AUSTIN (KXAN) -- If you don't live in Austin and you're headed to Austin City Limits Music Festival, you may not know what else the city has to offer outside of festival grounds.

While there are endless opportunities to visit landmarks, local businesses, top-tier restaurants, and tourist must-sees all over the Austin metro area, there are plenty of options close to Zilker Park, ripe for ACL attendees (who may be relying on microtransit or rideshares) to check out while fest gates are closed.

So if you somehow find yourself with some extra time on your hands while in town for ACL, here's a list of things to do, places to see, and food to eat in the area near Zilker Park.

Food and drinks

Chuy's Barton Springs: The original location of the iconic, Austin-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain. Lo

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