Alderson Broaddus University

City: Philippi, WV

🌳 Blue & Gray Park — Philippi (playground & covered bridge views)

🎨 Barbour County Historical Museum — Philippi (Civil War exhibits kids enjoy)

🦋 Philippi Covered Bridge Park — Philippi (short walk & picnic area)

🎢 Tygart Lake State Park — Grafton (~30 min – boating, trails, beach)*

🛝 Wilcox Playground — Philippi

🎭 Philippi Main Street Events — fairs & music downtown

☀️ Downtown Philippi Shops — antiques & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Medallion Restaurant — Philippi

🍕 Fox’s Pizza Den — Philippi

🥞 Philippi Inn Café — Philippi

🌮 Mi Ranchito — Philippi

🍗 Colasessano’s Pizza & Pasta — Grafton (~25 min)

🍦 Sweet A Licious Ice Cream — Philippi 🍦

☕️ Main Street Coffee House — Philippi

🥗 The Blue & Gray Grille — Philippi

Concord University

City: Athens, WV

🌳 Pipestem Resort State Park — Pipestem (~25 min – tram rides, trails, zip line)*

🎨 Princeton Railroad Museum — Princeton (~20 min)*

🦋 Bluestone Lake State Park — Hinton (~30 min)*

🎢 Out of the Box Escape Room — Princeton

🛝 Princeton City Park & Splash Pad — Princeton

🎭 Chuck Mathena Center — Princeton (family shows)

🎳 Belmont Bowl — Bluefield (~25 min)*

☀️ Downtown Princeton Mercantile — coffee & shops

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Burgers & Brew — Princeton

🍕 Princeton Pizza Parlor — Princeton

🥞 The RailYard — Bluefield

🌮 La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant — Princeton

🍗 The Grill at Pipestem — Pipestem

🍦 The Dairy Queen Princeton — Princeton 

☕️ The Coffee Cup — Princeton

🥗 The Wild Roots Café — Bluefield

Davis & Elkins College

City: Elkins, WV

🌳 Stuart Recreation Area — Elkins (swimming hole & picnic area)

🎨 Augusta Heritage Center & Craft Village — Elkins (music & folk arts)

🦋 Monongahela National Forest Trails — Elkins (easy family hikes)

🎢 Elkins Railroad Depot Train Rides — Elkins (scenic mountain routes!)

🛝 City Park Playground — Elkins

🎭 Old Brick Playhouse Theatre — Elkins (children’s shows)

🎳 Tygart Lanes Bowling — Elkins

☀️ Downtown Elkins Art Walk — shops & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 C.J. Maggie’s — Elkins

🍕 Gino’s Pizza & Spaghetti House — Elkins

🥞 Scottie’s of Elkins — Elkins

🌮 El Gran Sabor — Elkins (Latin American favorite)

🍗 Smoke on the Water BBQ — Elkins

🍦 The Ice Cream Station — Elkins 

☕️ TipTop Coffee Company — Elkins

🥗 Elkins Depot Café — Elkins

Fairmont State University

City: Fairmont, WV

🌳 Wave Tek Pool & Mary Lou Retton Park — Fairmont (splash pad & playground)

🎨 Marion County History Museum — Fairmont

🦋 Valley Falls State Park — Fairmont (waterfalls & hiking)

🎢 Coal Country Mini Golf & Driving Range — Fairmont

🛝 Windmill Park — Fairmont

🎭 Fountain Hub Theatre — Fairmont (family plays)

🎳 Sycamore Lanes — Fairmont

☀️ Downtown Fairmont Farmers Market — Saturdays

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Say Boys Restaurant — Fairmont

🍕 Colasessano’s Pizza — Fairmont (iconic pepperoni rolls!)

🥞 The Poky Dot — Fairmont (wild milkshakes!)

🌮 Mi Pueblo — Fairmont

🍗 Muriale’s Italian Kitchen — Fairmont (family-style favorite)

🍦 Dairy Crème Corner — Fairmont 

☕️ Joe n Throw Coffee Shop — Fairmont

🥗 The Gatherings Restaurant — Fairmont

Frostburg State University

City: Frostburg, MD

🌳 Great Allegheny Passage Trailhead — Frostburg (bike & hike)

🎨 Frostburg Museum — Frostburg

🦋 Rocky Gap State Park — Flintstone (~20 min – beach, boating, mini golf)*

🎢 Allegany County Fairgrounds Events — Cumberland (~15 min)*

🛝 Catherine’s Children’s Playground — Frostburg

🎭 Palace Theatre — Frostburg (classic family movies)

🎳 White Oak Lanes — Cumberland (~15 min)*

☀️ Downtown Frostburg Main Street — shopping & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Sand Springs Saloon — Frostburg

🍕 Gianni’s Pizza — Frostburg

🥞 Shift Café — Frostburg

🌮 Los Georgio’s Mexican Cantina — Frostburg

🍗 D’Atri’s Restaurant — Cumberland

🍦 Queen City Creamery — Cumberland 

☕️ Clatter Coffee — Frostburg

🥗 Toasted Goat Winery & Bistro — Frostburg

Glenville State University

City: Glenville, WV

🌳 Sue Morris Sports Complex & Playground — Glenville

🎨 Glenville Fine Arts Center — Glenville (gallery & family crafts)

🦋 Cedar Creek State Park — Glenville (fishing lake & trails)

🎢 Glenville Recreation Center — Glenville (indoor fun)

🛝 Little Kanawha River Trail — Glenville

🎭 Glenville Theatre Company — Glenville (local performances)

🎳 Kanawha Lanes — Glenville (mini bowling alley)

☀️ Downtown Glenville Square — weekend markets

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Common Place — Glenville

🍕 Tudor’s Biscuit World — Glenville (WV favorite breakfast!)

🥞 Lighthouse Café — Glenville

🌮 El Ranchero — Glenville

🍗 Smoke House BBQ — Glenville

🍦 The Ice Cream Parlor — Glenville 

☕️ Steer Steakhouse Coffee Bar — Glenville

🥗 Downtown Deli & Café — Glenville

University of Charleston (WV)

City: Charleston, WV

🌳 Haddad Riverfront Park — Charleston (family concerts & playground)

🎨 Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences — Charleston (kids’ museum & planetarium!)

🦋 Kanawha State Forest — Charleston (trails & picnic areas)

🎢 Sky Zone Charleston — Charleston

🛝 Magic Island Park — Charleston (splash pad on the river!)

🎭 Charleston Civic Center — Charleston

🎳 Galaxy Lanes — Kanawha City

☀️ Capitol Market — Charleston (indoor/outdoor farmers market & cafés)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Bluegrass Kitchen — Charleston

🍕 Pies & Pints — Charleston

🥞 First Watch — Charleston

🌮 Mi Cocina de New Mexico — Charleston

🍗 Dem 2 Brothers & A Grill — Charleston (famous BBQ!)

🍦 Ellen’s Ice Cream — Charleston

☕️ Starlings Coffee & Provisions — Charleston

🥗 Bridge Road Bistro — Charleston

West Liberty University

City: West Liberty, WV

🌳 Oglebay Resort & Zoo — Wheeling (~20 min – mini golf, animals, gardens)*

🎨 Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum — Wheeling

🦋 Wheeling Heritage Trail — Wheeling (river views & playground)

🎢 Lazer Tag & Fun Zone — Wheeling

🛝 Wheeling Park — Wheeling (skating, pool, putt-putt)

🎭 Capitol Theatre — Wheeling (family concerts)

🎳 Rose Bowl Lanes — Wheeling

☀️ Centre Market District — Wheeling (food, art & family shopping)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Coleman’s Fish Market — Wheeling

🍕 DiCarlo’s Pizza — Wheeling (famous Ohio Valley square pizza!)

🥞 Later Alligator Crêperie — Wheeling

🌮 Tacoholix — Wheeling

🍗 Ye Olde Alpha — Wheeling

🍦 Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream — Wheeling

☕️ Mugshots Coffee Shop — Wheeling

🥗 Later Gator Café — Wheeling

West Virginia State University

City: Institute, WV

🌳 Shawnee Sports Complex — Dunbar (soccer, splash pad & playground)

🎨 West Virginia Cultural Center — Charleston (~15 min)*

🦋 Kanawha State Forest — Charleston (~25 min)*

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Charleston

🛝 Wine Cellar Park — Dunbar (playground & short trails)

🎭 Clay Center Theatre — Charleston

🎳 Galaxy Lanes — Kanawha City

☀️ Capitol Market — Charleston (family eats & shops)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Der Dog Haus — Charleston (loaded hotdogs!)

🍕 Pies & Pints — Charleston

🥞 First Watch — Charleston

🌮 Los Agaves — Dunbar

🍗 Dem 2 Brothers & A Grill — Charleston

🍦 Ellen’s Ice Cream — Charleston 

☕️ Starlings Coffee & Provisions — Charleston

🥗 Bridge Road Bistro — Charleston

Wheeling University

City: Wheeling, WV

🌳 Oglebay Park & Zoo — Wheeling (gardens, golf & family fun)

🎨 Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum — Wheeling

🦋 Heritage Trail at Wheeling Creek — Wheeling (bike & walk path)

🎢 Lazer Tag & Fun Zone — Wheeling

🛝 Wheeling Park Pool & Playground — Wheeling

🎭 Capitol Theatre — Wheeling (shows & concerts)

🎳 Rose Bowl Lanes — Wheeling

☀️ Centre Market — Wheeling (ice cream & boutique shopping)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Coleman’s Fish Market — Wheeling

🍕 DiCarlo’s Pizza — Wheeling

🥞 Later Alligator Crêperie — Wheeling

🌮 Tacoholix — Wheeling

🍗 Ye Olde Alpha — Wheeling

🍦 Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream — Wheeling 

☕️ Mugshots Coffee Shop — Wheeling

🥗 Later Gator Café — Wheeling