Bloomfield College of Montclair State University (New Jersey)

City: Bloomfield, NJ

🌳 Brookdale Park — Bloomfield, NJ

🎨 Montclair Art Museum — Montclair, NJ

🦖 Turtle Back Zoo — West Orange, NJ

🎢 FunTime Junction — Fairfield, NJ

🛝 Branch Brook Park — Newark, NJ

🚴‍♀️ Eagle Rock Reservation — West Orange, NJ

🎳 AMF Belleville Lanes — Belleville, NJ

☀️ Bloomfield Green — Bloomfield, NJ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Bloomfield Steak & Seafood House — Bloomfield, NJ

🍕 Ah’ Pizz — Montclair, NJ

🥞 The Corner — Montclair, NJ

🌮 Señoritas Mexican Grill — Bloomfield, NJ

🍗 Brooklyn Brick Oven Pizza & Grill — Bloomfield, NJ

🍦 Holsten’s Ice Cream Parlor — Bloomfield, NJ

☕️ Paper Plane Coffee Co. — Montclair, NJ

🥗 Uncle Momo — Montclair, NJ

Caldwell University (New Jersey)

City: Caldwell, NJ

🌳 Grover Cleveland Park — Caldwell, NJ

🦋 Essex County Environmental Center — Roseland, NJ

🎨 Montclair Art Museum — Montclair, NJ

🦖 Turtle Back Zoo — West Orange, NJ

🛝 Regatta Playground — West Orange, NJ

🎭 Paper Mill Playhouse — Millburn, NJ

🚴‍♀️ Eagle Rock Reservation — West Orange, NJ

🎢 FunTime Junction — Fairfield, NJ

🎳 Caldwell Lanes — Caldwell, NJ

☀️ Downtown Caldwell — Caldwell, NJ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Cloverleaf Tavern — Caldwell, NJ

🍕 Tony D’s Pizzeria — Caldwell, NJ

🥞 The Original Pancake House — Caldwell, NJ

🌮 Calandra’s Italian Village — Caldwell, NJ

🍗 Fat Fish Taco — Caldwell, NJ

🍦 Applegate Farm Ice Cream — Montclair, NJ

☕️ Rockn’ Joe Coffee Bar — Caldwell, NJ

🥗 Osteria Giotto — Montclair, NJ

Chestnut Hill College (Pennsylvania)

City: Philadelphia, PA

🌳 Morris Arboretum — Philadelphia, PA

🦋 Wissahickon Valley Park — Philadelphia, PA

🎨 Woodmere Art Museum — Philadelphia, PA

🦖 Please Touch Museum — Philadelphia, PA

🛝 Kids at Play — Philadelphia, PA

🎭 Keswick Theatre — Glenside, PA

🚴‍♀️ Schuylkill River Trail — Philadelphia, PA

🎳 Facenda Whitaker Lanes — East Norriton, PA

🌿 Awbury Arboretum — Germantown, PA

☀️ Chestnut Hill Shopping District — Philadelphia, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Iron Hill Brewery — Chestnut Hill, PA

🍕 Chestnut Hill Pizza Co. — Philadelphia, PA

🥞 Cake Restaurant — Chestnut Hill, PA

🌮 El Poquito — Chestnut Hill, PA

🍗 McNally’s Tavern — Chestnut Hill, PA

🍦 Bredenbeck’s Bakery & Ice Cream Parlor — Philadelphia, PA

☕️ Chestnut Hill Coffee Co. — Philadelphia, PA

🥗 Paris Bistro & Jazz Café — Philadelphia, PA

Dominican University New York (New York)

City: Orangeburg, NY

🌳 Tallman Mountain State Park — Sparkill, NY

🎨 Rockland Center for the Arts — West Nyack, NY

🦋 Memorial Park & Pier — Nyack, NY

🛝 Playland Park — Rye, NY (~25 minutes)

🎢 Billy Beez Indoor Playground — West Nyack, NY

🎭 Elmwood Playhouse — Nyack, NY

🚴‍♀️ Hook Mountain State Park — Nyack, NY

🎳 Bowlero Fair Lawn — NJ (~30 minutes)

🐊 Nyack Beach State Park — Nyack, NY

☀️ Palisades Center (shopping, arcade, & family dining) — West Nyack, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hudson House of Nyack — Nyack, NY

🍕 Johnny’s Pizza — Nyack, NY

🥞 The Filling Station — Palisades, NY

🌮 Casa del Sol — Nyack, NY

🍗 Bailey’s Smokehouse — Blauvelt, NY

🍦 King Kone — Pearl River, NY

☕️ Boxer Donut & Espresso Bar — Nyack, NY

🥗 Art Café of Nyack — Nyack, NY

Felician University (New Jersey)

City: Rutherford & Lodi, NJ

🌳 Memorial Park — Rutherford, NJ

🦋 Van Saun County Park — Paramus, NJ

🎨 Bergen County Zoo — Paramus, NJ

🦖 Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of NJ — Teterboro, NJ

🛝 Urban Air Trampoline Park — South Hackensack, NJ

🎭 Bergen Performing Arts Center — Englewood, NJ

🎳 Bowlero Fair Lawn — Fair Lawn, NJ

🎢 Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream — East Rutherford, NJ

🌿 Overpeck County Park — Leonia, NJ

☀️ MetLife Stadium & Fan Fest — East Rutherford, NJ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Rutherford Pancake House — Rutherford, NJ

🍕 Paisano’s — Rutherford, NJ

🥞 Cafe Matisse — Rutherford, NJ

🌮 Fiesta Mexican Restaurant — Wood-Ridge, NJ

🍗 The Capital Grille — Paramus, NJ

🍦 Applegate Farm Ice Cream — Montclair, NJ

☕️ Boiling Springs Coffee — Rutherford, NJ

🥗 Vesta Wood-Fired Pizza — East Rutherford, NJ

Georgian Court University (New Jersey)

City: Lakewood, NJ

🌳 Lake Carasaljo — Lakewood, NJ

🎨 Jenkinson’s Aquarium — Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (~25 minutes)

🦋 Allaire State Park (train rides, playground, & historic village) — Wall Township, NJ

🎢 iPlay America — Freehold, NJ

🛝 Ocean County Park — Lakewood, NJ

🎭 Strand Theater — Lakewood, NJ

🚴‍♀️ Point Pleasant Boardwalk — Point Pleasant, NJ (~25 minutes)

🎳 Playdrome Lanes — Toms River, NJ

🌿 Cattus Island County Park — Toms River, NJ

☀️ Brick Reservoir Trail — Brick, NJ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Shore House Bar & Grill — Point Pleasant, NJ

🍕 Capone’s Gourmet Pizza & Pasta — Toms River, NJ

🥞 Turning Point Breakfast Spot — Brick, NJ

🌮 Surf Taco — Point Pleasant, NJ

🍗 Frankie’s Bar & Grill — Point Pleasant, NJ

🍦 Hoffman’s Ice Cream — Point Pleasant, NJ 🍨

☕️ Rook Coffee — Brick, NJ

🥗 The Sitting Duck — Long Branch, NJ

Goldey-Beacom College (Delaware)

City: Wilmington, DE

🌳 Carousel Park & Equestrian Center — Pike Creek, DE

🎨 Delaware Children’s Museum — Wilmington, DE

🦋 Brandywine Zoo — Wilmington, DE

🦖 Delaware Museum of Nature & Science — Wilmington, DE

🛝 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Newark, DE

🎭 The Grand Opera House — Wilmington, DE

🚴‍♀️ White Clay Creek State Park — Newark, DE

🎳 Bowlerama Family Entertainment Center — New Castle, DE

🌿 Bellevue State Park — Wilmington, DE

☀️ Wilmington Riverwalk — Wilmington, DE

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Iron Hill Brewery — Wilmington, DE

🍕 Grotto Pizza — Wilmington, DE

🥞 Metro Diner — Newark, DE

🌮 Santa Fe Mexican Grill — Newark, DE

🍗 Big Fish Grill — Wilmington, DE

🍦 Sweet Lucy’s Ice Cream — Wilmington, DE

☕️ Brew HaHa! Café — Wilmington, DE

🥗 Caffé Gelato — Newark, DE

Holy Family University (Pennsylvania)

City: Philadelphia, PA

🌳 Pennypack Park — Philadelphia, PA

🎨 Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion — Philadelphia, PA

🦋 Glen Foerd on the Delaware — Philadelphia, PA

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Levittown, PA

🛝 Sesame Place — Langhorne, PA (~25 minutes)

🎭 Keswick Theatre — Glenside, PA

🎳 Thunderbird Lanes — Warminster, PA

🌿 Core Creek Park — Langhorne, PA

🚴‍♀️ Tyler State Park — Newtown, PA (~25 minutes)

☀️ Philadelphia Mills (indoor shopping & dining) — Philadelphia, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Dining Car — Philadelphia, PA

🍕 Vince’s Pizzeria — Philadelphia, PA

🥞 Tiffany Diner — Philadelphia, PA

🌮 Tres Jalapeños — Philadelphia, PA

🍗 Chickie’s & Pete’s — Bensalem, PA

🍦 Custard’s Last Stand — Philadelphia, PA

☕️ ReAnimator Coffee — Philadelphia, PA

🥗 Café Carmela — Philadelphia, PA

Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA)

City: Philadelphia, PA

🌳 Fairmount Park — Philadelphia, PA

🎨 Philadelphia Museum of Art — Philadelphia, PA

🦖 Franklin Institute — Philadelphia, PA

🎢 Urban Air Adventure Park — East Norriton, PA

🛝 Smith Memorial Playground — Philadelphia, PA

🎭 Walnut Street Theatre — Philadelphia, PA

🚴‍♀️ Schuylkill River Trail — Philadelphia, PA

🎳 Bowlero Feasterville — Feasterville, PA

🌿 Bartram’s Garden — Philadelphia, PA

☀️ Love Park — Philadelphia, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Sabrina’s Café — Philadelphia, PA

🍕 Pietro’s Coal Oven Pizza — Philadelphia, PA

🥞 Green Eggs Café — Philadelphia, PA

🌮 El Vez — Philadelphia, PA

🍗 Bud & Marilyn’s — Philadelphia, PA

🍦 Franklin Fountain — Philadelphia, PA

☕️ La Colombe Coffee — Philadelphia, PA

🥗 Parc — Philadelphia, PA

Post University (Connecticut)

City: Waterbury, CT

🌳 Fulton Park — Waterbury, CT

🎨 Mattatuck Museum — Waterbury, CT

🦋 Brass Mill Center (shopping, arcade, & indoor play) — Waterbury, CT

🛝 Quassy Amusement & Waterpark — Middlebury, CT

🎢 Bounce Town USA — Wolcott, CT

🎭 Palace Theater — Waterbury, CT

🚴‍♀️ Black Rock State Park — Watertown, CT

🎳 Lakewood Lanes — Waterbury, CT

🌿 Seven Angels Theatre — Waterbury, CT

☀️ Hop Brook Lake — Naugatuck, CT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 D’Amelio’s Italian Eatery — Waterbury, CT

🍕 Domenick & Pia Pizzeria — Waterbury, CT

🥞 The White Horse Country Pub — Marbledale, CT (~25 minutes)

🌮 Senor Panchos — Middlebury, CT

🍗 Nino’s Trattoria — Waterbury, CT

🍦 Les’ Dairy Bar — Naugatuck, CT

☕️ Sweet Maria’s — Waterbury, CT

🥗 Brass City Bistro — Waterbury, CT

University of Bridgeport (Connecticut)

City: Bridgeport, CT

🌳 Seaside Park — Bridgeport, CT

🐠 The Discovery Science Center & Planetarium — Bridgeport, CT

🎨 Housatonic Museum of Art — Bridgeport, CT

🛝 Beardsley Zoo — Bridgeport, CT

🎢 Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park — Trumbull, CT

🎭 Downtown Cabaret Theatre — Bridgeport, CT

🌿 Sherwood Island State Park — Westport, CT (~25 minutes)

🚴‍♀️ Silver Sands State Park — Milford, CT (~25 minutes)

🎳 Nutmeg Bowl — Fairfield, CT

☀️ Captain’s Cove Seaport — Bridgeport, CT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Fire Engine Pizza Co. — Bridgeport, CT

🍕 Brewport Brewing Co. — Bridgeport, CT

🥞 Harborview Market — Bridgeport, CT

🌮 Taco Loco — Bridgeport, CT

🍗 Ralph-n-Rich’s — Bridgeport, CT

🍦 Saugatuck Sweets — Fairfield, CT

☕️ Source Coffeehouse — Bridgeport, CT

Wilmington University (Delaware)

City: New Castle, DE

🌳 Glasgow Park — Newark, DE

🎨 Delaware Children’s Museum — Wilmington, DE

🦋 Brandywine Zoo — Wilmington, DE

🦖 Delaware Museum of Nature & Science — Wilmington, DE

🛝 Urban Air Adventure Park — Newark, DE

🎭 The Grand Opera House — Wilmington, DE

🚴‍♀️ Battery Park — New Castle, DE

🎳 Bowlerama — New Castle, DE

🌿 White Clay Creek State Park — Newark, DE

☀️ Wilmington Riverwalk — Wilmington, DE

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Jessop’s Tavern — New Castle, DE

🍕 Grotto Pizza — Newark, DE

🥞 Metro Diner — Newark, DE

🌮 Santa Fe Mexican Grill — Newark, DE

🍗 Iron Hill Brewery — Wilmington, DE

🍦 Sweet Lucy’s Ice Cream — Wilmington, DE

☕️ Brew HaHa! Café — Wilmington, DE

🥗 Caffé Gelato — Newark, DE