Austin, Texas affords visitors and residents alike an abundance of fun and free family activities. Some are seasonal and some are ongoing. Here is the list of fun and free things you can enjoy with your family. Seasonal Free Family Activities Free Museum Day Each year, usually in September, the museums of Austin are open ...
Batty for bats? Texas, especially Central Texas boasts great viewing sites for watching the bats emerge from their caves. Huge bat colonies come out during the evening from March until October from caves, bridges, and tunnels in Texas. Texas has 33 species of bats according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Association. Central Texas is ...
Transport yourself to an African savannah without ever boarding a plane. The savannah, complete with grasslands, rolling hills and giraffe is located within easy driving distance from the Fort Worth/Dallas metroplex. An ideal daytrip for families, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center guarantees to thrill visitors with over 50 species of exotic African and Eurasian animals. Once ...
I’ve lived in Texas half my life now, and I’ve witnessed the phenomenal growth in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in the last 25 years. I’ve seen business and housing developments encroaching on areas that are remnants of wild, undeveloped areas and buffer zones around parks and nature preserves. For a few years, people were highly ...
