Once home to numerous slacker-y music and bookstores, Austin [1] now has trendy clothing boutiques featured on national TV shows and in fashion magazines. Several new upscale malls have also popped up recently, but they haven’t displaced too many distinctive local shops—vinyl records, obscure books, and custom-made boots are still available in not-so-trendy places off the beaten path.
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[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/texas/austin-and-the-hill-country/austin