Weird Austin City Tour
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How did Austin get its “weird” reputation? What’s the deal with all the bats? Why are locals getting into bar fights over the best breakfast taco? Find out all these answers and more…even if some of it may shock you…on our Weird Austin City Tour! Here at Twisted Texas we trolled the archives, pestered locals, & maybe even did a little dumpster diving to know all the weird and wild tales of Austin. And now we want to share them with you. Your Twisted guide will show you the best of everything Austin has to offer: live music, food trucks, weird people, and oh so much more. As an added bonus, we have a local musician riding shotgun to strum up some singalong classics and a few original tunes. So if you’re ready to do a little dance and make a little love to this incredible Texas city…this is the ride for you. We make lots of killer stops along the way, including a local snack (on us!), a stroll across Lady Bird Lake, and plenty of cool photos of local murals and the downtown skyline.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(74)
The tour was fun and informative! The tour guide and driver Kate was great at telling the weird aspects of Austin with fun and flair! Lucinda the musician was great also. What a tag team! Highly recommend the tour!
Thank you so much for choosing to join us--we certainly love Kate and Lucinda and we'll be sure to pass along your compliments!
Super fun way of seeing some of the ‘different’ highlights of Austin. Piccadilly is really knowledgeable about the history and the area, Dan provides awesome entertainment and together made a fun morning adventure.
Thank you for joining us, and yes, we love Piccadilly and Dan! Hope you enjoyed your time in Austin!
Hannah and the redheaded comedian driver were absolutely phenomenal. It could not have been a better experience.
We're so happy you had fun! Thank you for joining us!
It was very disappointing given how much the cost was. We should of just Ubered to the few spots. We seen a few murals, walked across one bridge and spent most of the time driving in traffic, hearing them sing 3 songs in total. Most of the time was spent listening to them complain about political views and especially their financial positions in the world or lack there of money which made it awkward. The big highlight was stopping for a $5.00 ice cream. Again just uber there for this price.
I'm so sorry to hear that this experience was not what you'd hoped for (or what we pride ourselves on offering, it would seem). I appreciate your candor and feedback. We'll work with our team to make sure future tours are up to par.
We wanted to do a “ keep Austin weird tour” that wasn’t as traditional, and not with a huge group. The air conditioned van holds a maximum of 12 guests which is perfect to make it more personal and fun. Our tour guide pimp Piccadilly doesn’t disappoint keeping the information interesting instead of dryly sharing historical facts. Lucinda’s guitar playing and songs were very funny while also sharing information about the city. We made some stops along the way for photo opportunities and learned things we would’ve likely never know about Austin. Highly recommend!
Wow, thank you for this amazing review! We're so happy you loved the personal vibe of our van tour and our incredible team, Pimp Piccadilly and Lucinda. They live for making Austin's weird history fun and unforgettable. Thrilled you learned some hidden secrets and enjoyed the photo stops. Come back and see us again soon.
Such a great and entertaining tour around Austin. We had so much fun! I would 100% recommend for family and friends.
Yay! Thank you for joining us!
A friend from out of state and i spent a night in downtown Austin and went on this tour that picks up at the Austin Visitor center. Pimp Picadilly and Clint Manning were our driver and musician for this small van tour. Otherwise we had a total of 6 tourists. We visited a wall art location we were allowed to write on, crossed the walking bridge at Ladybird lake, enjoyed rice ice cream at a local women's business and learned fun facts about glthe weirdness (aka buy local) city including unusual laws on the books. So fun recommended!
Thank you so much for joining us! So happy you had fun with Pimp and Clint (we just love them!)
Pimp Picadilly and Clint Manning were fun and fabulous. The tour was worth the price and we had a great group of tourists join us. The pick up location was perfect, while we were staying at the Driskil Hotel downtown Austin. We got to hear from fun tales of the city and learned what "Keep Austin Weird" means. Our guides were knowledgeable of the area and talented with a guitar. Recommended!
Thank you so much for letting us show off our beloved city!
Awesome and funny tour guides. Would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Austin The stops were awesome
Thank you so much for choosing us!
Great bus tour. Pimp Piccadilly and his guitar player were very entertaining! We wanted to see the city, but weren’t sure where to go. This tour was perfect and loads of fun!! Very much worth it if you’re new to Austin!!
Thanks so much for letting us give you an overview of our wacky little town!
