Things to Do in Texas
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Inner Space Cavern
Austin, Texas
There are caves...and then there are Texas caves. Like everything else in the Lone Star state, this one is big, mostly owing to the Balcones fault that runs under...
Scenic Landmark
Hiking
Archaeological Tour
Rio San Antonio Cruises
San Antonio, Texas
The colorful little boats that cruise up and down the perfectly manicured San Antonio River are cute -- so cute, in fact, that kids will think they're on a theme-park...
Boat Ride
River Raft Resort (Tubing the Guadalupe)
Austin, Texas
Locals who venture to this meandering river know it as Mother Nature's water ride. Warm days, the water teems with kids and grownups floating along in tubes, enjoying the scenery...
Boat Ride
Rafting
San Antonio Children's Museum
San Antonio, Texas
The good news about this happy place is that it's got three floors of activities that are sure to appease even the crankiest preschooler. The bad news: you might never...
Children's Museum
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio, Texas
The Alamo didn't always share a plaza with Fuddruckers. Biking off into San Antonio's less commercial districts, kids who follow the designated bike trail will find the city's other four...
Scenic Landmark
Bicycling
San Antonio Zoo
San Antonio, Texas
Whether or not you want to enter the new BugMania exhibit here is largely dependent on how you feel about insects ... with fur. True, these creepy crawlies are all safely...
Zoo
Schlitterbahn
Austin, Texas
The name sounds like a German super highway, which is fitting since the average speed here is pretty fast. There are more than three dozen rides here, with names like...
Water Park
SegCity San Antonio Tours
San Antonio, Texas
It's safe to say that Davy Crockett wouldn't know what to make of these wacky-looking contraptions. Kids, on the other hand, are likely to fall in love. The history...
Sightseeing Tour
Texas Memorial Museum
Austin, Texas
Kids have several giant-sized reasons for loving this Texas institution. One of them is the mosasaur, a 35-foot dinosaur which swam the earth back when most of Texas...
Science & Nature Museum
Tower of the Americas
San Antonio, Texas
The cement column towering over San Antonio is a magnet for kids. One look and they just have to go up. Count on a chorus of "ooohs" on the way...
Historical Landmark
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