Gliding Revolution, otherwise known as Austin Segway Tours, is located in downtown Austin. They conduct Segway tours of both downtown Austin and East Austin …

I Love the Bats!! 
I used to live in Texas. I lived in Austin and loved it! I miss it and I am trying to get my husband to move out there. But I have to say that my favorite …

Bowling at Mel's Lone Star Lanes 
One of our favorite family activities is to go bowling and there is new bowling center just north of Round Rock in Georgetown called Mel's Lone Star Lanes. …

Austin Park and Pizza!!! 
Well first off, they have laser tag, bumper boats, miniature golf, go carts for teens and adults and for younger kids. It's an all around great place for …

Main Event in Austin 
One of our favorite places to go in Austin is Main Event. It is an indoor entertainment center in northwest Austin. My kids usually first run off to …

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