Alaska Anchorage (University of Alaska Anchorage)

City: Anchorage, AK

🌳 Kincaid Park — Anchorage (playground, moose sightings & ocean views)

🎨 Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center — Anchorage (hands-on exhibits for kids)

🦋 Alaska Zoo — Anchorage (polar bears & arctic foxes!)

🎢 H2Oasis Indoor Waterpark — Anchorage (great for long winters!)

🛝 Cuddy Family Midtown Park — Anchorage (playground & pond)

🎭 Performing Arts Center — Anchorage (family shows & concerts)

🎳 Center Bowl — Anchorage

☀️ Tony Knowles Coastal Trail — Anchorage (bike or stroll with mountain views)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Snow City Café — Anchorage (a local brunch classic!)

🍕 Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria — Anchorage (legendary Alaska pizza)

🥞 Middle Way Café — Anchorage (organic breakfast & smoothies)

🌮 El Green-Go’s Mexican Grill — Anchorage

🍗 49th State Brewing Co. — Anchorage (views & family dining)

🍦 Wild Scoops — Anchorage 🍦

☕️ Kaladi Brothers Coffee — Anchorage

🥗 Bear Tooth Theatrepub & Grill — Anchorage (movies + food = win!)

Alaska Fairbanks (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

City: Fairbanks, AK

🌳 Pioneer Park — Fairbanks (mini golf, train rides, and playgrounds)

🎨 Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center — Fairbanks (family exhibits & local history)

🦋 Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge — Fairbanks (walk among reindeer & birds)

🎢 Alaska Bowl Company — Fairbanks (bowling & arcade)

🛝 Growden Park — Fairbanks (playground & baseball games)

🎭 University of Alaska Museum of the North — Fairbanks (interactive science & art)

🎳 Arctic Bowl — Fairbanks

☀️ Downtown Fairbanks Riverfront Walk — Fairbanks

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Cookie Jar Restaurant — Fairbanks (famous pancakes & burgers)

🍕 East Ramp Wood-Fired Pizza — Fairbanks

🥞 Brewster’s Family Restaurant — Fairbanks

🌮 The Banks Alehouse — Fairbanks

🍗 Big Daddy’s BBQ & Banquet Hall — Fairbanks

🍦 Hot Licks Homemade Ice Cream — Fairbanks 🍦

☕️ McCafferty’s Coffee House — Fairbanks

🥗 The Crepery — Fairbanks

Central Washington University

City: Ellensburg, WA

🌳 Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park — Ellensburg (picnic area & swimming beach)

🎨 Kittitas County Historical Museum — Ellensburg

🦋 CWU Museum of Culture & Environment — Ellensburg (on campus!)

🎢 Ellensburg Children’s Museum — Ellensburg

🛝 Mountain View Park — Ellensburg

🎭 Liberty Theatre — Ellensburg (classic family movie nights)

🎳 Ellensburg Bowling Center — Ellensburg

☀️ Downtown Ellensburg — boutiques, cafés & family murals

Family Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Porch Steakhouse & Pub — Ellensburg

🍕 Cornerstone Pie — Ellensburg

🥞 The Yellow Church Café — Ellensburg

🌮 El Caporal Mexican Restaurant — Ellensburg

🍗 Wing Central — Ellensburg

🍦 Winegar’s Homemade Ice Cream & Coffee — Ellensburg 🍦

☕️ D&M Coffee — Ellensburg

🥗 The Palace Café — Ellensburg

Montana State University Billings

City: Billings, MT

🌳 ZooMontana — Billings (animals & playgrounds)

🎨 Yellowstone Art Museum — Billings

🦋 Phipps Park Trailhead — Billings (hiking with family views)

🎢 The Reef Indoor Water Park — Billings (slides & wave pool!)

🛝 Pioneer Park — Billings (splash pad & skate park)

🎭 Alberta Bair Theater — Billings (family musicals & concerts)

🎳 Sunset Bowl — Billings

☀️ Downtown Billings ArtWalk & Farmer’s Market — Billings

Family Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Burger Dive — Billings (Food Network favorite!)

🍕 MacKenzie River Pizza Co. — Billings

🥞 Stella’s Kitchen & Bakery — Billings

🌮 Don Luis Restaurant — Billings

🍗 Montana Brewing Company — Billings

🍦 Big Dipper Ice Cream — Billings 🍦

☕️ Ebon Coffee Collective — Billings

🥗 Stacked: A Montana Grill — Billings

Northwest Nazarene University

City: Nampa, ID

🌳 Lakeview Park — Nampa (playground, ducks & pool)

🎨 Warhawk Air Museum — Nampa (great for kids & history buffs)

🦋 Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge — Nampa (nature trails & lake views)

🎢 Defy Boise Trampoline Park — Meridian, ID (25 min)

🛝 Jabbers Indoor Playplace — Nampa (perfect for little ones)

🎭 Nampa Civic Center — Nampa (family shows & concerts)

🎳 Canyon Lanes — Caldwell, ID

☀️ Downtown Nampa Farmers Market — Nampa

Family Friendly Eats:

🍔 Messenger Pizza — Nampa

🍕 Blazen Burgers — Nampa

🥞 The Egg Factory — Nampa (breakfast heaven!)

🌮 Holy Cow Idaho Mexican Grill — Nampa

🍗 Big Daddy’s BBQ — Meridian, ID

🍦 The STIL Ice Cream — Boise (30 min & so worth it!)

☕️ Flying M Coffee Garage — Nampa

🥗 Brick 29 Bistro — Nampa

Saint Martin’s University

City: Lacey, WA

🌳 Wonderwood Park — Lacey (playgrounds, trails & fields)

🎨 Hands On Children’s Museum — Olympia, WA (10 min — super interactive!)

🦋 Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge — Olympia (great for strollers & birdwatching)

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Lacey, WA

🛝 Rainier Vista Community Park — Lacey (splash pad & skate park)

🎭 Washington Center for the Performing Arts — Olympia, WA

🎳 Aztec Lanes — Lacey, WA

☀️ Capitol Lake Trail — Olympia (easy walk with mountain backdrop)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Pints Barn — Lacey, WA

🍕 Dirty Dave’s Pizza Parlor — Olympia, WA (family classic)

🥞 The Portside Café — Lacey, WA

🌮 MiSo Mexican Grill — Lacey, WA

🍗 Hawks Prairie Restaurant — Lacey, WA

🍦 Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream — Lacey, WA

☕️ Dancing Goats Coffee Bar — Olympia, WA

🥗 Budd Bay Café — Olympia, WA (waterfront dining!)

Seattle Pacific University

City: Seattle, WA

🌳 Discovery Park — Seattle (huge playground & beach trails)

🎨 Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) — Seattle (interactive exhibits for kids)

🦋 Woodland Park Zoo — Seattle (a must for families!)

🎢 Seattle Center — Seattle (monorail, playground & fountain fun)

🛝 PlayDate SEA — Seattle (indoor playground & café)

🎭 Pacific Science Center IMAX — Seattle

🎳 West Seattle Bowl — Seattle

☀️ Kerry Park Overlook — Seattle (perfect skyline photos!)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Dick’s Drive-In — Seattle (classic burgers since 1954)

🍕 Serious Pie — Seattle

🥞 The 5 Point Café — Seattle (quirky & family-friendly brunch)

🌮 Tacos Chukis — Seattle

🍗 Elliott’s Oyster House — Seattle (waterfront classic)

🍦 Molly Moon’s Ice Cream — Seattle 🍦

☕️ Storyville Coffee Pike Place — Seattle

🥗 The Pink Door — Seattle (family Italian + fun atmosphere)

Simon Fraser University (Canada)

City: Burnaby, BC (near Vancouver)

🌳 Burnaby Mountain Park — Burnaby (trails, playground & totem poles)

🎨 Science World — Vancouver (super hands-on for families!)

🦋 Vancouver Aquarium — Stanley Park (25 min drive)

🎢 Playland Amusement Park — Vancouver (seasonal rides & games)

🛝 Central Park Playground — Burnaby (great local park!)

🎭 Michael J. Fox Theatre — Burnaby (family shows)

🎳 Rev’s Bowling & Entertainment Centre — Burnaby

☀️ Metropolis at Metrotown — Burnaby (shopping + food court for kids!)

Family Friendly Eats:

🍔 White Spot Restaurant — Burnaby (Canadian family staple)

🍕 Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Parlor — Burnaby

🥞 Cora Breakfast & Lunch — Burnaby

🌮 Chipotle Mexican Grill — Burnaby

🍗 The Keg Steakhouse + Bar — Burnaby

🍦 Rocky Point Ice Cream — Port Moody 🍦

☕️ Timothy’s Coffee Burnaby — Burnaby

🥗 Earls Kitchen + Bar — Burnaby