# Kid-friendly places in Austin

21 listed places in Austin: 13 playgrounds and things to do, 3 cafés, 3 restaurants and 2 hotels. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-10-01, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/austin/restaurants) (3)
- [Kid-friendly cafés in Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/austin/cafes) (3)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/austin/playgrounds) (13)
- [Parks and playgrounds with restrooms in Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/austin/with-restrooms) (5)
- [Shaded playgrounds and parks in Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/austin/with-shade) (3)

## Places

1. [Kingsbury Commons Pease Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kingsbury-commons-pease-park-austin) (playground, Austin). A treehouse net to climb and nature play under shade, with a splash pad beside it for hot days.
2. [Waterloo Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/waterloo-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Nature climbers, a grass maze and a slide that runs down the hillside under the trees.
3. [Omni Austin Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/omni-austin-downtown-austin) (hotel, Austin). Suites, a heated rooftop pool and connecting rooms you can pay to guarantee, so everyone sleeps close.
4. [Skyline Park Easton](https://ourplayday.com/places/skyline-park-easton-austin) (playground, Austin). Tower climbers, slides down the hillside, a zipline and swings, so older kids have plenty to take on.
5. [Jessie Andrews Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jessie-andrews-park-austin) (playground, Austin). A play area under a giant octopus sculpture, with built-in tables for a picnic once kids are done climbing.
6. [Alliance Childrens Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/alliance-childrens-garden-austin) (playground, Austin). Climbing walls, sand play and slides a short walk from the lake, so the diggers and the climbers are both covered.
7. [Mueller Lake Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mueller-lake-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Modern climbers and slides beside a loop around the lake, so a walk and a play fit into one stop.
8. [Austin Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/austin-zoo-austin) (zoo, Austin). A rescue zoo with lions, tigers and bears, a train around the grounds and a pen where kids hand-feed goats and alpacas.
9. [Barton Springs Pool](https://ourplayday.com/places/barton-springs-pool-austin) (pool, Austin). A three-acre pool fed by natural springs and cool all year, with shady grass slopes to spread out on. It gets deep, so keep small swimmers close.
10. [Origin Hotel Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/origin-hotel-austin-austin) (hotel, Austin). Bunk rooms and suites right by the lake park and its playgrounds, so you can walk to play.
11. [Phil's Icehouse - Burnet](https://ourplayday.com/places/phil-s-icehouse-burnet-austin) (restaurant, Austin). Burgers in smaller portions and an outdoor playscape, so kids can eat a bit and go play while you finish.
12. [Brentwood Social House](https://ourplayday.com/places/brentwood-social-house-austin) (café, Austin). Pastries with a play room inside and a play yard outside, so it works whatever the weather.
13. [Bullock Texas State History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/bullock-texas-state-history-museum-austin) (museum, Austin). Real artifacts and interactive exhibits on the state's history, so kids get to try things as well as look.
14. [Central Market Cafe - North Lamar](https://ourplayday.com/places/central-market-cafe-north-lamar-austin) (café, Austin). Café meals next to a playscape, a lawn and a pond. The pond is for looking at, not wading.
15. [Easy Tiger - South Lamar](https://ourplayday.com/places/easy-tiger-south-lamar-austin) (bakery, Austin). Big pretzels and baked goods with an outdoor kids' zone to run around in while you eat.
16. [Home Slice Pizza - South Congress](https://ourplayday.com/places/home-slice-pizza-south-congress-austin) (pizzeria, Austin). Pizza by the slice, and kids get dough to play with while they wait.
17. [Indigo Play](https://ourplayday.com/places/indigo-play-austin) (indoor play space, Austin). World-themed climbing with a toddler zone and an infant area, so siblings of different ages each have a spot. Bring socks for yourself too.
18. [Mt Playmore](https://ourplayday.com/places/mt-playmore-austin) (indoor play space, Austin). A giant indoor playscape with a separate toddler area. Socks are required for everyone who goes in, you included.
19. [Peter Pan Mini-Golf](https://ourplayday.com/places/peter-pan-mini-golf-austin) (attraction, Austin). Outdoor mini-golf among oversized storybook figures, so the holes double as something to look at.
20. [Rosewood Social Club](https://ourplayday.com/places/rosewood-social-club-austin) (restaurant, Austin). Casual food with a covered outdoor playground, so the play area stays out of the sun.
21. [Thinkery](https://ourplayday.com/places/thinkery-austin) (museum, Austin). A water and flow gallery, a light lab and a workshop for building, so kids can go from splashing to tinkering in one visit.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

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