About

●●● About Me

I am the mother of two active boys, 14 and 11 years old. 

I have lived in Austin for the last twenty or so years, and absolutely *love* living here.  I love the quirkiness, the open-minded acceptance, the diversity, the wide variety of things to do and the fact that everyone who lives here loves living here.  :o)

Our family loves to explore new places, go on road trips, hike, geocache, backpack and more!



●●● Advertising on the Austin Top 50 List

The Austin Top 50 list is a family friendly list of top attractions in and around Austin.  

This list is receives over 1,000 visitors a day with over 100,000 page views per month.

It reaches out directly to Austinites who are looking for something new to do in or around the Austin area.

It is in the number one Google search spot for "Things to Do in Austin with Kids", "Family Things to Do in Austin" "Austin for kids" and over 200 other search terms that combine family and/or kids with Austin.

It is in the top 5 Google search spot for "Fun Things to Do in Austin Texas" "Cool things to do in Austin" , "Things to Do in Austin Texas" and 1,000 other search terms!

If you would be interested in advertising your location to the thousands of visitors who visit looking for information about places in Austin, please email Annemarie at bloggeradmin@austintop50.com.  Side bar positions available.  

●●● History of the Top 50 list
Over eight years ago, my oldest son was in grade school.  It was May, and I was expressing my total excitement that school was ending.  I couldn't wait for summer vacation.  

I was surround by a crowd who all looked at me blankly. One mom said, but my kids always get so bored.  Another said, There is nothing to do... Seriously?!?  In Austin?

So I put together a list of all the awesome and fun things there are to do in Austin.  And I shared it with them.  The next year, I did the same.  A few friends asked if they could share it with some of their friends.  Sure, no problem.

Now in its eighth year, my Austin Top 50 Fun in the Sun list gets over 30,000 visitors per month - with an additional 60,000 views of other pages and content!?!  Wow.  It seriously amazes me :o)

Every May, I update the list and add a few new things to try.  Throughout the summer, I blog about the places we go, attempting to provide relevant information.

Our family on a spring break trip to Big Bend.  If you haven't been yet, you really need to go, this place is amazing!!!

●●● Want to add something to the list?

I am always looking for new places to add to the list.  If you see something fun that isn't included, please email me at bloggeradmin@austintop50.com