Bethel Baptist Church

One spark of inspiration is all you need for your next big idea at the Thinkery, where each exhibit is hands-on, play-based learning, with activities and content appropriate for visitors of all ages. Create colorful works of art, take apart toys or build and launch gliders at the Spark Shop. See, feel and hear the connections between water and sound at the Currents exhibit. Find out how color, light, and shadows impact the environment at the Light Lab. Participate in sensory exploration, chemical reactions, and edible minerals in the Kitchen Lab. Imagine buying and selling delicious fruits and vegetables or collecting eggs from a pretend chicken coop in Fresh! Farmers’ Market. Step outside to the Backyard and scale the heights of a universally-accessible, custom-designed climber, or rest under the branches of a native elm tree.

Take a drive across the scenic Pennybacker Bridge, also known as the Loop 360 Boat Ramp, where the weathering steel bridge is said to blend perfectly with the natural environment of Austin and has won several architectural and engineering awards. This three-acre park is for launching and picking up watercraft, as well as access to fishing along the shoreline that is covered by a few bald cypresses and sycamore trees to offer shade.

Are you ready for heart-pumping and high-energy entertainment? Then head to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar, the quintessential sing-along, clap-along, drink-along, have-one-helluva-good-time-along bar. From the moment you step into Pete's, you will immediately be taking in 100% pure entertainment, where you can make new friends, and new memories and have a new favorite place to be. Their piano players are all family, and they continuously train new, energetic talent that exudes incredible energy and creativity, making sure their show is the best.