When I walk down 6th Avenue, I wonder if this is what Bourbon Street in New Orleans looked like when the tourists were just starting to find it. There are LOTS of bars and restaurants serving cheap eats for drunk college students. If you go at night on the weekend, many of the bars have people standing outside to entice... More

Eat...Dance...Listen to music...People watch.. Day or night there is always something to do. More

Crowded, young crowd. Nice to people watch, but annoying to hustle through the people. More

There is not a lot to do in Austin, but I were still young, I could definitely see having a really good time cruising the many bars on 6th Street, many of which are located in interesting historic buildings. This is where the action is. More

Too crowded with rowdy revelers. If you are ok with that, then by all means, go have a blast. If you prefer more low-key, this is not the place for you. More

Went to Austin for a 3 day weekend over memorial day weekend. We went to 6th street both on friday and saturday night. I loved it, great enviroment! Even though everyones is drinking noone is out of control. Everyone is having a good time and what I loved about it is that all the bars are so close to eachother.... More

Austin is a beautiful city and there are nice restaurants, bars and shops in the center. BUT I have never been hassled by so many drunken aggressive beggars on a Sunday afternoon as I was last week. We literally left Austin after 5 minutes of this harassment to head back to a far safer feeling Dallas. Avoid 6th street till... More

This is a must see for all visitors to Austin. Lively and Fun bars. Great Restuarants. More

Ok, So Austin is Music City USA. I buy that. A friendly guitar salesmen at the Austin Guitar Center said Austin has something like 1000 music venues in the metropolitan area. BUT, if you want to see a variety of live music I suggest you leave 6th Street. I went into 6 different clubs and everyone basically had the same... More