Best In-town Scenic Drive

Scenic Drive

We'll admit that there are grander vistas in our city limits, but there are few drives with both the view and old Austin beauty of Scenic Drive, which runs along the edge of Lake Austin in Tarrytown. The glimpses over the lake are just part of the charm as the road winds underneath a canopy of trees in between the 1600 and 2500 blocks. The setting and the houses provide a reminder of how Austin must have been before the growth of recent decades. Once you hit lake level north of the 2500 block, the view may be less vast, but it is certainly no less enjoyable. The fact that the road offers a lovely rural, lakeside setting in an urban environment convinces us that it's a drive every Austinite should at some time cruise and enjoy.