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Austin Children's Museum
Austin, Texas
Kids ready for stardom have a blast hamming it up at Austin Kiddie Limits, one of the cool exhibits at this favorite Austin play spot. Grab an air guitar, don...
Children's Museum
Austin Nature Science Center
Austin, Texas
You can't get the kids to unearth the socks from under their beds. But, digging for dinos? Yeah, they could do that for hours. Hidden beneath the sand of this...
Science & Nature Museum
Nature Center
Zoo
Central Market
Austin, Texas
Texans flock to their grocery stores for more than just food. Chains like this one have introduced the concept of food stores as entertainment, with live music on their outdoor...
Farmers Market
Live Music Venue
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
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
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
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
Austin Duck Adventures
Austin, Texas
Outside of a "Spy Kids" movie, it's hard to imagine a land vehicle that can spontaneously turn into a boat. So, it's worth the price of Duck Boat passage just...
Boat Ride
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