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Avery Ranch features the best Tif Eagle greens and 419 Bermuda fairways and tees in the Austin area. All greens are double-cut daily to ensure the most consistent putting surfaces in Central Texas. The course begins with a very challenging front 9, including the picturesqe #7 signature hole. The back 9 is a unique blend of three par 3s, three par 4s and three par 5s, allowing players to use a more risk/reward strategy. The round closes with the best finishing hole in Austin. The 18th hole is a beautiful 477-yard, par 4 bordering Avery Lake and providing a fantastic view of the Texas Hill Country.  The Practice Range includes a two-tier manicured grass Tee Box stretching over 100 yards wide and 75 yards deep with laser measured yardages to 4 target greens & 4 Target Nets. For the short game, they offer two separate Putting Greens with over 20,000 square feet of practice area, plus a Chipping Green with practice bunker. Stop by the fully-stocked Golf Shop before or after your round and browse through name brands such as Taylor Made, Titleist, Nike, Adidas, Greg Norman Apparel, Under Armour, Black Clover Headwear, Pukka Headwear and more.

Lions … Tigers …  and Servals? What’s a Serval? Take a walk on the wild side at the Austin Zoo and learn more about them and other mammals, primates, reptiles, amphibians, and domestic animals. Get up close and personal with deers, goats, llamas, sheep, ostriches, alpacas, peacocks, and visit over 350 animals for a native Texas wildlife family experience you won't soon forget. While you’re there, enjoy a pony and train ride. What started out as a goat ranch that housed pigs, deer, donkeys, ponies, and a few exotic animals blossomed into a full-fledged non-profit rescue zoo that assists animals in need through rescue, rehabilitation and education, now representing more than 100 different species, each with their own rescue story to tell.

Fly a kite or just gaze at the colorful sky during the Zilker Kite Festival, held the first Sunday in March. A kite-making workshop, face painting, games, contests, rock wall, moonwalks, and plenty of tasty food will hold your interest all afternoon.

Ahhhh. Come see why Condé Nast Traveler readers named Lake Austin Spa Resort the #1 Destination Spa in North America. The lake house atmosphere is pure luxury through and through, and the perfect venue for a romantic date.