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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.
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Tip: Open 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.
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Guided tour · 3 hours
MICHELIN BBQ Tour, 6 Tastings & Skip the Line
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.
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From Austin: Hill Country BBQ & Wine Shuttle
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 ...
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Elgin (sausage capital and BBQ) ★ 4.4
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 (BBQ Capital of Texas) ★ 4.8
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.
Fredericksburg (Hill Country wine country) ★ 4.6
Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country is the wine-country day trip from Austin, an 1846 German village with over 100 wineries, German kitchens and Main.
TipBook a designated driver; Wine Road 290 runs through Grape Creek, Becker and William Chris vineyards. Lunch at Hill and Vine.
Driftwood (Salt Lick BBQ) ★ 4.3
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.