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Texas Rowing Center

Introduction to Rowing Course starts at $65 at the Texas Rowing Center on Town Lake. Follow-up with a 10-row card for $99.

More Outdoors & Recreation - Critics Picks

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Best Chance to Howl at the Moon

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Best Blue Pool Diving Board

Bartholomew Pool

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Best Cheap Thrill

Flips for Tips Guys

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Best Country Club

Barton Creek Country Club

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Best Example of Pure Sport

UIL State Meets/Tournaments

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Best Historical Cemetery Stroll

TIE: Texas State Cemetery; Oakwood Cemetery

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Best Initiative for the Elderly

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Best Living Piece of Art

Patricia Greene

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Best New Use of Public Land

Colorado River Park and Austin Parks Foundation

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Best Night to Catch the Express in Round Rock

Thirsty Thursdays at Dell Diamond

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Best Park for the Family That Does Everything

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Best Pay-to-Play Mountain Biking

Rocky Hill Ranch Saloon

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Best Place for a Keg Party at the Lake

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Best Place If You Don't Know Your Amaryllis From Your Elbow ...

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

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Best Place to Catch a Neighborhood Ball Game

Givens Recreation Center

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Best Place to Chill on Lake Austin

Ski Shores Cafe

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Best Place to Find Your Dog a Date

Shoal Creek Greenbelt

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Best Place to Get Lost

Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve

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Best Place to Just Set and Meditate and Watch The Crosspaths of Ducks, Heart Patients, Food Connoisseurs and State Hospital Patients

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Best Place to Meet People Outside of the Office

Hill Country Outdoors

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Best Place to Remember That We're in Texas

TIE: Golden Vista Equestrian Center; Bear Creek Stables

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Best Revitalization of a Park

Republic Square

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Best Scary Fish

Zilker Botanical Gardens' Fish Pond

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Best Skatepark for Young and Old Alike

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Best Social Event Masquerading as Sporting Event

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Best Sporting Event

UT Lady Longhorns Basketball

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Best Unusual Day Trip, Really

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Best Use of a Lack of Resources

Concordia University Baseball Field

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Best Use of Title IX Funds

Longhorn Soccer

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Best Way to Get Around Austin

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Best way to get punched out by a man with shaved legs

Utter the words "Lance does dope."

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Best Way to Treat a River

San Marcos River Foundation

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Possibly stupidest NFL franchise name