Modern European cuisine is the specialty of Fabi and Rosi, a wonderful restaurant that's been making waves since its opening in 2009. Inside a beautiful, crisp setting you'll find new takes on classic European fare. Dishes like braised lamb gnocchi and a golden beet risotto are just a taste of the tasty combinations that you can find here on any given day. Fabi and Rosi prides itself on sourcing its ingredients locally, and the dishes here are full of seasonal and natural items from the area. This includes a garden in the back, and restaurant-owned chickens that produce all of the kitchen's eggs! Stop by for dinner, or experiment with the nice happy hour offered here, but make sure to check it out. Fabi and Rosi has a unique menu of tasty European cuisine that will satisfy the senses.

Fabi and Rosi
509 Hearn Street
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 236-0642
http://www.yelp.com/biz/fabi-rosi-austin
 

There’s nothing exciting that goes on at Austin's Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. But that’s precisely the point! Fifty sculptures created by 20th Century sculptor Charles Umlauf pepper the serene outdoor grove, giving visitors the opportunity to pause and appreciate them. Allow the sculptures to provide ambiance while you sit on a bench and read a book and let the kids roam around. Think of Umlauf as an artistically curated park, situated in the hustle of Austin but somehow shielded from it in a calm oasis. Umlauf offers summer camps for children and offers yoga sessions (the sessions are called “The Body as Sculpture”) throughout the season. And, okay, there’s one exciting happening: the yearly Garden Party, which was listed by the Austin Chronicle in its 2005 “Best of Austin” issue as, well, one of the best things to do in Austin.

Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
605 Robert E. Lee Road
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 445-5582

Drive-ins aren’t dead! It wasn’t more than a year ago that a guy named Josh saw an empty lot on Austin's Cesar Chaved Boulevard and thought the vacant space would be better utilized as a cinema time machine. Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In has since taken on three additional employees, added capacity for 20 cars, and now sports a full 22’ x 10’ widescreen. Blue Starlite typically shows movies that are appropriate for a public throwback venue from another decade. For example, Star Wars, Back to the Future, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Pedestrians get in for $5, and cars are $25. Feel free to pile in as many people as you want to listen in to the FM radio speaker. Just know that the price does not include that drive-in friendly ‘61 Cadillac!

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in
2326 E. Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 522-1278