Everything's bigger including these facts: Fun Facts About Austin
Think you really know Austin? It's a city with breakfast tacos worthy of multiple Michelin stars, a Congress Avenue bat swarm as dense os a storm cloud, and SXSW shows that leave you sticky, buzzing, and aching for more. Let's run through the facts, stats, and queso economics that show off what makes Austin's weirdness worth sticking around for.
Francesca, Our Local Expert Guiding Your Move
Francesca is a Texas native who somehow lived in five countries, four states, and 12 cities before admitting that no place does it quite like Texas. Her moving record is so long she stopped counting at 30, although the low point was definitely the time an airline flew her overseas but left her dog behind (it took some foreign dog treats, but he eventually forgave her). When she’s not devouring Tex-Mex, she’s in the yard gardening, in the kitchen baking, or in the garage rebuilding a motorcycle that definitely did not need another wrench taken to it. At Snappy Scout, all that wanderlust and Texas rootedness helps her guide newcomers in the right direction.
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A Local Event Worth Experiencing Once
Eeyore's Birthday Party is one of the last true pieces of real weird old Austin. Every April, revelers clad in flower crowns, costumes, carrying drums and picnic baskets gather in Pease Park for a day of live music, food trucks, drum circles, and all-out silliness. No one seems to know exactly how it started, but this day-long festival has been going on for more than 60 years and shows no signs of stopping.
— Francesca Hernandez-Singer
Local Texas Expert
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