Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Liberty Park & Marina — Clarksville, TN

🎨 Customs House Museum & Cultural Center — Clarksville, TN

🎢 DEFY Trampoline Park — Clarksville, TN

🌊 Dunbar Cave State Park — Clarksville, TN

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Johnny’s Big Burger — Clarksville, TN

🍕 Michael’s Pizza — Clarksville, TN

🍦 Golly G’s Coffee, Ice Cream & Sweets — Clarksville, TN

Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Kentucky Science Center — Louisville, KY

🐾 Louisville Zoo — Louisville, KY

🌳 Cherokee Park — Louisville, KY

🎨 Speed Art Museum — Louisville, KY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Grind Burger Kitchen — Louisville, KY

🍕 Impellizzeri’s Pizza — Louisville, KY

🍦 The Comfy Cow — Louisville, KY

Central Arkansas (Conway, AR)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Wonder Place Children’s Museum — Little Rock, AR

🎢 Urban Air Adventure Park — Conway, AR

🌳 Laurel Park — Conway, AR

🎨 Baum Gallery — Conway, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Stoby’s Restaurant — Conway, AR

🍕 Zaza Fine Salad & Wood Oven Pizza — Conway, AR

🍦 Andy’s Frozen Custard — Conway, AR

Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Paradise Cove Aquatic Center — Richmond, KY

🎨 Hummel Planetarium — Richmond, KY

🎢 Malibu Jack’s Family Fun Center — Lexington, KY

🌿 Fort Boonesborough State Park — Richmond, KY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Madison Garden Bar & Grill — Richmond, KY

🍕 Apollo Pizza — Richmond, KY

🍦 Bruster’s Ice Cream — Richmond, KY

Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers, FL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌊 Lakes Regional Park — Fort Myers, FL

🐠 IMAG History & Science Center — Fort Myers, FL

🎢 Zoomers Amusement Park — Fort Myers, FL

🌳 Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve — Fort Myers, FL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Ford’s Garage — Fort Myers, FL

🍕 Downtown House of Pizza — Fort Myers, FL

🍦 Love Boat Ice Cream — Fort Myers, FL

Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🐠 Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens — Jacksonville, FL

🌊 Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park — Jacksonville, FL

🧠 MOSH (Museum of Science & History) — Jacksonville, FL

🎨 Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens — Jacksonville, FL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 MShack — Jacksonville, FL

🍕 V Pizza — Jacksonville, FL

🍦 Mayday Ice Cream — Jacksonville, FL

Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Adventure Science Center — Nashville, TN

🐾 Nashville Zoo — Nashville, TN

🎨 Frist Art Museum — Nashville, TN

🌳 Centennial Park — Nashville, TN

📚Nashville Public Library — Nashville, TN

🌺 Cheek Wood Gardens — Nashville, TN

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Burger Up — Nashville, TN

🍕 Five Points Pizza — Nashville, TN

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Nashville, TN

🍩 Five Daughter’s Doughnuts — Nashville, TN

🌮 Lady Bird Taco — Nashville, TN

North Alabama (Florence, AL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌊 McFarland Park — Florence, AL

🎨 Children’s Museum of the Shoals — Florence, AL

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Florence, AL

🌳 River Heritage Park — Florence, AL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Pie Factory — Florence, AL

🍕 Ricatoni’s Italian Grill — Florence, AL

🍦 Trowbridge’s Ice Cream & Sandwich Bar — Florence, AL

North Florida (Jacksonville, FL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌊 Jacksonville Beach Pier — Jacksonville, FL

🧠 MOSH (Museum of Science & History) — Jacksonville, FL

🐠 Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens — Jacksonville, FL

🎢 Autobahn Indoor Speedway — Jacksonville, FL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 MShack — Jacksonville, FL

🍕 Al’s Pizza — Jacksonville Beach, FL

🍦 Mayday Ice Cream — Jacksonville Beach, FL

Stetson University (DeLand, FL)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌊 Blue Spring State Park — Orange City, FL

🎨 Gillespie Museum of Minerals — DeLand, FL

🎢 Reptile Discovery Center — DeLand, FL

🌳 Barkley Square Dog Park — DeLand, FL

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Byte Bistro — DeLand, FL

🍕 Santorini Greek Cuisine — DeLand, FL

🍦 Pat & Toni’s Sweet Things — DeLand, FL

Queens University of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Discovery Place Science — Charlotte, NC

🎢 Carowinds Theme Park — Charlotte, NC

🌳 Freedom Park — Charlotte, NC

🎨 Mint Museum Randolph — Charlotte, NC

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar — Charlotte, NC

🍕 Brixx Wood Fired Pizza — Charlotte, NC

🍦 Two Scoops Creamery — Charlotte, NC

University of West Georgia (Carrollton, GA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🦁 The AMP at Adamson Square — Carrollton, GA

🌳 Hobbs Farm GreenBelt Trail — Carrollton, GA

🎨 Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum — Carrollton, GA

🐴 Little Vine Vineyards & Winery (outdoor space, kid-friendly events) — Villa Rica, GA

🎢 Pine Mountain Gold Museum — Villa Rica, GA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍕 American Pie Pizzeria — Carrollton, GA

🍔 Brown Dog Eatery — Carrollton, GA

🥞 Corner Café — Carrollton, GA

🌮 La Salsa Carrollton — Carrollton, GA

🍦 Gallery Row Coffee — Carrollton, GA