Davidson College (Davidson, NC)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Discovery Place Kids — Huntersville, NC

🌳 Roosevelt Wilson Park — Davidson, NC

🎢 Frankie’s Fun Park — Huntersville, NC

🌊 Jetton Park (Lake Norman) — Cornelius, NC

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Pickled Peach — Davidson, NC

🍕 Brickhouse Tavern — Davidson, NC

🍦 Whit’s Frozen Custard — Cornelius, NC

University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Boonshoft Museum of Discovery — Dayton, OH

🌳 Cox Arboretum & Gardens — Dayton, OH

🎢 Scene75 Entertainment Center — Dayton, OH

🎨 Dayton Art Institute — Dayton, OH

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Tank’s Bar & Grill — Dayton, OH

🍕 Marion’s Piazza — Dayton, OH

🍦 Graeter’s Ice Cream — Dayton, OH

Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Carnegie Science Center — Pittsburgh, PA

🐾 Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium — Pittsburgh, PA

🎨 Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, PA

🌳 Point State Park — Pittsburgh, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Burgatory — Pittsburgh, PA

🍕 Mineo’s Pizza House — Pittsburgh, PA

🍦 Page Dairy Mart — Pittsburgh, PA

Fordham University (Bronx, NY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🐾 Bronx Zoo — Bronx, NY

🌳 New York Botanical Garden — Bronx, NY

🎢 Van Cortlandt Park Playground — Bronx, NY

🎨 Bronx Museum of the Arts — Bronx, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍝 Emilia’s Restaurant — Bronx, NY

🍕 Zero Otto Nove — Bronx, NY

🍦 Lloyd’s Carrot Cake — Bronx, NY

George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Children’s Science Center Lab — Fairfax, VA

🌳 Van Dyck Park — Fairfax, VA

🎢 Burke Lake Park — Fairfax Station, VA

🎨 Workhouse Arts Center — Lorton, VA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Elevation Burger — Fairfax, VA

🍕 Piero’s Corner — Fairfax, VA

🍦 Peterson’s Ice Cream Depot — Clifton, VA

George Washington University (Washington, DC)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Washington, DC

🚀 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum — Washington, DC

🎨 National Children’s Museum — Washington, DC

🌳 National Mall Monuments Walk — Washington, DC

🕵️ International Spy Museum — Washington, DC

🧩 Museum of Illusions — Washington, DC

🎭 Kennedy Center REACH Lawn & Activities — Washington, DC

🛝 Georgetown Waterfront Park Playground — Washington, DC

🚣 Tidal Basin Paddle Boats — Washington, DC

🎮 ARTECHOUSE (immersive digital art) — Washington, DC

🌿 U.S. Botanic Garden & Children’s Garden — Washington, DC

🌲 Rock Creek Park Nature Center & Trails — Washington, DC

📚 Planet Word Museum (interactive language exhibits) — Washington, DC

🛳️ The Wharf Playground + boardwalk stroll — Washington, DC

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Good Stuff Eatery — Washington, DC

🍕 We the Pizza — Washington, DC

🍦 Ice Cream Jubilee — Washington, DC

🥞 Founding Farmers — Washington, DC

🌮 Surfside Taco Stand — Washington, DC

🥯 Call Your Mother Deli — Washington, DC

🍦 Thomas Sweet Ice Cream — Washington, DC

🍳 Ted’s Bulletin (all-day breakfast + milkshakes) — Washington, DC

🍔 Shake Shack (Dupont Circle) — Washington, DC

🌮 Chaia Tacos (vegetarian, kid-friendly) — Washington, DC

La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Please Touch Museum — Philadelphia, PA

🐾 Philadelphia Zoo — Philadelphia, PA

🎨 Franklin Institute — Philadelphia, PA

🌳 Fairmount Park — Philadelphia, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 P’unk Burger — Philadelphia, PA

🍕 Angelino’s Pizzeria — Philadelphia, PA

🍦 The Franklin Fountain — Philadelphia, PA

Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum — Chicago, IL

🐾 Lincoln Park Zoo — Chicago, IL

🎨 Chicago Children’s Museum — Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

🌳 Montrose Beach & Bird Sanctuary — Chicago, IL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Byron’s Hot Dogs — Chicago, IL

🍕 Giordano’s — Chicago, IL

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Chicago, IL

University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art — Amherst, MA

🌳 Groff Park — Amherst, MA

🎢 Hampshire Mall Fun Hub — Hadley, MA

🎨 Beneski Museum of Natural History — Amherst, MA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Johnny’s Tavern — Amherst, MA

🍕 Antonio’s Pizza — Amherst, MA

🍦 Herrell’s Ice Cream — Northampton, MA

University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Narragansett Town Beach — Narragansett, RI

🧠 South County Museum — Narragansett, RI

🎢 Adventureland Family Fun Park — Narragansett, RI

🌊 Beavertail State Park — Jamestown, RI

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Crazy Burger Café — Narragansett, RI

🍕 Pier Pizza — Wakefield, RI

🍦 Brickley’s Ice Cream — Narragansett, RI

University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Science Museum of Virginia — Richmond, VA

🐾 Maymont Park & Nature Center — Richmond, VA

🎨 Children’s Museum of Richmond — Richmond, VA

🌳 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden — Richmond, VA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Carytown Burgers & Fries — Richmond, VA

🍕 Bottoms Up Pizza — Richmond, VA

🍦 Gelati Celesti — Richmond, VA

Saint Joseph’s University (Philadelphia, PA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Please Touch Museum — Philadelphia, PA

🐾 Philadelphia Zoo — Philadelphia, PA

🎨 Franklin Institute — Philadelphia, PA

🌳 Clark Park — Philadelphia, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Dalessandro’s Steaks — Philadelphia, PA

🍕 Santucci’s Original Square Pizza — Philadelphia, PA

🍦 Franklin Fountain — Philadelphia, PA

Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 St. Louis Science Center — St. Louis, MO

🐾 St. Louis Zoo — St. Louis, MO

🎨 Magic House Children’s Museum — Kirkwood, MO

🌳 Forest Park — St. Louis, MO

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Blueberry Hill — St. Louis, MO

🍕 Imo’s Pizza — St. Louis, MO

🍦 Ted Drewes Frozen Custard — St. Louis, MO

Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Children’s Museum of Richmond — Richmond, VA

🧠 Science Museum of Virginia — Richmond, VA

🌳 Maymont Park — Richmond, VA

🌿 Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden — Richmond, VA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Carytown Burgers & Fries — Richmond, VA

🍕 Bottoms Up Pizza — Richmond, VA

🍦 Gelati Celesti — Richmond, VA

St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, NY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Allegany River Trail — Allegany, NY

🎨 Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts — St. Bonaventure, NY

🧠 Cutco-Ka-Bar Visitors Center — Olean, NY

🎢 Bradner Stadium — Olean, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Randy’s Up the River — Allegany, NY

🍕 Angee’s Restaurant — Olean, NY

🍦 Twist n’ Shake — Olean, NY