Expand your cultural horizons with a visit to the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Since its creation in 1957 by former university provost Harry Huntt Ransom, the center has been a repository of some of the rarest and most valuable manuscripts and photographs from around the globe. The collection includes original page proofs of James Joyce's Ulysses. The literary archives also contain manuscripts of Russell Banks, Jorge Luis Borges, John Fowles, Adrienne Kennedy, Doris Lessing, Penelope Lively, David Mamet, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Leon Uris. In addition to preserving and safeguarding these important collections, the center supports a wide variety of programs for scholars, students and the public at large. Tours are offered at 12 p.m. on Tuesdays and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Harry Ransom Center
21st & Guadalupe Streets
Austin, TX 78782
(512) 471-8944

Fans of FoodHeads love their cheerful décor, friendly service and delectable menu. Breakfast is a primo time to stop by for dishes made with pasture-raised eggs, like some Breakfast Tacos filled with eggs and other ingredients. Try the Gypsy Grove with scrambled eggs, serano peppers, tomatoes, potatoes and avocado, wrapped in a fresh flour tortilla. Lunchtime serves up a bounteous array of sandwiches, including the Chicken Caesar, Pulled Pork or Tuna Melt. Dinner is served Thursday through Saturday, with tasty options like Barbeque Ribs & Grits, Veggie Lasagna, Steak & Arugula Salad, and Pan Fried Crab Cakes. Save room for one of their tempting desserts like Pasty Bread Pudding with sugar cane rum sauce. Yum.

FoodHeads
616 W. 34th Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 420-8400
http://www.yelp.com/biz/foodheads-austin

Located in a beautifully restored, historic building, Lambert's Downtown Barbecue is the place to go for modern, inventive barbeque and artisanal cocktails. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch are featured, plus they’ve got live music in their upstairs bar and lounge every night. The lunch menu features tasty sandwiches like Pulled Pork Cuban, Chopped Beef Brisket and Smoked Chicken Salad BLT. Dinner rolls out taste pleasers like Cold Smoked Lockhart Quail, Country Style Pork Ribs, Black Angus Filet and Jumbo Gulf Shrimp & Grits. Chocolate Cream Pie and Maple Bread Pudding are among the uber-yummy desserts that await you. Stop by for brunch to get your day started with Warm Brioche Cinnamon Rolls, Slow Smoked Brisket Hash and Lambert’s Eggs Benedict. Open every day.

Lambert's Downtown Barbecue
401 W 2nd St
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 494-1500
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lamberts-downtown-barbecue-austin