Sob Story: Best Places to Cry in Austin

Sometimes you need a little alone time to really have a good cry. If you need a place to shed one tear or have a full-blown tantrum, I’m sure we can find a spot for you!

Austin offers tons of parks and quiet spaces for you. Sometimes we are just feeling emotional, need to mend a breakup, or are just plain stressed out, we hope to help with the Best Places to Cry in Austin!

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Be a emo mermaid at Barton Creek Greenbelt

Right in the heart of Austin the Barton Creek Greenbelt is probably the most well known natural landscape. Filtering through Zilker Park and Barton Springs Pool, the Greenbelt has multiple access points. Come in through many entrances in south Austin or through Barton Springs Pool and get lost in a good cry.

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MON-SUN | 5AM-10PM

? Multiple Entrances

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Stare tearfully at the Austin skyline at Zilker Park

Enjoy wide-open spaces when you visit Austin’s best park for a good mental TLC. There are tons of spots to lay out a picnic blanket and just stare into the sky for cry. The Best Places to Cry in Austin are always in parks and Zilker Park is king. Walk all over the park for tons of beautiful sights including the downtown Austin skyline that will get your tears falling.

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MON-SUN | 5AM-12AM

?2207 Lou Neff Rd

Austin, TX 78746

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Baked Bear for a little sweet pick me up

If you need a little cheering up try a custom ice cream sandwich. One of the best places to cry is right before you dry those tears at Baked Bear for a sweet treat! Choose your cookies, choose your ice cream, toppings, and even get it hot pressed! Baked Bear’s parking lot is one of the best places to cry because your about to get a sweet treat!

Hours & Location

MON-SUN | 12PM-11PM

?211 Walter Seaholm Drive Suite LR150

Austin, TX 78701

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Read or cry trying at Austin Public Library

Hide in the stacks, get lost in good old-fashioned romance novel at Austin Public Library… that is if your tears don’t blur your vision! The library is the perfect place to tuck away and quietly let out a few sobs over your favorite tear jerker.

Hours & Location

MON-TUES | 10AM-8PM

WED-SAT | 10AM-6PM

?710 W Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701

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In the Middle of Lady Bird Lake on a Paddle Board

Really get your tears out with water all around you! One of the best places to cry in Austin is drifting on a paddle board along the waterfront. Grab your support group and get on some paddle boards down at Lady Bird Lake. The Lake stretches out throughout downtown Austin and will soothe your woes as you paddle peacefully among its soft currents.

Hours & Location

MON-SUN | 5AM-12AM

?1200 W. Cesar Chavez St.

Austin, TX 78741

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Perform a tragic monologue at Pease Park Treehouse

Find calming solace in the beauty in the Pease Park Conservancy when you visit the Pease Park Treehouse. This wooden orb is hoisted up in the leafy trees offering you privacy and relaxing nature sounds that will soothe all your sadness away. As one of the best places to cry, Pease Park Treehouse is your sanctuary.

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MON-FRI | 9AM-5PM

?1609 Shoal Creek Blvd Ste 305, Austin, TX 78701

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While in Austin traffic on 1-35 or MoPac

Nothing really get’s our tears streaming like sitting in grid-locked traffic on the Austin freeway system. Anyone new to Austin will have a ceremonially cry in traffic as a right of passage. Even when you think you’ve outsmarted the Austin roads, you’ll find tears on your steering wheel as you see your arrival time growing later and later.

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?MoPac and I-35

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Before you go to the Domain for some retail therapy

It doesn’t matter what you were crying about, but how are we going to remedy it? Everyone has a different vice. It could be grabbing an ice cream or a cocktail. For many of us, a good old fashioned shopping spree is the kind of cheering up we need. As one of the best places to cry, the Domain is our retail therapy heaven. And maybe a cocktail before shopping too!

Hours & Location

MON-SUN | 10AM-9PM

? 11410 Century Oaks Terrace, Austin, TX 78758

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Cry your heart out on top of Mount Bonnell

Whether you’re a visitor or if you live here, Mount Bonnell offers breathtaking views that will really get your tears going. Crying at the top of Mount Bonnell is a great way to get express your feelings to the entire city! With cascading views of Lady Bird Lake and the city in the distance, Mount Bonnell is one of the best places to cry in Austin.

Hours & Location

MON-SUN | 5AM-12AM

?Mt Bonnell

Austin, TX 78731

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? 6th Street

What happens on Dirty Sixth stays on Dirty Sixth.

Whether you’re celebrating…or you just happen to find yourself on Dirty Sixth Street then you’re probably in for night that you might not remember. No one has to know you cried out in public, because half of them won’t remember why or what you were crying about! And if that doesn’t work, you can always cry in the shower the next morning.

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All hours

?Sixth Street

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Sob Stories: Best Places to Cry in Austin

Be a emo mermaid at Barton Creek Greenbelt

Stare tearfully at the Austin skyline at Zilker Park

Baked Bear for a little sweet pick me up

Read or cry trying at Austin Public Library

In the Middle of Lady Bird Lake on a Paddle Board

Perform a tragic monologue at Pease Park Treehouse

While in Austin traffic on 1-35 or MoPac

Before you go to the Domain for some retail therapy

Cry your heart out on top of Mount Bonnell

What happens on Dirty Sixth stays on Dirty Sixth.

More Stuff To Do in Austin

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Hailey Way

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Sob Stories: Best Places to Cry in Austin

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