Chris was invited to Austin to give a couple of seminars, so Elliot and I tagged along to escape winter for 4 days. E and I found some great kid-friendly museums, parks, and centers. We also found a lovely trail by a creek, but only got a short way on it before it turned completely inaccessible by stroller.
Our favorites (all free):
1. the Natural History Museum on the UT campus: dinosaurs and animals
2. The Austin Science and Nature Center: excellent hands-on room designed for toddlers to preschool. Fossils, bones, microscopes, magnifyers, rocks, bugs, turtles . . . A huge sand pit where you "discover" a dinosaur skeleton with shovels and brushes. A "zoo" of rescue animals like a bobcat, raccoon, rabbits, raven and fox.
3. Zilker Park Playground: old firetruck to climb on, musical playground components, a little train that goes through the middle of the playground every hour (not as cool as Tilden though). And a Prehistoric Garden (nearby).
Then we went to Bryan, TX (near Texas A&M) to visit Rebecca for a day and a half. After a few hours drive, we finally found a place to hike, and unfortunately the main trail was closed, so we just walked along the reservoir. It was a lovely day to be outside. Along the way, we got take out food in Styrofoam, and met Smokey Bear, as well as Sam Houston's severed head. (SH is a former President of the Republic of Texas, cir 1850).
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