Great Places to vacation in Austin
Austin and the surrounding area has many wonderful, family oriented vacations spots.÷ Zilker Park is one of them.÷ The park is located at 2100 Barton Springs Road and is in the heart of Austin.÷ The park has many things to enjoy.÷ The Botanical Gardens in Barton Hills is a great place to start.÷ The garden has many varieties of flowers and ponds.÷ They have also recreated a dinosaur habitat.÷ The park also offers plenty of slides, swings and even its very own miniature train, The Zilker Zephyr.÷ It winds through the park taking its riders through the 30 acre park.÷ The park also offers a natural spring to swim in.÷ Barton Springs is a wonderful place to cool off on a hot summer"s day.Another place to visit in the Austin area is Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center.÷ The center is located at 4801 La Crosse Ave. in Austin.÷
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The center has 16 unique gardens to visit.÷ Anyone who loves the outdoors and wild flowers will find something they love at Lady Bird Wild flower Center.÷ Each garden is themed and show case native flowers.÷
The center also has several trails you can hike on.÷ Take a tour and see all the wonderful and beautiful flowers.÷ The center also has seeds and plants for sale.÷ The center also has events scheduled all year round.÷ You"re sure to find something that will entertain the whole family.
If you have smaller children, then The Austin Children"s Museum is the place to visit.÷ With over 12,500 square feet of gallery space there is plenty of room to explore.÷ The museum is a hands on learning place, where even the young at heart can still learn.÷
The Children"s Museum is located at 201 Colorado Street in down town Austin.÷ Kids and adults can learn things like where milk comes from, or be a rock star on stage in the music gallery.÷ With so many things to do and see, this will keep the family busy for hours!
Want something a little more luxurious and relaxing?÷ Why not take the short drive out to Bastrop to the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa?
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This luscious resort is settled in the lost pines of Bastrop.÷ There are so many things for every member of the family to enjoy.÷ If golfing is your game, then the Lost Pines Resort is the place to be.÷ The resort has its own 18 hole golf course.÷
If you are adventurous, then take part in a white water rafting trip down the Colorado River.÷ The resort will make all the arrangements.÷ It"s sure to be exciting.÷
If you"re not into white water rafting, how about visiting the resorts very own water park, which include a two story water slide, a pool, and a lazy river if you just want to float on a inner tube and relax.
After a long day of rafting, why not relax in the resorts world class spa.÷ Lay back and enjoy all the amenities a spa has to offer.
Don"t forget to enjoy many of the restaurants the resort has to offer.÷ When the day is done, head back into your Lost Pines Resort rooms.