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Austin's Best Kids Stops
Zilker Park is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

1. Zilker Park

9.5
2168 Lou Neff Rd, Austin, TX
Park · Barton Hills · 157 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: Austin's most loved park, and the place to be for, well, whatever it is you like to do outside. If you can't find something to do here, something's wrong.

Austin Children's Museum is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

2. Austin Children's Museum

201 Colorado St (at 2nd St.), Austin, TX
Museum · Downtown Austin · 36 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: Austin Children's Museum creates innovative learning experiences for children and families that equip and inspire the next generation of creative problem solvers.

Central Market is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

3. Central Market

9.3
4001 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX
Gourmet Store · 151 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: A great playground for toddlers and kids from 1 - 12 with lots of seating and shade nearby. Also a good size lawn for playing.

Austin Duck Adventures is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

4. Austin Duck Adventures

209 E 6th St, Austin, TX
Boat or Ferry · Downtown Austin · 6 tips and reviews
Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

5. Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge

8.3
1 Congress Ave (over Colorado River), Austin, TX
Bridge · Downtown Austin · 122 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: The bats under the Congress Avenue Bridge.

Bullock Texas State History Museum is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

6. Bullock Texas State History Museum

9.0
1800 Congress Ave (at Martin Luther King Jr Blvd), Austin, TX
History Museum · Downtown Austin · 73 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: The story of Texas told through interactive exhibits, special effects shows and an IMAX theater.

Texas State Capitol is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

7. Texas State Capitol

9.2
112 E 11th St (at Congress Ave), Austin, TX
Capitol Building · Downtown Austin · 223 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: It's where the politicos are shaking in Texas, well, at least for 90 days every other year. And the dome is 6 ft higher than the U.S. Capitol!

Arboretum Cows is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

8. Arboretum Cows

7.7
The Arboretum, Austin, TX
Sculpture Garden · 5 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: These stony bovine, by artist Harold F. Clayton, quietly graze at the Arboretum. No relation to the nearby Amy’s Ice Cream shop.

Covert Park at Mt. Bonnell is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

9. Covert Park at Mt. Bonnell

9.2
3800 Mount Bonnell Rd, Austin, TX
Park · 88 tips and reviews

Visit AustinVisit Austin: One of the oldest recorded tourist attractions in the Austin area and the highest point within Austin's city limits, Mount Bonnell offers fantastic sunset views of Lake Austin and the 360 Bridge.

Lake Travis Yacht Charters is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

10. Lake Travis Yacht Charters

13911 Panorama Dr, Austin, TX
Boat Rental · 19 tips and reviews
Bananarchy is one of Austin's Best Kids Stops.

11. Bananarchy

8.7
1311 S 1st St (South 1st Street), Austin, TX
Food Truck · Downtown Austin · 34 tips and reviews