Austin has a down-home, casual and funky culture, so pack the weekender with your favorite shoes, some dark denim, a threadbare tee, sunglasses and your favorite vintage statement piece. Save the checked luggage for more exotic locations. One-way, mid-week flights can be found for as cheap as $106. Louis Lambert International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. We recommend scouting the end of summer airline sales and snagging a flight from St. Much like our beloved river city, Austin is a vibrant intersection of roots and blues music, stellar food culture, bohemian artisans, provocative queer artists and fabulous cultural and natural experiences. So you want to be queer and weird in Austin, Texas? The progressive blue bubble nestled on the eastern edge of Texas hill country has cultivated many reasons for queer travelers from all sides of the rainbow to visit.