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Family Friendly Day Trips from Austin

Posted on May 11, 2020September 15, 2022 by Cory

It’s been awhile since you got out of the city. Traffic, work, traffic, restaurant, traffic. It’s time to get out, drive some country backroads with the family in tow and check out the surrounding area. Now while there are plenty of adult friendly spots that include beer, wine and/or liquor (take an Uber, take a bus, get someone else to drive you out there), this one’s for the family. So, we’re erring on the side of parks, museums, restaurants, outdoors and other generally kid friendly things to do for your day trip outta Austin.

Fredericksburg

It’s out west, in the Hill Country. It’s small town Texas: cowboy boots, trucks with large tires and darkly tinted windows, it’s Main Street, it’s quaint, it’s antique shopping (if you dare) and it’s LBJ.

  • Enchanted Rock – okay, okay, okay this isn’t in F-burg, but it’s close enough we’re going to include it here
  • Main Street – shops, restaurants, walking to de energize your offspring
  • Wildseed Farms
  • Fischer & Wieser’s Das Peach Haus

San Antonio

Visit our friends down south with a trip to San Antonio!

  • LEGOLAND
  • San Antonio Zoo
  • The DoSeum

New Braunfels

Head south

  • McKenna Children’s Museum
  • Natural Bridge Caverns
  • Schlitterbahn Waterpark
  • New Braunfels Railroad Museum

Wimberley

Head southwest

  • Blue hole (rope swing!)
  • Pioneer Town
  • Shady Llama – feed the animals specifically

Waco

Head north

  • Waco National Mammoth Monument – this place is awesome, and our kid loved it! Bit hot in the summer, since you need to walk a bit, but still worth a trip
  • Dr. Pepper Museum
  • Cameron Park Zoo

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