Daemen University (New York)

City: Amherst, NY

🌳 Amherst State Park — Amherst, NY (walking trails, picnic areas & creeks)

🎨 Buffalo Museum of Science — Buffalo, NY

🦋 Explore & More Children’s Museum — Buffalo, NY (20 min)

🎢 Lasertron Entertainment Center — Amherst, NY (arcade, laser tag & mini golf)

🛝 Get Air Trampoline Park — Cheektowaga, NY

🎭 Shea’s Performing Arts Center — Buffalo, NY

🌿 Delaware Park — Buffalo, NY (Boathouse, playground & family trails)

🎳 Transit Lanes — Williamsville, NY

☀️ Canalside — Buffalo, NY (boardwalk, kayak rentals & summer events)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Eagle House Restaurant — Williamsville, NY

🍕 Picasso’s Pizza — Amherst, NY

🥞 Break’n Eggs Crêperie — Amherst, NY

🌮 Taqueria Los Mayas — Amherst, NY

🍗 Duff’s Famous Wings — Amherst, NY (Buffalo-style must-try!)

🍦 Anderson’s Frozen Custard — Amherst, NY 🍦

☕️ Spot Coffee — Williamsville, NY

🥗 The Grange Community Kitchen — Hamburg, NY

D’Youville University (New York)

City: Buffalo, NY

🌳 Front Park — Buffalo, NY (playground, waterfront & city views)

🎨 Albright-Knox Art Gallery — Buffalo, NY

🦋 Buffalo Zoo — Buffalo, NY

🎢 Buffalo RiverWorks — Buffalo, NY (indoor rock wall, zipline & arcade)

🛝 Explore & More Children’s Museum — Buffalo, NY (10 min)

🎭 Shea’s Performing Arts Center — Buffalo, NY

🌿 Delaware Park — Buffalo, NY

🎳 Transit Lanes — Williamsville, NY (20 min)

☀️ Canalside — Buffalo, NY (summer concerts, splash pad & bikes)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Allen Burger Venture — Buffalo, NY

🍕 La Nova Pizza — Buffalo, NY

🥞 Betty’s Café — Buffalo, NY

🌮 Lloyd Taco Factory — Buffalo, NY

🍗 Anchor Bar — Buffalo, NY (home of the original Buffalo wing!)

🍦 Lake Effect Ice Cream — Buffalo, NY

☕️ Public Espresso + Coffee — Buffalo, NY

🥗 The Left Bank — Buffalo, NY

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

🛝 Billy Beez Indoor Playground — West Nyack, NY

🎢 Palisades Center — West Nyack, NY (shopping, bowling, ropes course & ice rink)

🎭 Elmwood Playhouse — Nyack, NY

🌿 Hook Mountain State Park — Nyack, NY

🎳 Lucky Strike West Nyack — West Nyack, NY

☀️ Nyack Beach State Park — 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

Mercy University (New York)

City: Dobbs Ferry, NY

🌳 Waterfront Park — Dobbs Ferry, NY (Hudson River views, trails & playground)

🎨 Hudson River Museum — Yonkers, NY

🦋 LEGOLAND Discovery Center — Yonkers, NY (20 min — always a kid hit!)

🎢 Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park — Yonkers, NY

🛝 Ridge Hill — Yonkers, NY (shopping & family attractions)

🎭 Irvington Town Hall Theater — Irvington, NY

🌿 Untermyer Gardens — Yonkers, NY

🎳 Bowlmor Lanes — White Plains, NY

☀️ Dobbs Ferry Waterfront — local events & sunset views

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Parlor — Dobbs Ferry, NY (artisanal pizza & family-friendly)

🍕 Sam’s Italian Ristorante — Dobbs Ferry, NY

🥞 Tomatillo Taco Joint — Dobbs Ferry, NY

🌮 Burrata Wood Fired Pizza — Eastchester, NY

🍗 The Cookery — Dobbs Ferry, NY

🍦 Main Street Sweets — Tarrytown, NY

☕️ Caffè Ammi Roasting Co. — Mamaroneck, NY

🥗 Harvest on Hudson — Dobbs Ferry, NY

Molloy University (New York)

City: Rockville Centre, NY

🌳 Hempstead Lake State Park — West Hempstead, NY

🎨 Long Island Children’s Museum — Garden City, NY

🦋 Cradle of Aviation Museum — Garden City, NY

🎢 Nunley’s Carousel — Garden City, NY

🛝 Bounce! Family Entertainment Center — Syosset, NY

🎭 Madison Theatre (on Molloy campus!) — Rockville Centre, NY

🌿 Centennial Gardens — Garden City, NY

🎳 AMF Garden City Lanes — Garden City, NY

☀️ Jones Beach State Park — Wantagh, NY (25 min — sand & boardwalk fun!)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Press 195 — Rockville Centre, NY

🍕 Bigelow’s New England Fried Clams — Rockville Centre, NY

🥞 Avo Taco — Garden City, NY

🌮 Salsa Mexicana — Rockville Centre, NY

🍗 George Martin Grillfire — Rockville Centre, NY

🍦 Five Pennies Creamery — Long Beach, NY

☕️ Kookaburra Coffee Co. — Rockville Centre, NY

🥗 The Flour Shoppe Café — Rockville Centre, NY

Roberts Wesleyan University (New York)

City: Rochester, NY

🌳 Genesee Valley Park — Rochester, NY (bike paths, playgrounds & kayaking)

🎨 The Strong National Museum of Play — Rochester, NY (hands-down a family favorite!)

🦋 Seneca Park Zoo — Rochester, NY

🎢 Altitude Trampoline Park — Henrietta, NY

🛝 Sky Zone Rochester — Henrietta, NY

🎭 Rochester Museum & Science Center — Rochester, NY

🌿 Highland Park — Rochester, NY

🎳 Radio Social — Rochester, NY (bowling + dining in one spot)

☀️ Ontario Beach Park — Rochester, NY (30 min — beach & boardwalk)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Red Fern — Rochester, NY

🍕 Pizzeria Favo — Rochester, NY

🥞 Jines Restaurant — Rochester, NY

🌮 John’s Tex-Mex Eatery — Rochester, NY

🍗 Dinosaur Bar-B-Que — Rochester, NY (local icon!)

🍦 Pittsford Farms Dairy & Bakery — Pittsford, NY

☕️ Ugly Duck Coffee — Rochester, NY

🥗 The Owl House — Rochester, NY

St. Thomas Aquinas College (New York)

City: Sparkill, NY

🌳 Tallman Mountain State Park — Sparkill, NY

🎨 Hopper House Museum — Nyack, NY

🦋 Nyack Beach State Park — Nyack, NY

🎢 Palisades Center — West Nyack, NY (ropes course, bowling & arcade)

🛝 Billy Beez Indoor Playground — West Nyack, NY

🎭 Elmwood Playhouse — Nyack, NY

🌿 Rockland Lake State Park — Valley Cottage, NY

🎳 Lucky Strike West Nyack — West Nyack, NY

☀️ Memorial Park & Pier — Nyack, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Olde Village Inne — Nyack, NY

🍕 Johnny’s Pizza — Nyack, NY

🥞 Art Café of Nyack — Nyack, NY

🌮 Tequila Sal y Limon — Piermont, NY

🍗 Bailey’s Smokehouse — Blauvelt, NY

🍦 King Kone — Pearl River, NY

☕️ Boxer Donut & Espresso Bar — Nyack, NY

🥗 Broadway Bistro — Nyack, NY

University of Bridgeport (Connecticut)

City: Bridgeport, CT

🌳 Seaside Park — Bridgeport, CT

🐠 Beardsley Zoo — Bridgeport, CT

🎨 Discovery Science Center & Planetarium — Bridgeport, CT

🛝 Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park — Trumbull, CT

🎢 Sherwood Island State Park — Westport, CT (25 min)

🎭 Downtown Cabaret Theatre — Bridgeport, CT

🌿 Silver Sands State Park — Milford, CT (25 min)

🎳 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

College of Staten Island (New York)

City: Staten Island, NY

🌳 Staten Island Greenbelt — Staten Island, NY (trails, playgrounds & nature center)

🎨 Staten Island Children’s Museum — Staten Island, NY

🦋 Staten Island Zoo — Staten Island, NY

🎢 RollerJam USA — Staten Island, NY (skating & arcade fun!)

🛝 Fly High Indoor Trampoline Park — Staten Island, NY

🎭 St. George Theatre — Staten Island, NY

🌿 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden — Staten Island, NY

🎳 Rab’s Country Lanes — Staten Island, NY

☀️ Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk & Beach — Staten Island, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Jimmy Max Bar & Grill — Staten Island, NY

🍕 Denino’s Pizzeria — Staten Island, NY (NYC classic!)

🥞 Beans & Leaves Coffee & Tea Café — Staten Island, NY

🌮 Burrito Bar — Staten Island, NY

🍗 Lee’s Tavern — Staten Island, NY

🍦 Egger’s Ice Cream Parlor — Staten Island, NY 🍦

☕️ Project Brunch — Staten Island, NY

🥗 Blue Restaurant — Staten Island, NY