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Location: Austin

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Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.
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Austin Zoo


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Location: 10807 Rawhide Trail, Austin, TX
The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best place for family bonding in Austin, the Austin Zoo is home to both domestic stock and a wide variety of exotic species...

Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum


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Location: 605 Robert E. Lee Road, Austin, TX
The Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum is home to more than 130 sculptures, drawings, and paintings.

The Garden is wheelchair-accessible, and therefore easy on the strollers

Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms


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Location: 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, Austin, TX
Step back in time and live the life of a pioneer farmer. At the Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, visitors can experience what life was like in the rural Texas Hill Country in the late 19th centur...

Zilker Park


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Location: 2100 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX
The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best playground/park in Austin, 350-acre Zilker Park is one of Austin's best loved green spaces. Family activity options in...

Lone Star Riverboat


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Location: S 1st Street and W Riverside Drive, Austin, TX
The Lone Star Riverboat is an old-fashioned, double deck paddle-wheeler that offers narrated sightseeing cruises and a terrific view of the city's famous Mexican free tail bats' evening ...

Rock'N River Family Aquatic Center


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Location: 3300 East Palm Valley Boulevard, Round Rock, TX
Rock'N River Family Aquatic Center features a lazy river, water slides, a splash playground, a zero-beach entry play area, and more. The center is open summers only; call for specific dates.

Sunset Valley Farmers Market


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Location: 3200 Jones Road, Austin, TX
The Sunset Valley Farmers Market is held every Saturday, rain or shine, and includes fresh produce, dairy products, meats, prepared foods, and crafts from local artisans. The market also featur...

Leander/NW Austin KOA


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Location: 1351 Country Road 269, Leander, TX
The Leander/NW Austin KOA features a swimming pool, free wi-fi, a playground, and more.

Cypress Valley Canopy Tours


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Location: 1223 Paleface RR, Spicewood, TX
Cypress Valley Canopy Tours offers visitors the opportunity to fly through the canopy of old growth cypress trees along steel zip lines. Platforms and sky bridges are set up along the way as we...

Austin Steam Train


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Location: 401 E. Whitestone Boulevard, Cedar Park, TX
The Austin Steam Train heads out from the railroad depot in Cedar Park. Call for reservations.

The Hill Country Flyer runs from Cedar Park, through the Hill Country, to B...

Austin YMCA - Northwest Branch


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Location: 5807 McNeil Drive, Austin, TX
The Northwest Family YMCA is a full service facility that houses an aquatics center (two pools), a full-court gymnasium, cardio and weight training equipment, whirlpool and sauna, locker rooms,...

Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater


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Location: 2206 William Barton Drive, Austin, TX
Located just across from Barton Springs Pool in

Volente Beach Waterpark


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Location: 16107 Wharf Cove, Leander, TX
Volente Beach Waterpark at Lake Travis features a variety of water slides for thrill-seekers, plus a sandy beach, a pirate ship on which little ones can clamber, and a lagoon for lounging and s...

Austin Museum of Art - Laguna Gloria


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Location: 3809 West 35th Street, Austin, TX
The Austin Museum of Art's original home, AMOA-Laguna Gloria i...

Inner Space Cavern


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Location: 4200 S. IH-35, Georgetown, TX
Spooky, mysterious, beautiful, and just a split second off the highway (the Caverns were discovered, after all, during the construction of 35), Inner Space is a fun way to spend a morning or af...
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