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Sunday, February 23, 2014

101 Things to Do in Austin, Tx



1. Austin Zoo

2. Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria

3. Visit the O. Henry House Museum, home to the annual O. Henry Pun Off contest

4. Austin Aquarium

5. iFLY Indoor Skydiving

6. Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum a.k.a. LBJ Presidential Library

7. Austin Reggae Festival

8. Austin Children's Museum

9. Texas Military Forces Museum

10. Watch an independent film at the Austin Film Festival or the South by Southwest Film Festival

11. The Blanton Museum of Art

12. Attend the biannual Pecan Street Festival with food, art and music, put on by Sixth Street

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13.Take a self guided tour of the Texas State Capitol, for free.

14. Texas Memorial Museum

15. Watch an original production at Rude Mechanicals.

16. Get your book signed or hear a reading at the Texas Book Festival.

17. Carnaval Brasileiro (indoor Brazilian Carnival) in February

18. Elisabet Ney Museum

19. Celebrate Eeyore's Birthday Party on the last Saturday of April at Pease Park

20.  Relax at Zilker Park, and go swimming in Barton Springs Pool

21.  Watch a show at the Zach Theatre.

22. Laugh and be amazed by the magic at Esther's Follies

23. Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum

24. Art City Austin in April

25. Women and Their Work Gallery. 

26. Try Fly Lake Austin for a unique water sports experience.

27. See over a million bats under the Austin's Congress Avenue Bridge.

28. Austin City Limits Music Festival

29. Go for a hike or bicycling at Lady Bird Lake, and attend the annual Dragon Boat Festival or attend an event at Auditorium Shores.

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30. One World Theatre

31. Austin Nature and Science Center

32.  East Austin Studio Tour in November

33. Texas Music Museum

34. Texas Relay Weekend

35. Canoe or boat down Town Lake

36. Go swimming at Deep Eddy Pool

37. Zilker Botanical Garden

38. Watch a football game or take a tour of the Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium

39. Ballet Austin

40. McKinney Falls State Park

41. Go golfing at Falconhead Golf Club, Onion Creek Club or Barton Creek - Crenshaw Cliffside or Fazio Foothills Golf Course.

42. Go shopping at the Barton Creek Square

43. Watch a show at the Paramount Theatre

44. Texas Natural Science Center

45. Feeling brave? Go skinny dipping at the Hippie Hollow Park

46. Watch a show at the Hyde Park Theatre

47. Watch a game at the Frank Erwin Center located at the University of Texas

48. Mayfield Park Cottage and Gardens

49. French Legation Museum

50. Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve

51. Daniel H. and William T. Caswell Houses

52.  George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center

53. Neill-Cochran House Museum was built in 1855

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54. Pease Park

55. Enjoy a drink and some good food while watching a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse

56. Laguna Gloria

57. Museum of the Weird

58. Buy some local produce and goods at the Austin Farmer's Market

59. Watch a baseball game at Dell Diamond

60. Get a scenic view of the city at Mount Bonnell

61. Take a ride on a vintage train with Austin Steam Train

62. Go boating, or have fun at Granite Beach Waterpark at Lake Travis

63. Take a walk through beautiful Mayfield Park

64. Texas Governor's Mansion

65. TopGolf Austin

66. The Thinkery

67. Peter Pan Mini Golf

68. Kiddie Acres

69. Enjoy a glass of wine and take a painting class at Pinot`s Palace

70. Play some games at Pinballz Arcade

71. Appreciate the architecture or enjoy lunch at the Driskill, oldest operating hotel in Austin.

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72. The German Free School built in 1857 is open for tours on Thursdays by appointment, and has various films, classes and festivals annually.

73. Susanna Dickinson House

74. Martin Luther King March and Festival, held in January

75. Austin Marathon

76. Blazer Tag

77. South Austin Popular Cultural Center - open Thursday to Sunday 1pm - 6pm

78. Caswell House

79. Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo at the Travis County Exposition Center

80. Get a tour of the Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center

81. Moontower Comedy Festival

82. Austin Fire Museum

83. Austin Fashion Week

84. Go swimming, biking or fishing at Emma Long Metropolitan Park

85. Go mountain climbing with Mountain Madness Climbing Adventures

86. Bullock Texas State History Museum

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87. Mexic-Arte Museum

88. Race go karts at K1 Speed Austin

89. Go horseback riding with Texas Trail Rides

90. Watch a race at the Circuits of America

91. Go hiking at Wild Basin Preserve

92. Go shopping at the Domain with over 100 stores.

93. Austin Food and Wine Festival

94. Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum

95. Cathedral of Junk, located in the backyard of a home at 4422 Lareina Dr.

96. Attend First Thursday along South Congress Avenue where shops and restaurants are open late, have specials, live music and some free drinks.

97. The Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata is a museum located in a home featuring

98. George Washington Carver Museum

99. Go bowling at Dart Bowl

100. Austin Art Car Parade

101. Pioneer Farms






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