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SOUTH CONGRESS, AUSTIN, TEXAS

Backstreets Neighbourhoods | PASSPORT

You know a district has worked its way into the hearts of locals when it is assigned a portmanteau nickname. And so it is with SoCo, or South Congress for long. A vibrant cultural hub in Austin, Texas, South Congress offers some of the US city's best shopping, dining and nightlife and it's all packed into one eminently walkable strip.

This section of South Congress Avenue, with its unmatched view of the Texas Capitol, has seen numerous incarnations. More recently, its tenure as the city's main conduit, connecting downtown to the city's south

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