Blanton Museum of Art

Real artifacts and interactive exhibits on the state's history, so kids get to try things as well as look.

Free galleries of rare books, film objects and changing exhibitions.

Free self-guided visits of the state capitol, with its huge rotunda and grounds.

Nature climbers, a grass maze and a slide that runs down the hillside under the trees.

Wing bar with familiar sides, and kids eat free one night a week.

Presidential museum with a replica of the Oval Office, free for kids 12 and under.