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Originally Posted by ASAP
Austin is honestly a seriously overrated city... it gets so much hype but its not really all that. 6th street and rainey are super ratchet and the feel of that city is a weird mix of wannabe hipster but in the end it still feels like a small city... by far and large, D town is the best place in TX.
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Rainey is terrible and 6th Street is even worse. I'd never recommend either.
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Originally Posted by kscarrol
Agreed. We visited Austin recently and while we generally had a good time this description is pretty accurate. I will say we were shocked by the number of homeless folks panhandling... and they were aggressive about it! Reminded me of San Francisco.
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Austin is quickly turning into a shantytown. It's awful.
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Originally Posted by grocerylist
Austin isn't cool because of what there is to do urban wise in the city (other than food and some music) but more because of the nature and green spaces that are in and surrounding the city like swimming holes (Barton Springs, Hamilton Pool, Blue Hole, Deep Eddy, Jacob's Well, Barton Creek Greenbelt, etc).
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Some of those places aren't even in Austin. And to come to Austin just to see Barton Springs or the Greenbelt?