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Take a drive across the scenic Pennybacker Bridge, also known as the Loop 360 Boat Ramp, where the weathering steel bridge is said to blend perfectly with the natural environment of Austin and has won several architectural and engineering awards. This three-acre park is for launching and picking up watercraft, as well as access to fishing along the shoreline that is covered by a few bald cypresses and sycamore trees to offer shade.

Cool off on the ice with Chaparral Ice, Austin's indoor ice skating recreation venue with an NHL regulation-size rink available to the public. With fun and safety at their core, classes provide fundamentals for recreational skating and a solid foundation for achieving success in figure skating, hockey, and other ice sports like curling and broomball. Whether it's your first time on the ice, returning to a favorite pastime from childhood, or you wish to continue training for competitions, classes will guide you through the process with focus, fun, and safety.

Nestled within the Lucky Lizard curio shop, the Museum of the Weird is one of the world's last authentic dime museums continuing in the tradition of P.T. Barnum. The museum boasts a variety of unusual attractions, such as monsters, 3,000-year-old mummies, freaks of nature, shrunken heads, giant lizards, wax figures, and Fiji mermaids. It also features unexplained paranormal subject matter like ghosts, UFOs, and a replica skull of Bigfoot, and is home to the world-famous Creature in Ice.