Arkansas Tech University — Russellville, AR

🌳 Lake Dardanelle State Park — Russellville (playground, fishing & visitors center)

🎨 Museum of Automobiles — Petit Jean (30 min mountain drive)

🦋 Bona Dea Trails & Sanctuary — Russellville (walks & wildlife)

🎢 Russellville Bowling Center & Arcade — Russellville

🛝 Old Post Road Park — Russellville (picnics & trails)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 CJ’s Butcher Boy Burgers — Russellville (local legend!)

🍕 Old South Restaurant — Russellville (classic Southern breakfast)

🥞 Stoby’s Restaurant — Russellville

🌮 La Huerta Mexican Restaurant — Russellville

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

🍦 Sweet Things Ice Cream Shop — Russellville

☕️ Retro Roasts Coffee Co. — Russellville

🥗 The Old Bank Sports Grill — Russellville

East Central University — Ada, OK

🌳 Wintersmith Park — Ada (walking trail, lake & playground)

🎨 McSwain Theatre — Ada (family-friendly shows)

🦋 Ada Arts & Heritage Center — Ada

🎢 Lazer Zone Family Fun Center — Ada (mini golf & games)

🎳 Thunder Alley Bowling — Ada

☀️ Downtown Ada — small shops & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Papa Gjorgjo’s North Greek Restaurant — Ada

🍕 Blue Moon Café — Ada

🥞 Hot Shots Coffeehouse & Diner — Ada

🌮 Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant — Ada

🍗 Pigskins BBQ — Ada

🍦 Main Street Ice Cream & Yogurt Shoppe — Ada

☕️ Brewed Awakening Coffee Shop — Ada

🥗 The Vintage 22 Bar & Grill — Ada

Harding University — Searcy, AR

🌳 Berryhill Park — Searcy (playground & walking trails)

🎨 Art Alley Murals — Downtown Searcy (photo-friendly walk)

🦋 Harding University Arboretum — on campus (gardens & ponds)

🎢 Let’s Play Entertainment Center — Searcy (arcade & laser tag)

🎳 Super Bowl Searcy — Searcy

☀️ Downtown Court Square — boutiques & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Benson’s Grill — Searcy (Southern breakfast all day)

🍕 Brick Oven Pizza Co. — Searcy

🥞 Country Kitchen — Searcy

🌮 Mi Pueblito — Searcy

🍗 Slader’s Alaskan Dumplings — Searcy (local hit!)

🍦 Frozen D’s Yogurt Bar — Searcy

☕️ Midnight Oil Coffeehouse — Searcy

🥗 Wild Sweet William’s Bakery — Searcy

Henderson State University — Arkadelphia, AR

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

🎨 Clark County Historical Museum — Arkadelphia

🦋 Arkadelphia Aquatic Park — Arkadelphia (summer fun)

🎢 Captain Henderson House Tours — Arkadelphia (historic home)

🎳 Bowlero Hot Springs — Hot Springs (30 min)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Slim & Shorty’s — Arkadelphia

🍕 Los Agaves Mexican Restaurant — Arkadelphia

🥞 JavaPrimo Coffee House — Arkadelphia (breakfast + espresso bar)

🌮 El Parian Mexican Grill — Arkadelphia

🍗 Fat Boys Fine Food & Catering — Caddo Valley

🍦 The Dairyette Drive-In — Arkadelphia

☕️ Print Grounds Coffee House — Arkadelphia

🥗 Hamburger Barn — Arkadelphia

Northwestern Oklahoma State University — Alva, OK

🌳 Hatfield Park — Alva (playground & splash pad)

🎨 Cherokee Strip Museum — Alva

🦋 Bradt’s Menagerie Petting Zoo — Alva (small family-run zoo)

🎢 Downtown Murals Walking Tour — Alva (art scavenger fun)

🎳 Alva Bowling Center — Alva

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Holder Drug Soda Fountain — Alva (classic 1950s diner)

🍕 Hideaway Pizza — Alva

🥞 Bite Me BBQ & Grill — Alva

🌮 Cancun Mexican Grill — Alva

🍗 Pryor’s Pizza Kitchen — Alva

🍦 Cherokee Strip Creamery — Alva

☕️ Brew Nation Coffeehouse — Alva

🥗 Subway Café Alva — Alva

Oklahoma Baptist University — Shawnee, OK

🌳 Boy Scout Park — Shawnee (playground & splash pad)

🎨 Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art — Shawnee (mummies & medieval art)

🦋 Twin Lakes Park — Shawnee (fishing & picnic)

🎢 Urban Air Adventure Park — Norman (30 min)

🎳 Shawnee Bowl — Shawnee

☀️ Downtown Shawnee — local boutiques & restaurants

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hamburger King — Shawnee (old-school classic)

🍕 Van’s Pig Stand BBQ — Shawnee (Oklahoma staple)

🥞 Sunny Side Up Café — Shawnee

🌮 Abuelita’s Mexican Restaurant — Shawnee

🍗 Bricktown Brewery — Shawnee

🍦 Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store — Shawnee

☕️ The Gathering Place Coffee Co. — Shawnee

🥗 Theopolis Social Club — Shawnee

Ouachita Baptist University — Arkadelphia, AR

🌳 DeSoto Bluff Trail — Arkadelphia (overlooks the Ouachita River)

🎨 Clark County Historical Museum — Arkadelphia

🦋 Feaster Trail Park — Arkadelphia (family hike)

🎢 DeGray Lake Resort State Park — Bismarck (30 min)

🎳 Galaxy Connection Toy Museum — Hot Springs (25 min)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Slim & Shorty’s Diner — Arkadelphia

🍕 El Parian Mexican Grill — Arkadelphia

🥞 JavaPrimo Coffee House & Café — Arkadelphia

🌮 Hamburger Barn — Arkadelphia

🍗 Fat Boys Fine Food — Caddo Valley

🍦 The Dairyette — Arkadelphia

☕️ Print Grounds Coffee House — Arkadelphia

🥗 The JavaPrimo Bistro — Arkadelphia

Southeastern Oklahoma State University — Durant, OK

🌳 Lake Texoma State Park — Kingston (30 min beach day!)

🎨 Three Valley Museum — Durant

🦋 Fort Washita Historic Site — Durant (scenic family walks)

🎢 The District Entertainment Center — Durant (arcade, bowling & laser tag)

🎳 Durant Bowling Center — Durant

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Main Street Barbecue — Durant

🍕 Roma Italian Restaurant — Durant

🥞 Café Bella — Durant

🌮 El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant — Durant

🍗 Roadhouse Bar & Grill — Durant

🍦 HeyDay Ice Cream & Deli — Durant

☕️ Cobalt Café — Durant

🥗 1802 American Eatery — Durant

Southern Arkansas University — Magnolia, AR

🌳 Logoly State Park — Magnolia (nature center & trails)

🎨 Columbia County Museum — Magnolia

🦋 SAU Farm Petting Zoo — on campus (kids love this!)

🎢 Mule Kick @ MAD Brewing — Magnolia (bowling & games)

🎳 Magnolia Lanes — Magnolia

☀️ Downtown Square — murals & weekend markets

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Magnolia Blossom Café — Magnolia

🍕 Backyard Barbecue Company — Magnolia

🥞 The Farmstead Restaurant — Magnolia

🌮 El Compadre Mexican Grill — Magnolia

🍗 Flying Burger & Seafood — Magnolia

🍦 Wilson Bearden Ice Cream Parlor — Magnolia

☕️ Magnolia Bake Shop Café — Magnolia

🥗 The Loft on the Square — Magnolia

Southwestern Oklahoma State University — Weatherford, OK

🌳 Rader Park — Weatherford (playground & splash pad)

🎨 Stafford Air & Space Museum — Weatherford (family favorite)

🦋 Heartland of America Museum — Weatherford

🎢 Wind Energy Park — Weatherford (unique local stop)

🎳 Southwestern Lanes — Weatherford

☀️ Downtown Main Street — boutiques & diners

Family-Friendly Eats:

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

🍕 Jerry’s Restaurant — Weatherford

🥞 Raindance Café — Weatherford

🌮 El Patio Mexican Grill — Weatherford

🍗 The Shed Barbecue & Blues Joint — Weatherford

🍦 Braum’s Ice Cream — Weatherford

☕️ Whirlwind Coffee Co. — Weatherford

🥗 The Cup Coffee Shop & Bistro — Weatherford

University of Arkansas at Monticello — Monticello, AR

🌳 Lake Monticello Park — Monticello (fishing & playground)

🎨 Turner Neal Museum of Natural History — Monticello (on campus)

🦋 Pauline Baptist Church Park — Monticello (community events)

🎢 Downtown Monticello Square — shops & weekend markets

🎳 Galaxy Bowl — Monticello

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Ray’s — Monticello (home-cooked burgers)

🍕 Ameca Mexican Restaurant — Monticello

🥞 The Pig Café — Monticello (southern breakfast)

🌮 La Terraza Mexican Grill — Monticello

🍗 Piggy Sue’s BBQ — Monticello

🍦 Brew Heaven Ice Cream — Monticello

☕️ Monticello Coffee Co. — Monticello

🥗 Skeeter Kell’s Café — Monticello