Top Austin Souvenirs: Must-Buy Keepsakes for Every Traveler

After you've danced away the night at one too many honky tonks, eaten enough barbecue to last a lifetime, and decided that you actually don't mind country music, souvenir hunting will be the last thing on your mind. To make your vacation shopping a little easier, we've rounded up our favorite Austin-centric items — goods guaranteed to remind you of an amazing trip.

Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto

Learn how to cook Texas-style barbecue from the very best. The folks behind the wildly popular Austin restaurant teach readers how to build at-home smokers, tend perfect fires, and source top-quality meats. ($15)

Legend: Best of Willie Nelson

Jam out to a compilation of tunes from Austin's hometown legend. ($12)

Austin Breakfast Tacos

There's a taco for every occasion in Austin, but without a doubt, the crowd favorite is the one served at breakfast. With over forty recipes, authors Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece show readers how to replicate the Texan delicacy at home. ($17)

Jo's House Blend Coffee

Made in collaboration with Stumptown, the citrus, honey, and cinnamon-flavored blend was created for Jo's, a local coffee institution known for drawing an eclectic mix of artists, musicians, and techies. ($14)

Keep Austin Weird T-Shirt

Don the city's unofficial motto with a tourist tee that won't feel too out of place once you get home. ($17)

Cowboy Boots from Allens Boots

Spruce up any look with a pair of authentic leather cowboy boots from the city's top western wear emporium. ($220)

Bad Dog Bar Craft Sarsaparilla Dry Bitters

Mix up a taste of the old west with small-batch, sarsaparilla-flavored cocktail bitters. ($19)

Yellowbird Habanero Sauce

Made from a spicy blend of carrots, habanero peppers, onions, garlic, tangerine juice, and lime, the fiery hot sauce is a mainstay on just about every Austin table. ($13)

Tito's Handmade Vodka

Handmade in small batches using old-fashioned pot stills, the smooth-tasting vodka is produced in Austin's oldest legal distillery. ($45)

Wildsam Field Guides: Austin

Peruse the artful field guide pre- and post-trip. Stuffed with interviews, essays, and travel miscellany, it's a piece of travel ephemera that you'll go back to again and again. ($18)

Anvil + Aura Tiny Herkimer Studs

Made by hand in Austin, the simple diamond studs are inspired by the wide open spaces of West Texas. ($315)

Stag Austin Senators Hat

Root for the (former) home team with a vintage-style cap made from old baseball flannel. ($54)

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