We're thinking of spending a day (Saturday noon - Sunday noon) in Austin or San Antonio next month. We'd be adding a day to a currently scheduled trip, so we don't HAVE to do it, but it might be fun.
If you were going to be in Austin or San Antonio with a 10yo for 24 hours, what would you do?
And which would you pick, Austin or San Antonio?
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07-24-2014 #1
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San Antonio or Austin for a day
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07-24-2014 #2
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San Antonio has the Alamo, Riverwalk, Fiesta Texas, and Sea World.
Schlitterbaun in New Braunfels is also fun
Austin has Barton Creek pool, a natural spring fed pool (water is cold and bottom is slimy, but it's fun). The bats on the S. Congress bridge is fun. The Thinkery is a nice hands-on children's museum and learning center, and there are other museums as well in the area. Also, IKEA. There is a Facebook page call Free Fun in Austin that might give you some more ideas of what's going on in Austin.
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07-25-2014 #3
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Barton Springs is nice but I like Hamilton Pool, a short drive from Austin, better. It is a natural swimming hole formed from a collapsed cave with waterfall and trail area. Hamilton pool plus BBQ is still my idea of a perfect summer day.
https://parks.traviscountytx.gov/fin.../hamilton-pool
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