Navigate your way through the Witte Museum and be inspired by the relevant and transformative experiences in nature, science, and culture. Explore the natural history of Texas at the Witte Museum, featuring historic artifacts and photographs, Texas art, textiles, the world-renowned Hertzberg Circus Collection, dinosaur bones, cave drawings, and more.
Carved beneath the Texas Hill Country, a world of natural beauty awaits you. Get your comfy shoes, ready your water bottles, set out for a unique adventure, and go forth as you are guided through corridor after corridor of timeless beauty, mystery, and wonder found at Cascade Caverns. The Downunder Tour will take you to a living cavern with millions of glistening drops of pure water falling on spectacular rock formations. Are you brave enough to take on the Adventure Tour? Just like a real cave explorer, you will be given helmets, flashlights, and gloves, as you go spelunking 3-4 hours through the cave systems. Want a little something more? Take up the Evening Flashlight Tour, where you will only be allowed to have flashlights and candles. Who knows, you may end up seeing the blind ghostly salamanders.
Strap on your favorite hiking boots and get ready to be amazed at the Government Canyon State Natural Area, a tranquil park featuring multi-use trails perfect for the experienced to the beginner hiker. Offering more than 40 miles of trails where you can camp, attend a program or guided hike, geocache, picnic, take nature photos, and look for birds and other wildlife. Check out the only known dinosaur footprints on public land where scientists think that the Acrocanthosaurus and Sauroposeidon dinosaurs left the tracks nearly 110 million years ago.
Ditch the dinner and a movie and rekindle the spontaneity with a paint date where you can gather your best friends for an unforgettable night with paint, wine, and lots of laughs at Painting with a Twist. Sip, socialize, and create art with the help of experienced and enthusiastic local artists as you sip your favorite beverage. Join in on all the classes they offer for groups, families, team-building, and an intimate night out.