That you always put off the tourist sites in your hometown is a truism. And I’ve certainly done some of that. I took four years to get to the bats on the South Congress bridge. It wasn’t until this past summer that I visited Deep Eddy or went to Barton Springs regularly. There are still a few straggling things out there I haven’t gotten around to doing and I’m running out of time. Some are tourist-y things to do, some aren’t. Here’s a list some friends helped me come up with. If I’ve already done it, it’s bolded.

Go to a UT sports event (I attended my first football game this season, though I’ve been tailgating for years. I had an absurd amount of fun, even if the game was a blowout by halftime.)

Bob Bullock State History Museum

State Capitol (It took me about five years to get here, but of all the things on the list, it’s the one I visit the most. It’s often on my bike ride home and sometimes I’ll walk home from downtown just to go through. It’s a shame that heightened security might make it a less inviting place, but I suppose it is necessary.)

Good BBQ in Elgin and at the Salt Lick (Although I’m not entirely crazy about the Salt Lick, I will deeply miss Elgin. I have made it a point to stop at Southside Market every time I go through Elgin. And with how much I love their sausage, that basically means any time I head east.)

Uchi (This one likely won’t happen.)

Golf at Hancock (Neither will this one, though I do pass by it whenever I go to the grocery store.)

Golf at the Pitch and Putt near Zilker (Had the opportunity to do this with uShip, but my sister’s graduation was that day. Plus I’m not sure how good I would have been with a broken leg.)

Peter Pan Mini-Golf (This has been on the list for nearly eight years. And it will happen before I leave. It has to happen before I leave.)

Canoeing on Lake Austin

Ride the train around Zilker

Lady Bird Wildflower Center

Go to Shiner, Texas

Snow’s BBQ (This is another one I need to make happen.)

Top Notch (as seen in Dazed and Confused) on Burnett

Spend the night at the Driskill

Pancakes at Kirby and KirbyQueso…at 3 am

Buy groceries at the Wheatsville Co-Op

Drink free beer on Tuesday at I Love Video

Go to the top of the UT Tower

Spend the day at Hamilton Pool

What am I missing?