# Bored, heading to Austin **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 6, 2001, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-heading-to-austin/71461 "2001-07-06T06:01:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![starfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starfish)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-heading-to-austin/71461/1 "2001-07-06T06:01:21Z")
As the title says, I’m leaving after lunch Friday. Don’t bother posting after that, I don’t plan ahead. What’s good on 6th street? From a bar I just left I have: Maggie Mae’s Gastby’s Paradise Buffalo Club 311 Black Cat Any late night SD’s want to suggest a place. I’ll probably stay at the Sheraton; any better place to stay? ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-heading-to-austin/71461/2 "2001-07-06T06:06:17Z")
Well, if you mean Austin, MN (a.k.a. SPAM-Town USA) then I might be able to help you. Something tells me, however, that that’s not what you had in mind. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-heading-to-austin/71461/3 "2001-07-06T13:26:36Z")
The [Alamo](http://austin.about.com/citiestowns/southwestus/austin/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Faustin.citysearch.com%2FE%2FV%2FAUSTX%2F0005%2F54%2F64%2F) is the obvious place to go And why not stop somewhere on [Town lake](http://www.basshotels.com/holiday-inn?_franchisee=AUSTL)? Just a few blocks from 6th st? ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-heading-to-austin/71461/4 "2001-07-06T13:35:42Z")
For bars, I like Lovejoy’s, which is just off of 6th on Neches. It’s kind of a seedy place. I’d guess the tattoo to patron ratio is \>= 1. But just wander around 6th and see what strikes you. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-heading-to-austin/71461/5 "2001-07-06T14:02:21Z")
Also try Chuy’s, you may be able to buy a Bush a drink. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Silver\_Stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Stretch)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2001, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-heading-to-austin/71461/6 "2001-07-06T14:59:12Z")
- If you can swing it, the Driskill hotel is the place to be. The Austin Motel is ever-so-hip; SRV stayed there, now inhabited by the unseemly likes of Matthew McConaughey, Sanrda Bullock, et al. - On some Sunday mornings, they get a cool live bluegrass thing going at Artz Rib House. Runs through lunch. GREAT BBQ; it’s a fantastic place to go after a looong Saturday night - the Saxon Pub is an old-school blues joint, if that’s your scene - as far as 6th street goes, it’s not that big, and it’s pretty much a normal college-bar scene. Go down there early (7:00p) and walk it from one end to the other; you’ll get the feel in no time - the omnipresent Austin Chronicle does a great job of capturing everything that’s going on. Grab a copy and you’re off to the races. What a great town…