Parents visiting. What to do?

[numbereleven]

Good activities with visiting parents? My dad already said that the Salt Lick must be included on any and all itineraries. What else?

Last time they visited we did the tourist thing with the Capitol and Bullock Museum. I'd like to do something more memorable this time.

 

[Handler XIII]

Disch-Falk

 

[Macanudo]

Sugar's would be pretty memorable.

 

[Horn_Spanker]

Shampoo the bong water out of the carpet..

(before they get there)

 

[Mr.Wizard]

Blanton is open.

The Pecan Street Festival is this weekend also.

Lady Bird's Wildflower Center is cool.

 

[Mr.Wizard]

Cinco De Mayo fest at Fiesta Gardens.

Farmers Market downtown is kind of cool also.

 

[Smurfette]

YOu could kill a whole day w/ old pecan street fest and dinner at Z-tejas.

 

[Luke Duke]

Take them to Hippy Hollow

 

[Phil Hellmuth]

blanton
and a foam party

 

[BigLeonard]

Take them to see the bats - bats are neat...

 

[SomeMildLanguage]

Seriously, one of the nights go on one of those cheap *** bat-seeing cruises, then go to dinner. It's really a pretty neat way to see Austin (you get to see a little more than just the bats), PLUS there seem to be more bats this year than in recent years. I took my grandma a couple months ago and she is still talking about it to everyone all the time, apparently.

Seriously, the bat thing is good for just about all ages.

 

[idigTexas]

Take them to Gruene, beer at Gruene Hall, dinner at the Gristmill. If they are adventurous, go tubing first.

 

[foxyhorn]

Parents and Grandparents LOVE the bat tour!

 

[unpaintedhuffhines]

my mom is in town and we're doing all the "austin things"

last night we went to the Oasis. I know, I know. However, my mom LOVES this place. Not the food, just the place itself. Weather was perfect last night.

Family always seem to love this place in my experience

 

[johnny chimpo]

Saltlick with a cooler of beer. Pretty drive out there and will kill several hours.

 

[bevorules]

My GOD. Nothing beats Austin, Texas.

NOTHING.

 

[numbereleven]

Damn good day. Lunch at the new Italian market in the Triangle, and then the Blanton. Caught an IMAX across the street, then off to the Salt Lick with a cooler of beer. Driving back, it happened to be 8:00 so I swung into the Statesman parking lot just in time to see the bats fly from Congress Street.

My folks were pretty blown away and couldn't stop talking about how great Austin is. Nice work, y'all.