Arkansas Tech University (Arkansas)

City: Russellville, AR

🌳 Bona Dea Trails & Sanctuary — Russellville, AR (nature trails, ponds & wildlife)

🎨 Museum of Automobiles — Morrilton, AR (25 min)

🦋 Lake Dardanelle State Park — Russellville, AR (fishing, playground & visitor center)

🎢 Jump Zone Trampoline Park — Russellville, AR

🛝 Russellville Aquatic Center — Russellville, AR

🎭 Center for the Arts – Russellville HS (family concerts & shows)

🎳 Hog Wild Fun Center — Russellville, AR

☀️ Downtown Russellville Farmers Market — Russellville, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Stoby’s Restaurant — Russellville, AR

🍕 Old Bank Sports Grill — Russellville, AR

🥞 The Old South Restaurant — Russellville, AR

🌮 La Huerta Mexican Restaurant — Russellville, AR

🍗 Fat Daddy’s Bar-B-Que — Russellville, AR

🍦 Old Town Creamery — Russellville, AR

☕️ Midtown Coffee — Russellville, AR

🥗 Pasta Grill — Russellville, AR

East Central University (Oklahoma)

City: Ada, OK

🌳 Wintersmith Park — Ada, OK (zoo, lake, and playgrounds)

🎨 McSwain Theatre — Ada, OK (classic family movies & local shows)

🦋 Ada Arts & Heritage Center — Ada, OK

🎢 Jump Zone Ada — Ada, OK (indoor trampolines)

🛝 Glenwood Park — Ada, OK

🎭 ECU Performing Arts Center — Ada, OK

🎳 Wood Family Fun Center — Ada, OK

☀️ Ada Main Street Shops — Ada, OK

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Lot Downtown — Ada, OK

🍕 Papa Giorgio’s Italian — Ada, OK

🥞 Hot Shots Coffee House — Ada, OK

🌮 Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant — Ada, OK

🍗 Pig Skins BBQ — Ada, OK

🍦 The Perfect Scoop — Ada, OK

☕️ Mojo’s Mercantile & Coffee — Ada, OK

🥗 Blue Moon Café — Ada, OK

Harding University (Arkansas)

City: Searcy, AR

🌳 Berryhill Park — Searcy, AR (splash pad & sports fields)

🎨 Harding University Art Gallery — Searcy, AR

🦋 Pioneer Village — Searcy, AR (historic family village)

🎢 Altitude Trampoline Park — Searcy, AR

🛝 Letain Park — Searcy, AR

🎭 Rialto Theater — Searcy, AR (family movie nights)

🎳 Super Bowl Searcy — Searcy, AR

☀️ Searcy Art Alley & Farmers Market — Searcy, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Burrito Day — Searcy, AR

🍕 Bella Vita Italian Restaurant — Searcy, AR

🥞 Bulldog Restaurant — Searcy, AR

🌮 Mi Pueblo Mexican Restaurant — Searcy, AR

🍗 Who Dat’s Cajun Restaurant — Bald Knob, AR (20 min)

🍦 Frozen Delight Creamery — Searcy, AR

☕️ Kibo Midtown Coffee House — Searcy, AR

🥗 Searcy Sushi & Grill — Searcy, AR

Henderson State University (Arkansas)

City: Arkadelphia, AR

🌳 DeGray Lake Resort State Park — Bismarck, AR (beach, mini golf & boating)

🎨 Clark County Historical Museum — Arkadelphia, AR

🦋 Arkadelphia Aquatic Park — Arkadelphia, AR

🎢 Zipline & Adventure Park at DeGray Lake — Arkadelphia, AR

🛝 Feaster Trail Park — Arkadelphia, AR

🎭 Arkadelphia Community Theatre — Arkadelphia, AR

🎳 Boomerang Car Wash & Mini Golf (local favorite spot)

☀️ Downtown Arkadelphia Farmer’s Market — Arkadelphia, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Slim & Shorty’s Diner — Arkadelphia, AR

🍕 Los Agaves Mexican Restaurant — Arkadelphia, AR

🥞 JavaPrimo Coffee House — Arkadelphia, AR

🌮 Fat Boys Fine Food & Catering — Caddo Valley, AR

🍗 Hamburger Barn — Arkadelphia, AR

🍦 Sonic Drive-In — Arkadelphia, AR

☕️ JavaPrimo Coffee House — Arkadelphia, AR

🥗 Fish Net Restaurant — Caddo Valley, AR

Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma)

City: Alva, OK

🌳 Hatfield Park — Alva, OK (playground & picnic area)

🎨 Graceful Arts Center — Alva, OK

🦋 Cherokee Strip Museum — Alva, OK

🎢 Alva Recreation Complex — Alva, OK (sports fields & mini golf)

🛝 Alva Splash Zone — Alva, OK (summer family spot)

🎳 Bowling & Billiards at NWOSU Student Center (on campus)

☀️ Downtown Murals Trail — Alva, OK

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Champs Family Diner — Alva, OK

🍕 Cancun Mexican Grill — Alva, OK

🥞 Holder’s Bakery & Café — Alva, OK

🌮 La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant — Alva, OK

🍗 The Ranger Café — Alva, OK

🍦 Dairy Queen — Alva, OK

☕️ Beyond the Grind Coffee — Alva, OK

🥗 Subway — Alva, OK

Ouachita Baptist University (Arkansas)

City: Arkadelphia, AR

🌳 Feaster Trail Park — Arkadelphia, AR

🎨 Clark County Historical Museum — Arkadelphia, AR

🦋 DeGray Lake Resort State Park — Bismarck, AR

🎢 Arkadelphia Aquatic Park — Arkadelphia, AR

🛝 Caddo Valley Playground — Caddo Valley, AR

🎭 Arkadelphia Little Theatre — Arkadelphia, AR

🎳 Slim & Shorty’s Mini Golf — Arkadelphia, AR

☀️ DeSoto Bluff Trail — Arkadelphia, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Slim & Shorty’s — Arkadelphia, AR

🍕 Hamburger Barn — Arkadelphia, AR

🥞 JavaPrimo Coffee House — Arkadelphia, AR

🌮 Los Agaves Mexican Grill — Arkadelphia, AR

🍗 Fat Boys Fine Food & Catering — Caddo Valley, AR

🍦 Tropical Sno Shaved Ice — Arkadelphia, AR

☕️ JavaPrimo Coffee House — Arkadelphia, AR

🥗 Fish Net Restaurant — Caddo Valley, AR

Oklahoma Baptist University (Oklahoma)

City: Shawnee, OK

🌳 KidSpace Park — Shawnee, OK (playground & splash pad)

🎨 Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art — Shawnee, OK

🦋 Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Center — Shawnee, OK

🎢 Urban Air Adventure Park — Shawnee, OK

🛝 Briscoe Park — Shawnee, OK

🎭 Ritz Theater — Shawnee, OK

🎳 FireLake Bowling Center — Shawnee, OK

☀️ Shawnee Downtown Shops — Shawnee, OK

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hamburger King — Shawnee, OK (iconic local spot)

🍕 Van’s Pig Stand — Shawnee, OK (BBQ & pizza)

🥞 Benedict Street Market — Shawnee, OK

🌮 Abuelita’s Mexican Restaurant — Shawnee, OK

🍗 Billy Boy Bar-B-Q — Shawnee, OK

🍦 Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store — Shawnee, OK

☕️ The Gathering Place Coffee — Shawnee, OK

🥗 The Lunch Box Café — Shawnee, OK

Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma)

City: Durant, OK

🌳 Carl Albert Park — Durant, OK (playground, trails & splash pad)

🎨 Three Valleys Museum — Durant, OK

🦋 Choctaw Cultural Center — Calera, OK (10 min)

🎢 Urban Air Adventure Park — Sherman, TX (25 min)

🛝 Durant Multi-Sports Complex — Durant, OK

🎭 Southeastern OK State Fine Arts Center — Durant, OK

🎳 Choctaw Casino Theater & Bowling — Durant, OK (family section!)

☀️ Downtown Durant Shops & Murals — Durant, OK

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Roadhouse Bar & Grill — Durant, OK

🍕 Roma Italian Restaurant — Durant, OK

🥞 Main Street Barista — Durant, OK

🌮 Jalapeño’s Mexican Restaurant — Durant, OK

🍗 Wright’s Drive In — Durant, OK

🍦 Caked Up Durant — Durant, OK

☕️ Hotshots Coffee — Durant, OK

🥗 Salita’s Mexican Restaurant — Durant, OK

Southern Arkansas University (Arkansas)

City: Magnolia, AR

🌳 East Side Park — Magnolia, AR (playground & picnic area)

🎨 SAU Gallery of Art & Design — Magnolia, AR

🦋 Logoly State Park — Magnolia, AR (nature center & boardwalk trails)

🎢 Magnolia Murals Walking Trail — Magnolia, AR

🛝 City Playground & Splash Pad — Magnolia, AR

🎳 Strike Zone Bowling Alley — Magnolia, AR

🌿 Lake Columbia Park — Magnolia, AR

☀️ Historic Magnolia Square — Magnolia, AR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Backyard Barbecue Co. — Magnolia, AR

🍕 Magnolia Pizza & Pasta — Magnolia, AR

🥞 Magnolia Bake Shop — Magnolia, AR

🌮 La Villa Mexican Restaurant — Magnolia, AR

🍗 Mule Kick — Magnolia, AR

🍦 Andy’s Frozen Custard — Magnolia, AR

☕️ JavaPrimo Coffee House — Magnolia, AR

🥗 Backyard Barbecue Co. (yes, again — locals love it!)

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Oklahoma)

City: Weatherford, OK

🌳 Rader Park — Weatherford, OK (playground & disc golf)

🎨 Stafford Air & Space Museum — Weatherford, OK

🦋 Heartland Museum of Western Heritage — Weatherford, OK

🎢 Splash Zone Water Park — Weatherford, OK

🛝 Weatherford Aquatic Center — Weatherford, OK

🎭 Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts — Weatherford, OK

🎳 Southwestern Lanes — Weatherford, OK

☀️ Main Street Shops & Murals — Weatherford, OK

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Lucille’s Roadhouse — Weatherford, OK (Route 66 classic!)

🍕 Luigi’s Bistro — Weatherford, OK

🥞 Jerry’s Restaurant — Weatherford, OK

🌮 Quesadilla Factory — Weatherford, OK

🍗 Swadley’s Bar-B-Q — Weatherford, OK

🍦 Braum’s Ice Cream — Weatherford, OK

☕️ White Buffalo Coffee Bar — Weatherford, OK

🥗 The Cup Coffee & Café — Weatherford, OK