Ashland University (Ohio)

City: Ashland, OH

🌳 Brookside Park & Mini Zoo — Ashland (playground, splash pad & friendly animals)

🎨 Ashland County Historical Society Museum — Ashland (family tours & exhibits)

🦋 Fin Feather Fur Aquarium — Ashland (fun stop for kids!)

🎢 Kroc Center Indoor Pool & Adventure Zone — Ashland

🛝 Pumpkin Falls Mini Golf — Ashland

🎭 Ashland Community Theatre — Ashland

🎳 Luray Lanes Bowling Center — Ashland

☀️ Downtown Ashland Murals & Farmers Market — Ashland

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The South Street Grille — Ashland

🍕 DorLo Pizza — Ashland

🥞 Downtown Perk Café — Ashland

🌮 La Campesina Mexican Restaurant — Ashland

🍗 O’Bryan’s Pub — Ashland

🍦 Whit’s Frozen Custard — Ashland

☕️ Goldberry Roasting Co. — Ashland

🥗 Uniontown Brewing Co. — Ashland

Cedarville University (Ohio)

City: Cedarville, OH

🌳 Indian Mound Reserve — Cedarville (hiking & waterfall views)

🎨 Clifton Mill & Covered Bridge — Clifton, OH (historic mill & Christmas lights!)

🦋 John Bryan State Park — Yellow Springs, OH (family picnic & trails)

🎢 Young’s Jersey Dairy — Yellow Springs, OH (mini-golf, ice cream & petting zoo!)

🛝 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Beavercreek, OH (25 min)

🎭 Little Art Theatre — Yellow Springs, OH

🎳 Beaver-Vu Bowl — Beavercreek, OH

☀️ Downtown Yellow Springs — artsy shops & family fun

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Ellie’s Restaurant & Bakery (Mills Park Hotel) — Yellow Springs, OH

🍕 Ha Ha Pizza — Yellow Springs, OH

🥞 Sunrise Café — Yellow Springs, OH

🌮 Las Margaritas Mexican Restaurant — Beavercreek, OH

🍗 Peach’s Grill — Yellow Springs, OH

🍦 Young’s Jersey Dairy — Yellow Springs, OH 🍦

☕️ Rising Moon Coffee House — Yellow Springs, OH

🥗 Clifton Mill Café — Clifton, OH

Kentucky Wesleyan College (Kentucky)

City: Owensboro, KY

🌳 Smothers Park on the Riverfront — Owensboro (massive playground & splash pad)

🎨 Owensboro Museum of Science & History — Owensboro

🦋 Western Kentucky Botanical Garden — Owensboro

🎢 Elite Air Extreme Air Sports — Owensboro

🛝 Moreland Park — Owensboro (playground & tennis)

🎭 RiverPark Center — Owensboro (family shows)

🎳 Diamond Lanes South — Owensboro

☀️ Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum — Owensboro

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Miller House — Owensboro

🍕 Fetta Specialty Pizza — Owensboro

🥞 Windy Hollow Biscuit House — Owensboro (Southern breakfast favorite!)

🌮 Don Mario’s Mexican Restaurant — Owensboro

🍗 Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn — Owensboro (Kentucky BBQ icon)

🍦 The Crème Coffee House — Owensboro

☕️ Gramps Coffee & Donuts — Owensboro

🥗 Lure Seafood & Grille — Owensboro

Lake Erie College (Ohio)

City: Painesville, OH

🌳 Helen Hazen Wyman Park — Painesville (playground & trails)

🎨 Lake County History Center — Painesville

🦋 Holden Arboretum — Kirtland, OH (20 min — canopy walk & kids’ nature fun)

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Mentor, OH (20 min)

🛝 Headlands Beach State Park — Mentor, OH (30 min — Lake Erie’s largest natural beach!)

🎭 Fine Arts Association — Willoughby, OH (family classes & shows)

🎳 RollHouse Entertainment — Mentor, OH

☀️ Downtown Willoughby — shops & family-friendly eats

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Scooter’s World Famous Dawg House — Painesville, OH

🍕 Capps Pizza — Painesville, OH

🥞 Local Tavern’s Fish Bar — Painesville, OH

🌮 Compadres Mexican Restaurant — Mentor, OH

🍗 Pastina Rustic Italian — Mentor, OH

🍦 Melt Ice Cream Parlor — Painesville, OH

☕️ Arabica Coffee House — Mentor, OH

🥗 Crave Nutrition Café — Mentor, OH

Malone University (Ohio)

City: Canton, OH

🌳 Price Park — North Canton, OH (trails & duck pond)

🎨 Canton Museum of Art — Canton, OH

🦋 Pro Football Hall of Fame — Canton, OH (family favorite with interactive exhibits!)

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Canton, OH

🛝 Sippo Lake Park & Exploration Gateway — Canton, OH

🎭 Palace Theatre — Canton, OH

🎳 AMF Hall of Fame Lanes — Canton, OH

☀️ Downtown Canton Arts District — Canton, OH

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Twisted Olive — Green, OH

🍕 Papa Gyros — Canton, OH

🥞 Creekside Diner — Canton, OH

🌮 El Rinconcito Mexican Restaurant — Canton, OH

🍗 George’s Lounge — Canton, OH

🍦 Milk & Honey Ice Cream — Canton, OH

☕️ Carpe Diem Coffee Shop — Canton, OH

🥗 Benders Tavern — Canton, OH

Ohio Dominican University (Ohio)

City: Columbus, OH

🌳 Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Gardens — Columbus, OH

🎨 Center of Science & Industry (COSI) — Columbus, OH (hands-on family fun!)

🦋 Columbus Zoo & Aquarium — Powell, OH (30 min)

🎢 LEGOLAND Discovery Center — Easton, OH (15 min)

🛝 Blendon Woods Metro Park — Westerville, OH

🎭 Shadowbox Live! — Columbus, OH

🎳 Star Lanes Polaris — Columbus, OH

☀️ Easton Town Center — shopping, fountains & outdoor play area

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Northstar Café — Easton, OH

🍕 Mikey’s Late Night Slice — Columbus, OH

🥞 HangOverEasy — Columbus, OH

🌮 Condado Tacos — Columbus, OH

🍗 Hot Chicken Takeover — Columbus, OH

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Columbus, OH 🍦

☕️ Fox in the Snow Café — Columbus, OH

🥗 Brassica — Columbus, OH

Trevecca Nazarene University (Tennessee)

City: Nashville, TN

🌳 Shelby Park & Bottoms Greenway — Nashville (playground, trails, & river views)

🎨 Adventure Science Center — Nashville (planetarium & kids’ fun!)

🦋 Nashville Zoo at Grassmere — Nashville

🎢 Sky High Sports Trampoline Park — Nashville

🛝 Centennial Park — Nashville (playground & Parthenon replica)

🎭 Ryman Auditorium Tours — Nashville (family-friendly country music history)

🎳 Pinewood Social — Nashville (bowling + brunch)

☀️ 12 South District — Nashville (shops & murals — perfect photo stops)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden — Nashville

🍕 Five Points Pizza — Nashville

🥞 Pancake Pantry — Nashville (a must!) 🥞

🌮 Baja Burrito — Nashville

🍗 Hattie B’s Hot Chicken — Nashville 🔥

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Nashville

☕️ Frothy Monkey Coffeehouse — Nashville

🥗 The Mockingbird — Nashville

Walsh University (Ohio)

City: North Canton, OH

🌳 Price Park — North Canton, OH (splash pad & trails)

🎨 MAPS Air Museum — Green, OH (kids love the planes!)

🦋 Pro Football Hall of Fame — Canton, OH (interactive & fun)

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Canton, OH

🛝 Arboretum Park — North Canton, OH

🎭 Palace Theatre — Canton, OH

🎳 Park Centre Lanes — North Canton, OH

☀️ Downtown North Canton Main Street — cafés & shops

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Twisted Olive — Green, OH

🍕 Gervasi Vineyard — Canton, OH (kid-friendly & gorgeous!)

🥞 Creekside Diner — North Canton, OH

🌮 Table Six Kitchen + Bar — North Canton, OH

🍗 George’s Lounge — Canton, OH

🍦 Taggart’s Ice Cream Parlor — Canton, OH

☕️ Carpe Diem Coffee Shop — Canton, OH

🥗 Benders Tavern — Canton, OH