University at Albany (Albany, NY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Children’s Museum of Science and Technology — Troy, NY

🌳 Washington Park — Albany, NY

🎨 Albany Institute of History & Art — Albany, NY

🎢 Huck Finn’s Playland — Albany, NY

🧗 Albany’s Indoor Rock Gym – Albany, NY

🌸 Crossings of Colonie – Loudonville, NY

🛝 Billy Beez – Albany, NY

🐟 VIA Aquarium – Schenectady, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Druthers Brewing Co. — Albany, NY

🍕 DeFazio’s Pizzeria — Troy, NY

🍦 Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream — Albany, NY

🎮 Dave and Buster’s – Albany, NY

University of Maine (Orono, ME)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Maine Discovery Museum — Bangor, ME

🌳 Bangor City Forest — Bangor, ME

🎨 Hudson Museum — Orono, ME

🌊 Penobscot River Walkway — Bangor, ME

🤸 Orono Trampoline Park – Orono, ME

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Governor’s Restaurant — Bangor, ME

🍕 Pat’s Pizza — Orono, ME

🍦 Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream — Bangor, ME

🍺 Orono Brewing Company – Orono, ME

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Maryland Science Center — Baltimore, MD

🐠 National Aquarium — Baltimore, MD

🌳 Patapsco Valley State Park — Ellicott City, MD

🎨 Port Discovery Children’s Museum — Baltimore, MD

🚂 B&O Railroad Museum — Baltimore, MD

🧒 Hyper Kidz Baltimore — Baltimore, MD

🛝 Kidzville Indoor Playground – Catonsville, MD

🐒 Kidz Jungle World – Randallstown, MD 

💡 Activate Baltimore- Nottingham, MD 

☠️ Urban Pirates – Baltimore MD

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍽 The Papermoon Diner — Baltimore, MD

🥗 R. House — Baltimore, MD

🍕 Verde Pizza — Baltimore, MD

🍦 The Charmery — Baltimore, MD

🍔Miss Shirley’s Café — Baltimore, MD

University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Lowell National Historical Park — Lowell, MA

🌳 Shedd Park — Lowell, MA

🎨 Discovery Museum — Acton, MA

🎢 Altitude Trampoline Park — Pelham, NHF

🐴 Kimball Farm – Westford, MA

🛝 Varney Playground – Chelmsford, MA

👧 Fun World– Nashua, NH 

🌳 Friendship Park – Chelmsford, MA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Owl Diner — Lowell, MA

🍕 Suppa’s Pizza & Subs — Lowell, MA

🍦 Shaw Farm Ice Cream — Dracut, MA

University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Children’s Museum of New Hampshire — Dover, NH

🌳 Wagon Hill Farm — Durham, NH

🎢 Hilltop Fun Center — Somersworth, NH

🎨 Seacoast Science Center — Rye, NH

🌾 DeMeritt Hill Farm – Lee, NH

☕ Market & Cafe at Emery Farm – Durham, NH

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hop + Grind — Durham, NH

🍤 Tideline Public House — Durham, NH

🍕 Durham House of Pizza — Durham, NH

🍦 Annabelle’s Natural Ice Cream — Portsmouth, NH

New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Newark Museum of Art — Newark, NJ

🌳 Branch Brook Park — Newark, NJ

🎢 Turtle Back Zoo — West Orange, NJ

🎨 Liberty Science Center — Jersey City, NJ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Krug’s Tavern — Newark, NJ

🍕 Mercato Tomato Pie — Newark, NJ

🍦 Torico Ice Cream — Jersey City, NJ

Binghamton University (Binghamton, NY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Roberson Museum and Science Center — Binghamton, NY

🌳 Otsiningo Park — Binghamton, NY

🎢 Chuckster’s Family Fun Park — Vestal, NY

🎨 Discovery Center of the Southern Tier — Binghamton, NY

🦒 Ross Park Zoo — Binghamton, NY

🛝 Discovery Park — Binghamton, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Colonial — Binghamton, NY

🍕 Nirchi’s on the Avenue — Binghamton, NY

🍦 Frosty Joe’s — Endicott, NY

🌭 Lost Dog Cafe & Lounge 

University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain — Burlington, VT

🌳 Waterfront Park — Burlington, VT

🎢 The FunZone 2.0 at Smugglers’ Notch — Jeffersonville, VT

🎨 Shelburne Museum — Shelburne, VT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Farmhouse Tap & Grill — Burlington, VT

🍕 American Flatbread Burlington Hearth — Burlington, VT

🍦 Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop — Burlington, VT

Bryant University (Smithfield, RI)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 World War II Veterans Memorial Park — Woonsocket, RI

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Smithfield, RI

🌳 Lincoln Woods State Park — Lincoln, RI

🎨 Museum of Work and Culture — Woonsocket, RI

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Blackie’s — Smithfield, RI

🍕 Tavolo Wine Bar & Tuscan Grille — Smithfield, RI

🍦 Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery — North Smithfield, RI