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The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin

The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin

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Created by Eric Estate • Updated On: July 28, 2013

As much as Austin is an outdoor town, sometimes its just too hot to be outside. Here are our favorite indoor, and air conditioned, activities in Austin.

The Blanton Museum of Art is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

1. The Blanton Museum of Art

9.0
200 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (at Congress Ave), Austin, TX
Art Museum · University of Texas-Austin · 74 tips and reviews
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

2. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

9.1
14028 N Highway 183 Bldg F, Austin, TX
Movie Theater · 183 tips and reviews
Austin Children's Museum is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

3. Austin Children's Museum

201 Colorado St (at 2nd St.), Austin, TX
Museum · Downtown Austin · 36 tips and reviews
Red's Indoor Range is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

4. Red's Indoor Range

7.3
1908 Pecan St W (Parkway Dr), Pflugerville, TX
Gun Range · 18 tips and reviews
Austin Rock Gym South is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

5. Austin Rock Gym South

4401 Freidrich Ln Ste 300 (E St Elmo Rd), Austin, TX
Rock Climbing Spot · 2 tips and reviews
Texas State Capitol is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

6. Texas State Capitol

9.2
112 E 11th St (at Congress Ave), Austin, TX
Capitol Building · Downtown Austin · 223 tips and reviews
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

7. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

9.0
2313 Red River St (at E Dean Keeton St.), Austin, TX
History Museum · University of Texas-Austin · 48 tips and reviews
Bullock Texas State History Museum is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

8. Bullock Texas State History Museum

8.9
1800 Congress Ave (at Martin Luther King Jr Blvd), Austin, TX
History Museum · Downtown Austin · 73 tips and reviews
Texas Military Forces Museum is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

9. Texas Military Forces Museum

8.7
2200 W 35th St, Austin, TX
History Museum · 16 tips and reviews
Texas Memorial Museum (TMM) is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

10. Texas Memorial Museum (TMM)

8.6
University of Texas at Austin (2400 Trinity Street), Austin, TX
History Museum · University of Texas-Austin · 9 tips and reviews
Pinballz Arcade is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

11. Pinballz Arcade

8.6
8940 Research Blvd Ste 100 (btw Burnet Rd & Putnam Dr), Austin, TX
Arcade · Crestview - Wooten · 82 tips and reviews
Harry Ransom Center (HRC) is one of The Coolest Indoor Activities in Austin.

12. Harry Ransom Center (HRC)

9.2
University of Texas at Austin (300 West 21st Street), Austin, TX
Museum · University of Texas-Austin · 25 tips and reviews