
11 hours
Austin Tx: Day trip to Austin with Lunch
Get ready to have a road trip experience to the Capital of Texas. We will enjoy the beautiful hill country stopping at wonderful places.
Fredericksburg (Hill Country wine country) is a food day trips in Austin.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Book a designated driver; Wine Road 290 runs through Grape Creek, Becker and William Chris vineyards. Lunch at Hill and Vine.

11 hours
Get ready to have a road trip experience to the Capital of Texas. We will enjoy the beautiful hill country stopping at wonderful places.

Guided tour · 3 hours
Six East Austin smokehouses in three hours, including a MICHELIN One Star pitmaster and three Bib Gourmands. Skip every line, ride in an air-conditioned van, and come hungry.

Day trip · 4h 30m
Escape the city and head to the countryside to visit the famous Salt Lick BBQ. Enjoy amazing BBQ, then wind through the hills, stopping at 2 award-winning wineries to ...
Driftwood is the 30-minute Hill Country drive from Austin for The Salt Lick BBQ since 1969, a destination open-pit smokehouse with BYOB policy.
TipBYOB is the trick; bring your own beer. The Saturday 13:00 line can stretch to 2 hours, arrive at 11.
Round Rock is a 30-minute drive north from Austin for Round Rock Donuts at 106 W Liberty Avenue, the Lone Star doughnut counter since 1926 famous.
TipOpen from 4:30am; the morning batch is gone by 8am. Pair with a kolache loop at the Czech bakeries in West, TX, 90 miles north.
Elgin is the 30-minute drive east from Austin to the self-styled Sausage Capital of Texas, home to Southside Market since 1882 and Meyer's Smokehouse.
TipCombine with Lockhart for a full Texas BBQ loop; Elgin first for sausage, Lockhart for brisket.
Lockhart in Caldwell County is the BBQ Capital of Texas, a 45-minute drive south from Austin with the three legendary smokehouses: Black's (1932).
TipHit Black's first as it opens at 10am; Smitty's wood-fired room closes around 18:00, plan the loop in that order.