off-the-beaten-path places to take kids in austin?

[monsterpepe]

Taking wifepepe and babypepe home to austin for the TEXAS-tOSU game this week, and we've volunteered to give sis-in-law a break and take her kiddos for an afternoon...

Anyone have suggestions for good places -- beyond the usual children's museum, zoo, barton springs, greenbelt -- to take a 5 yr old, 3 yr old, and 2 10 month-ers?

 

[GrahamCracker]

Freddie's is a good spot if you need to relax and drink a beer. They have a little playground for the kiddos.

 

[Traffic]

Phil's Ice House on Burnet just south of Koenig (2222, or whatever it's called at that point).

There's a thread about Phil's somewhere on this board.

It's a burger joint hooked up to an Amy's Ice Cream. There's a nice playground out front, too.

 

[Traffic]

Texas Jumping Beans

My brother takes his kids to this place and they seem to have a blast.

 

[Campus Loop(y)]

Take them on the steam train tour of the hill country. Not off the beaten path but I don't think many people do this all the time. This weekend may be an exception but every time I have ever called to see if they had seats, they did.
The Link

click on the "Ride The Train" for the various routes, times and schedules. The one that goes to Manor and that area is a good price and would be fun for them. It goes to Saltillo plaza that may be a fun thing for them. Grab them some tamales and fruit soda and check out the things in that area.