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Your A-List: Best Place to Take the Kids
You can take the kids to Barton Springs or Zilker Park any ol’ day of the week. And while the runner-ups in this poll offer entertainment and natural beauty that we are lucky to have right in the middle of town, if you really wanna blow the kids’ floaties off, make a day out of it and head down to ye olde German waterpark, Schiltterbahn.
Located in New Braunfels, the massive waterpark bills itself as “The Hottest Coolest Time in Texas.” The resort, which is situated on the Comal River, offers two sides which can be accessed by a tram, with dozens of water adventures of various degrees of “thrillitude” on each side that can entertain both children and adults for hours.
One of the coolest things about the park, besides the wicked uphill water slides, is the fact that you can bring your own picnic to the park, saving tons of cash on food. Throw in free parking, tubes and life jackets, and the price of admission starts to look pretty enticing, especially with temperatures soaring above 100 degrees all summer.
Complete results
- Schlitterbahn, 34 percent
- Zilker Park, 15 percent
- Barton Springs Pool, 12 percent
- Austin Children’s Museum, 7 percent
- Deep Eddy Pool, 4 percent
- Volente Beach, 4 percent
- Brushy Creek Splash Park, 4 percent
- Rock Rock Express, 3 percent
- Austin’s Park and Pizza, 3 percent
- Southpark Meadows, 3 percent
- BookPeople, 3 percent
- Lake Travis, 2 percent
- Little Stacy Park, 2 percent
- Butler District Park, 2 percent
- Dinosaur Park in Bastrop, 2 percent
- Lady Bird Lake< 1 percent
- Shipe Park< 1 percent
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