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Introduction
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Best Comeback
Best Creek
Best Dip
Best Free Car Wash
Best Grotto And More
Best Hill Country Cult
Best In-city Birdwatching Spot
Best Out Of City Birdwatching Spot
Best Place For Heavy Petting
Best Place To Fly A Kite After Hours
Best Place To Take A Photo Of The State Capitol
Best Place To Walk With The Dead
Best Public Tennis Courts
Best Reason To Rent A Boat
Best Recreational Value
Best Short In-town Drive Sunday Afternoon
Best Tourney
Best Tucked Away Park
Best Unmitigated Sweat
Best Walk O' The Dog
Best Way To While Away A Weekend Afternoon
Best Dip
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Dept. of Aquatics
901 W. Riverside, Austin
South Congress and South First
ci.austin.tx.us/parks
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More Outdoors & Recreation - Critics Picks
Best Comeback
Swimming at McKinney Falls State Park
Best Creek
Shoal Creek / Shoal Creek Greenbelt
Best Free Car Wash
Highway Department's Sprinklers on Mopac
Best Grotto And More
Hamilton Pool Preserve
Best Hill Country Cult
Zendik Farm
Best In-city Birdwatching Spot
Lincoln Village
Best Out Of City Birdwatching Spot
Hamilton Pool & Hornsby Bend
Best Place For Heavy Petting
Good Day Ranch
Best Place To Fly A Kite After Hours
Barton Creek Square
Best Place To Take A Photo Of The State Capitol
I-35 upper deck, Southbound
Best Place To Walk With The Dead
Oakwood Cemetery
Best Public Tennis Courts
South Austin Tennis Center
Best Reason To Rent A Boat
Starnes Island on Lake Travis
Best Recreational Value
City, County & LCRA Parks on Lake Travis & Lake Austin
Best Short In-town Drive Sunday Afternoon
Around Pease Park
Best Tourney
The octopus club volleyball tournament
Best Tucked Away Park
Reed Park
Best Unmitigated Sweat
Richard Lord's Boxing Gym
Best Walk O' The Dog
Grelle Natural Resource Area
Best Way To While Away A Weekend Afternoon
Hill Country Flyer