45. Outdoor cooking- an apple over the fire rolled in cinnamon sugar is awesome, or a banana boat with chocolate chips and mini mallows, hobo packets, roasted corn… yummy!
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47. Tube the River leaving from Landa Park in New Braunfels.
66. Visit South Congress Avenue. People watch. Eat at Zen Japanese Food Fast for good teriyaki bowls and sushi on the cheap. Shop the little boutiques and thrift stores in the area. Try the food trucks at 1603 S. Congress
77. Right across the street from the Bob Bullock Museum of Texas History, which is right behind the
78. State Capitol Building. Take a free tour of the capitol. Once when we went, our tour guide was blind! It was amazing to witness. Make sure you stand in the center of the Rotunda and clap to hear the echo, sing “Deep in the Heart of Texas” and take a picture of the whole inner rotunda.
81. Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park is 68 degrees all year. See the little exhibit about the aquifer.
82. Big Red Sun- plant nursery with a home/children’s boutique- 1102 E. Cesar Chavez
83. Austin Farmer’s Market- Try this place any Saturday, February through December. www.austinfarmersmarket.org. Garden workshops, cooking and music happen weekly.
84. Mount Bonnell- This is not the place to go if you do not enjoy driving in steep hilly conditions, but the view is a great payoff! You will see all of Lake Austin from up high!
85. Barton Creek Square Mall- Don’t miss the Lego Store, where your kids can pick out their own container of bricks from a giant wall sorted by size and color, for 7.99, then hit Lammes Candies.
86. Free Austin Symphony concerts- Sun. summer evenings under the gazebo in Wooldridge Park
87. Eat out on the Lake at Hula Hut- Mexican and Hawaiian fusion food – or Sunset at the Oasis- 40 levels of outdoor decks overlooking the lake- 6550 Comanche Trail- crowds at both.
98. Burger Tex II- Try the Bulgogi Burger, a sesame oil, garlic and soy flavored burger of sliced, yes sliced, beef with roasted garlic and onions- 2912 Guadalupe.
105. Upscale shops and The Cheesecake Factory/ PF Changs Back behind Amy’s Ice Cream is a little fountain, park and bronze cattle that the kids can climb on… really pretty area.
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107. Tiny Vintage Houses on I 10 near Luling at exit 628 (www.tinytexashouses.com )
110. Head back up the road to Brenham. The fields around here look like Kentucky horse farms- it is gorgeous. East Alamo Street has 12 antique stores. The Best of Yesterday and Today is the best one. Don’t miss the Blue Bell factory Tour and tasting at Loop 577 of Hwy 290 East www.bluebell.com . The old restored carousel, one of only 8 in Texas, is at 902 N. Park. There is also the Blue Bell Aquatic Center at 1800 E. Tom Green, with an indoor pool and an outdoor pool.
111. Just up the road from here is the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, where you can visit the Star of the Republic Texas history museum www.starmuseum.org . See fields of bluebonnets in the right season along the west side of FM50, along with the ruins of the original Baylor University and the Antique Rose Emporium. Try to catch the miniature horse farm run by nuns nearby.
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113. You can take a tour of the following places with Christy Chang at Asian Heritage Discovery or try them yourself. These run some weekdays and some Saturdays www.asianheritagediscovery.com .
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115. Holocaust Museum- 5401 Caroline- Free- Nearby, this small yet sobering museum will give you a look at the events of the Holocaust along with a travelling exhibit of some kind.
117. The Health Museum- 1515 Hermann Drive- www.thehealthmuseum.org – Okay, this sounds lame but you can explore giant sculptures of human organs in this highly-interactive museum.
132. The West End beach has great shelling because of how the wind pushes the water away from the shore, exposing lots of fresh sand.
133. Star Drug Store is supposedly the oldest drug store in Texas and has a newly refurbished soda fountain. 510 TwentyThird Street.
134. Schlitterbahn opened a park with an indoor part to keep visitors cool. Smaller and less crowded than the original, it is a nice day out.
135. Moody Gardens has 3 themed pyramids with theatres exploring the rainforest, the ocean and science.
136. There is a free ferry at the north end of the island that takes 15 minutes-watch the dolphins.
137. The Tremont Hotel at 2300 Ships Mechanics Row is one of the most haunted buildings in Galveston. Founded in 1839, it is gorgeous- don’t miss the rooftop deck.
138. Midsummer Books at 2309 Mechanic is a great book shop with great armchairs.
139. Watch the 27 minute movie entitled “The Great Storm” from 11-6 on the hour at Pier 21@North 21st
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