Wildsam Field Guides: Austin by Taylor Bruce

Wildsam Field Guides: Austin by Taylor Bruce

Wildsam Field Guides: Austin reveals the Texas city through local stories, travel intel and modern lore, seeking out the real and rooted things, what's truly authentic and sharing the soul of a place, for travelers and locals alike.

The soul of Austin (and home of Wildsam), including:

• A map of the city's top barbecue joints
• The ultimate list of coffeeshops, hotels, and ideas for the weekend
• Interviews with an architect, soul singer, chef and others
• Where to find the top swimming holes
• Three decades of Death Row final statements
• The best places for queso, mezcal, late night eats and more

Wildsam Field Guides' Founder and Editor-in-Chief is Taylor Bruce. He grew up on his family's farm on the Georgia-Alabama border. Taylor went to Vanderbilt University to study writing and then worked as a freelance writer for publications such as Men's Journal, Oxford American, and National Geographic Adventure, among others. In 2007, he accepted a full-time writing position at Southern Living. Taylor founded Wildsam in his 500-square-foot apartment in 2012 after relocating to New York and earning an MA in Creative Writing at Brooklyn College.

Wildsam received the Traveler 50 award from National Geographic in 2015 for his original Nashville guide, which drew the attention of national media and thoughtful visitors alike. Taylor, his wife, Robin, and their two kids, Booker and Truett, live in Austin, Texas.