Occult & metaphysical things to do in Austin

Looking for occult & metaphysical spots in Austin? These 5 are the genuinely strange ones — Mesmerize, City Alchemist, La Botanica Green & White and more — each hand-vetted and sourced, not pulled from a top-ten list. Great for an unusual date, a weird afternoon, or showing a visitor the side of Austin they'd never find on their own.

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Mesmerize A 3,000-square-foot South Austin warehouse unit built by local artists Clay Lillard and Mateo Gutierrez aroun… South Austin (industrial district)
City Alchemist A witch shop on East 6th co-owned by two initiated practitioners — Alexis Arredondo, trained in South Texas c… East Austin (East 6th)
La Botanica Green & White What opened in the mid-1930s as Norverto Lopez's neighborhood grocery and butcher shop is now a full botanica… East Austin (East 7th)
The Serpent Tattoo and Occult Shop Half tattoo studio, half occult shop — owner Nixie has read tarot since age 13, practices Haitian Vodou after… East Austin (Chicon St)
Botanica San Francisco Ifa Lade A religious goods store tucked into a North Austin strip near Rundberg, stocked for the city's Yoruba, Santer… North Austin (Rundberg area)