Your Ultimate Guide For the Most Authentic Austin Adventure

Don't forget to pack your bathing suit when visiting Austin. With a 50-foot waterfall, limestone walls, and water with a mesmerizing jade-green hue, the Hamilton Pool Preserve is the perfect spot to cool off and beat the Summer heat. However, because this natural swimming grotto has become quite popular among visitors and locals, reservations are required from May 1 through September 30.

If you're unable to land on the reservation list, another refreshing swimming spot is the Barton Springs Pool, a pool three acres in size and filled with water from nearby natural springs!