Feel like you've stepped into a live video game at Texas Paintball. Choose from a variety of challenges to fight for control and experience epic and terrifying close-combat action. Which battlefield will you be brave enough to choose? Will it be the Sawmill, touted as one of the best scenario field in the nation by some of the top players in the nation? Or the Counter Strike that is laid out perfectly for a thrilling game of Capture the Fort? How about Air Ball, primarily used for tournaments and other competitions where your heart rapidly pumps while hiding for cover behind bunkers inflated with air, and returning fire on the opposing team? There’s plenty of cover among the flying paint from several directions just make sure your back is covered. Whichever battlefield you choose, you’ll experience the immense adrenaline that paintball gives, the increasing camaraderie amongst friends, and the tension release all at the same time.
Indulge in a romantic afternoon of pick-your-own strawberries and more on a date at Sweet Berry Farm in nearby Marble Falls. Worth the trip, the farm also sells homemade ice cream, jams, jellies, fresh tomatoes and other homemade and homegrown goodies.
Don't let the musical event of the year pass you by. Buy a 3-day pass to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, a 130+ band outdoor festival every September on the banks of Lake Austin at Zilker Park. New artists like The National share the stage with heavyweights like Dave Matthews Band and Norah Jones.
Morris Williams Golf Course was opened in 1964 as Austin's third municipal course. Designed by Leon Howard, one of the most prolific golf course architects of the time, the course features elevated, contoured greens and rolling terrain. Named after Morris Williams Jr., one of the best golfers ever developed in Austin. Morris Williams Jr. won every trophy available to him in the Austin Area; from the Texas Junior Championships to the National Air Force Trophy, now named in his honor. He lost his life as a young man during the Korean war in a jet plane crash in Florida. The City of Austin Golf Division is proud to have his name in our history books and on our score cards. This golf course once served as the home for the University of Texas golf teams under legendary coaches Harvey Penick and George HAnnon. During this time, the University won 2 NCAA Championships with teams that featured Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.