Cowboy boot strut
This is Texas, after all. Find any cowboy boot, hat or western detail (in a shop window, on a mural, on someone's outfit) and take a group photo where everyone is striking a swaggering Texas walk.
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6th Street live music
Austin's 6th Street is wall-to-wall live music venues. Find a spot on 6th, peek into a club (or stand outside hearing the band) and take a group photo with everyone dancing in place.
Austin local guide
Convince a local Austinite to share one favourite venue, taco spot or weird Austin secret. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.
Bat colony pose
Around 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats live under the Congress Avenue Bridge. At sunset they fly out in a giant cloud. Whether you are there at sunset or not, take a group photo with everyone striking a bat-wing pose on the bridge.
Breakfast taco team
The breakfast taco is the unofficial Austin breakfast. Find any taco truck or taco shop, share a few with the team and take a photo where everyone takes a bite at the same time.
Checkpoint: Congress Bridge bats
Navigate to the Congress Avenue Bridge over Lady Bird Lake. Check in once the team is standing on or near the bridge.
Checkpoint: Lady Bird Lake
Navigate to the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail along Lady Bird Lake. Check in once the team can see the downtown skyline reflected in the water.
Checkpoint: South Congress
Navigate to South Congress Avenue (SoCo), the trendy strip just south of the river. Check in once you are surrounded by boutiques, food trucks and murals.
Checkpoint: Texas Capitol
Navigate to the Texas State Capitol building. Check in once the pink granite dome is rising above the team.
Greetings from Austin mural
Austin has a famous postcard-style "Greetings from Austin" mural. Find it (or any colourful Austin mural) and take a group photo as if you are sending a postcard back home.
Group finale in Austin
The final challenge! Find a beautiful Austin spot (the lake, South Congress, the Capitol) and take an amazing group photo with the whole team in shot. A photo for the ages, well done everyone!
I Love You So Much wall
On South Congress is the famous "I Love You So Much" mural on the side of Jo's Coffee. Find it and take a group photo posing with the mural fully visible, in any combination of dramatic affection.
Keep Austin weird kick-off
The hunt begins! Find a typical Austin backdrop (a "Keep Austin Weird" sign, a colourful mural, a food truck) and take a group photo where everyone jumps in the air. Everyone off the ground or it does not count.
Pink granite pose
The Texas Capitol is taller than the U.S. Capitol in D.C. (Texas had to make a point). Take a group photo on the front lawn with the pink granite facade clearly behind you, in your most Texas-proud pose.
Skyline reflection shot
Lady Bird Lake gives you a perfect mirror of the Austin skyline. Find a quiet stretch of water and take a group photo with the skyline (and ideally its reflection) behind the team.
Texas-sized cheers
Find a spot with downtown, Lady Bird Lake or a Texas backdrop behind you, grab a margarita, sweet tea or local craft beer and take a group toast photo. To Austin!
Trivia: Bat count
Roughly how many Mexican free-tailed bats live under the Congress Avenue Bridge in summer (in millions)?
Trivia: Capitol height
The Texas State Capitol is famously tall. Roughly how many feet tall is the building (rounded)?
Trivia: Live Music Capital
Austin officially trademarked the slogan "Live Music Capital of the World" in what year?
Trivia: SXSW first year
South by Southwest, Austin's legendary festival, was held for the first time in what year?