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Austin Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen
  • Ride a miniature train and splash in the pools at Zilker Park
  • Dig for dinosaur fossils at the Austin Nature & Science Center
  • Mosh like a rock star at the Austin Children's Museum
  • Watch millions of bats swarm out at sunset from beneath the Congress Avenue Bridge

Austin Overview

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

Three hundred sunny days a year and a diverse mix of nature trails, parks, and greenbelts make Austin a Texas-Hill-Country oasis. And 351-acre Zilker Metropolitan Park is the beating heart of green Austin. Kids especially like the playscape of slides and swings and the Zilker Zephyr, a miniature train that runs through the park. Ponds, plants, and dino footprints form the dinosaur habitat at Zilker Botanical Gardens. Two spring-fed community pools, Barton Springs and Deep Eddy, draw families looking to cool off from searing Lone Star State summer temps. Deep Eddy offers shallow waters and summertime Saturday evening movies. At the park's Austin Nature & Science Center, which showcases the flora, fauna, and geology of central Texas, kids can dig up replicas of fossils found in Texas and crawl through a Hill Country cave. Fly a kite anytime in the park, but especially in March, when the facility hosts the Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival.

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Hotels

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Omni Austin Hotel
700 San Jacinto Blvd at 8th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Distance: 0.2 Miles
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FOUR SEASONS AUSTIN
98 SAN JACINTO BLVD
AUSTIN, TX
Distance: 0.3 Miles
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The Driskill
604 Brazos Street
Austin, TX 78701
Distance: 0.1 Miles
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Attractions

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Austin Duck Adventures
Boarding in front of the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
209 E. 6th St
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Distance: 0.1 Miles (from destination center)
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It's a hoot -- or should I say a quack?... Read More

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Austin Children's Museum
Dell Discovery Center
201 Colorado St
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Distance: 0.2 Miles (from destination center)
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Bats Underneath Congress Bridge
100 Congress Ave
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Distance: 0.3 Miles (from destination center)
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