Frommer's San Antonio & Austin

• Our author, a longtime resident of Texas, hits all the highlights, from the Alamo to Lake Travis. He's checked out all the city's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget.
• You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife; detailed walking tours; accurate neighborhood maps; advice on planning a successful family vacation; and the inside scoop on Austin's music scene and San Antonio's rich history.
• This edition features expanded side trip coverage of the beautiful Texas hill country—your guide to the best hikes and the best barbeque.

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Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

• The lowdown on the best of San Antonio and Austin, from the Alamo and the state capitol to Mexican food and the music scene.
• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

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David Baird is a writer, editor, and translator based in Austin, Texas. He spent part of his childhood in Morelia, Mexico, and later lived for 2 years among the Mazatec Indians in Oaxaca, while he was doing graduate fieldwork. David is the co-author of Frommer's Mexico, Frommer's Cancún, Cozumel the Yucatán, Frommer's Portable Cancún, Frommer's Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo and Guadalajara, Frommer's Texas, and Cancún and the Yucatán for Dummies.