Neighborhoods: Dirty 6th Street

Explore Dirty 6th Street in Austin

Dirty 6th: Downtown. I-35 to Congress. Famous bar area where the streets close every Thurs.-Sun.

Don’t Miss: Just walk around and follow the sounds of live music coming from various bars, Midnight Cowboy, Driskill Hotel , Firehouse Saloon, comedy at Vulcan Gas Company, Burgers at Casino El Camino, VooDoo Doughnuts, ride the bull at Buck Wild

Superlative: Most likely to get married in Vegas

What to expect: Stiff drinks, loud music, crowds and debauchery

Vibe: Party Party Party

Places to visit: Casino El Camino, Esther’s Follie, Vulcan Gas Company, Blind Pig Pub, The Library Bar, Shakespeares, Firehouse Hostel Lounge

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The Basics

 

  1. Scruffy’s Souvenirs and Food Mart
  2. Mini Mart
  3. Shop 24

Daytime Activities

 

  1. Happy Chicks http://www.happychicks.com/
  2. Museum of the Weird http://www.museumoftheweird.com/
  3. Casino el Camino http://www.casinoelcamino.net/
 

Night

 

  1. Esthers Follies http://www.esthersfollies.com/
  2. Vulcan Gas Company http://www.vulcanatx.com/
  3. Parkside and Backside http://parkside-austin.com/

Date Destinations

 

  1. Firehouse Lounge http://www.firehousehostel.com/
  2. Midnight Cowboy http://midnightcowboymodeling.com/
  3. Driskill Bar http://driskillhotel.com/

Drinks

 

  1. Wanderlust Wine Co http://wanderlustwine.com/ 
  2. Here nor There http://hntaustin.com/ 
  3. Small Victory http://www.smallvictory.bar/

Wellness

 

  1. Gold’s Gym

Get Outside

 

  1. Pecan Street Festival http://pecanstreetfestival.org/
  2. Nighttime-Pedestrian Plaza-Thurs-Sat
  3. Rooftops-Maggie Mae’s and Buckshot

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