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Paddle your way around some of Austin's most popular attractions with the folks at Live Love Paddle, who coordinate Kayak Tours year round. Choose from Guadalupe River tours, Congress Bridge Bat tours and more water recreation fun.

Pinstack is a unique dining and entertainment destination where you can enjoy the one-of-a-kind venue, featuring a full-service restaurant offering a modern American menu, a full bar, and a private dining area. Take advantage of the state-of-the-art bowling lanes, with lane-side food and beverage service and a private VIP bowling area. In addition to dining and bowling, they have laser tag, a rock climbing wall, bumper cars, a high-ropes course suspended 20 feet above, and 100 of the newest video games and simulator technology.

Explore the "jewel in the heart of Austin," also known as the Zilker Botanical Garden. The garden was established in 1995 and sprawls through 31 acres of downtown Austin, offering a sweet escape from city streets and greeting more than 400,000 visitors annually. Themes among the gardens are as varied as nature itself. There's a Japanese garden and koi pond, a rose garden, an herb garden, a butterfly trail and garden, and a cactus garden among the selections to tour. Another unique feature is the Hartman Prehistoric Garden, which recreates the habitat of local dinosaurs. Visitors can tour the gardens for free and take home a Texas succulent or majestic orchid among the many offerings.