Thank God For WeekendsExploring AustinDecember 2006This weekend was off to Austin to hit some of the sites, review Lone Star RV Park, stay at a friends ranch, and golf at Lakeway. We stayed in Lone Star RV Park which is about 10 miles south of Austin on IH 35. This park sets the standard for what private parks should aspire to become. It's clean, has excellent sites, cute log cabins, lots of nice amenities, and is close to downtown Austin. You can read the review of Lone Star RV Park in the Texas Outside Parks section.
Saturday morning we spent a few hours at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum which is a must for anyone with some time to kill or
![]() Here are just a few of the facts about Texas that I learned during the visit to the museum:
After saturating our brain with history, it was time to get back to basics at the Austin Children's Museum. This museum is geared for toddlers to 10 year olds and designed to be both educational and fun. The staff is very outgoing, helpful, and wants to make each kids visit a learning experience. You kids under 10 will enjoy this much more than the Bob Bullock Museum. After spending the majority of the day at museums, we were ready to start partying and headed over to 6th street. You haven't experienced
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Some of our other favorites near 6th street include: Stubb's BBQ (ok food but a great outdoor venue with live bands) and Iron Works BBQ (their ribs, either pork or beef, are some of the best in Texas - don't feed the turtles from their patio). It can be difficult to find a parking spot near the action, so we will usually park a few blocks away from 6th street and bike along Waller Creek and around 6th street. Some other fun things to do in near downtown Austin that we love to enjoy include:
Saturday night and Sunday morning we staying at a friends 1600 acre ranch in the Austin hill country about 15 miles north west of Austin. What a beautiful spread with two magnificent houses with outstanding views, two swimming pools, a stream and pond, outdoor pavilion, and tennis court. A hunting party left at 5:00 AM to see if they could bag a big buck from this wildlife managed ranch (those of us expecting venison for breakfast had to settle for eggs and sausage!) while the rest of us chilled in the hot tube. After four wheeling around the ranch, we headed over to Lakeway to play Live Oak Golf Course. Live Oak is one of three Lakeway courses, Yaupon and The Hills (private) are the other two. Live Oak is a good track and we rated it 7.5 stars. Yaupon is a Texas Outside Favorite. You can read the review of Yaupon and Live Oak and find other Austin golf courses in the Golfing Section of Texas Outside. In summary, Austin is one of our favorite Texas cities because of the wide variety of things to see and do including:
What a fun, lively, and weird city! Make sure you spend some time there before you leave Texas. Visit Texas Outside's Discover Texas and Guide to Austin to learn more on hotels, restaurants, night life, golf courses, and much more. Live.Play.Enjoy...Get Outdoors and Play in Austin
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