Mackenzie & William
Things To Do
Hamilton Pool
**You must make a reservation to visit** Hamilton Pool is a gorgeous swimming hole located in Dripping Springs, but its breathtaking natural beauty makes you feel like you’re so far from home. This gem of a pool is actually a collapsed grotto with beautiful blue-green water, surrounded by awesome rock formations and also boasts a 50-foot waterfall that is the ideal spot to stand under and feel refreshed by cool water washing over you. Hamilton Pool Preserve also has numerous hiking trails where you can spy rare plant species or birds such as Golden Cheek Warblers and Cliff Swallows.
Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room
Deep Eddy Vodka is inspired by the oldest swimming hole in Austin, Texas -- a place where people come together to enjoy good times that never seem to end. Where strangers are just friends you haven’t met yet. Deep Eddy Vodka embodies that same spirit. We eat, sleep and yes, drink, for one purpose: To bring people together for good times. Whether it’s your backyard, the patio of your favorite bar, the biggest outdoor music festivals, or the most intimate concerts from up-and-coming musicians, Deep Eddy is there.
The Salt Lick BBQ
This landmark bastion of beef in Driftwood (with spin-offs in Round Rock and at the airport) provides a quintessential Texas BBQ experience to loyal locals and out-of-towners thanks to moist brisket, terrific ribs, first-rate sausage and its famous tangy sauce; it’s cash only and usually crowded, and though it’s BYO beer, you can pick up a bottle of wine from their on-site tasting room, and on weekends enjoy some music from local bands while you wait.
Austin Bat Tours
Watch the largest bat colony in the US take off for their nightly eating. You can take a guided tour on a boat through downtown and watch as they bats fly above you.
The Oasis On Lake Travis
Watch an amazing sunset on beautiful Lake Travis from the biggest rooftop bar in the country.
Rowing Dock
Rent a kayak or stand-up paddleboard and cruise through downtown Austin on beautiful Ladybird Lake.