American International College

City: Springfield, MA

🌳 Forest Park — Springfield (zoo, carousel & playground)

🎨 Springfield Museums & Dr. Seuss National Memorial — Springfield (five museums in one!)

🦋 Van Horn Park — Springfield (green space & fields)

🎢 Interskate 91 Family Fun Center — Wilbraham (10 min)

🛝 Heritage Park Splash Pad — East Longmeadow (15 min)

🎭 Majestic Theater — West Springfield (family shows)

🎳 Shaker Bowl — East Longmeadow (bowling & arcade)

☀️ Downtown Springfield Riverfront Walk — Springfield

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Plan B Burger Bar — Springfield

🍕 Red Rose Pizzeria — Springfield (local favorite!)

🥞 The Student Prince & Fort Restaurant — Springfield (German-American classic)

🌮 Bueno y Sano — Amherst (25 min)

🍗 Frigo’s Gourmet Foods — Springfield

🍦 Freddy’s Frozen Custard — Springfield 

☕️ Monsoon Roastery — Springfield

🥗 White Lion Brewing Co. — Springfield

Assumption University

City: Worcester, MA

🌳 Elm Park — Worcester (America’s oldest public park!)

🎨 EcoTarium Museum of Science & Nature — Worcester (planetarium & train)

🦋 Green Hill Park & Farm — Worcester (farm animals & playground)

🎢 Apex Entertainment Center — Marlborough (30 min – bowling & go-karts)

🛝 Salisbury Park — Worcester (hiking & city views)

🎭 Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts — Worcester

🎳 AMF Auburn Lanes — Auburn

☀️ Shrewsbury Street Dining District — Worcester

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Fix Burger Bar — Worcester

🍕 Corner Grille — Worcester (“bar pizza” favorite)

🥞 Miss Worcester Diner — Worcester (vintage must-stop!)

🌮 Mezcal Tequila Cantina — Worcester

🍗 Zorba’s Taverna — Worcester

🍦 Wooberry Froyo — Worcester 

☕️ Birchtree Bread Co. — Worcester

🥗 Armsby Abbey — Worcester

Bentley University

City: Waltham, MA

🌳 Prospect Hill Park — Waltham (playground & hikes)

🎨 Charles River Museum of Industry — Waltham

🦋 Drake Playground — Waltham (kid area & splash pad)

🎢 Altitude Trampoline Park — Billerica (25 min)

🛝 Beaver Brook Reservation — Waltham (family picnics)

🎭 Reagle Music Theatre — Waltham (Broadway in the ’burbs)

🎳 Woburn Bowladrome — Woburn (20 min)

☀️ Moody Street Riverwalk — Waltham

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 In a Pickle Restaurant — Waltham (breakfast legend)

🍕 Pepe’s Pizza — Waltham

🥞 Margaritas Mexican Restaurant — Waltham

🌮 Taqueria Mexico — Waltham

🍗 The Prime Deli — Waltham

🍦 Lizzy’s Homemade Ice Cream — Waltham 

☕️ Common Good Co. — Waltham

🥗 Tempo — Waltham

Franklin Pierce University

City: Rindge, NH

🌳 Cathedral of the Pines — Rindge (amazing views & quiet walks)

🎨 Monadnock Center for History & Culture — Peterborough (20 min)

🦋 Mt. Monadnock State Park — Jaffrey (hike or short nature trails)

🎢 Cheshire Children’s Museum — Keene (30 min)

🛝 Humiston Field Playground — Jaffrey

🎭 Peterborough Players Theatre — Peterborough

🎳 Yankee Lanes — Keene

☀️ Downtown Peterborough Shops & Cafés — Peterborough

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Bagel Mill — Peterborough

🍕 Athens Pizza — Rindge

🥞 Sunny Side Café — Jaffrey

🌮 Mi Jalisco — Peterborough

🍗 Coopershill Public House — Peterborough

🍦 Kimball Farm Ice Cream — Jaffrey 

☕️ Twelve Pine Café — Peterborough

🥗 The Waterhouse — Peterborough

Le Moyne College

City: Syracuse, NY

🌳 Thornden Park — Syracuse (playground & rose garden)

🎨 Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) — Syracuse (interactive fun)

🦋 Rosamond Gifford Zoo — Syracuse

🎢 WonderWorks at Destiny USA — Syracuse (arcade & laser tag)

🛝 Burnet Park — Syracuse (skate & pool)

🎭 Landmark Theatre — Syracuse

🎳 Bowlero Dewitt — Dewitt

☀️ Destiny USA Mall & Waterfront Walk — Syracuse

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Dinosaur Bar-B-Que — Syracuse (legendary!)

🍕 Apizza Regionale — Syracuse

🥞 Rise n Shine Diner — Syracuse

🌮 XO Taco — Syracuse

🍗 Pastabilities — Syracuse

🍦 Gannon’s Isle Ice Cream — Syracuse 

☕️ Recess Coffee — Syracuse

🥗 Lemon Grass — Syracuse

New Haven University

City: West Haven, CT

🌳 Savin Rock Park — West Haven (boardwalk & beach)

🎨 Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History — New Haven (15 min)

🦋 West River Memorial Park — New Haven

🎢 It Adventure Ropes Course — New Haven (inside Jordan’s Furniture!)

🛝 Painter Park — West Haven

🎭 Shubert Theatre — New Haven

🎳 Bowlero Milford — Milford (20 min)

☀️ Downtown New Haven Green & Shops — New Haven

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Louis’ Lunch — New Haven (birthplace of the hamburger!)

🍕 Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana — New Haven (must-try!)

🥞 The Original Pancake House — Orange

🌮 Barracuda Bistro & Bar — New Haven

🍗 Shell & Bones Oyster Bar — New Haven

🍦 Arethusa Dairy Ice Cream — New Haven 

☕️ Willoughby’s Coffee — New Haven

🥗 Claire’s Corner Copia — New Haven

Pace University

City: Pleasantville, NY

🌳 Rockefeller State Park Preserve — Pleasantville (stroller-friendly trails)

🎨 Jacob Burns Film Center — Pleasantville (family movies)

🦋 Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture — Pocantico Hills (15 min)

🎢 BounceU of Elmsford — Elmsford (indoor bouncy house fun)

🛝 Roselle Park — Pleasantville

🎭 Arc Stages Theatre — Pleasantville

🎳 Grand Prix New York — Mount Kisco (20 min)

☀️ Downtown Pleasantville Farmers Market — Pleasantville

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Pleasantville Diner — Pleasantville

🍕 Wood & Fire Pizza — Pleasantville

🥞 Jean-Jacques Café — Pleasantville

🌮 Gordo’s Cantina — Pleasantville

🍗 Village Social Kitchen & Bar — Mount Kisco

🍦 King Cone Creamery — Pleasantville 

☕️ Black Cow Coffee Company — Pleasantville

🥗 Mission Taqueria & Kitchen — Pleasantville

Saint Anselm College

City: Manchester, NH

🌳 Livingston Park — Manchester (playground & walking trail)

🎨 SEE Science Center — Manchester (hands-on STEM fun)

🦋 Massabesic Lake Trail — Manchester (picnic spot)

🎢 Altitude Trampoline Park — Pelham (20 min)

🛝 Derryfield Park — Manchester (skate park & fields)

🎭 Palace Theatre — Manchester (family musicals)

🎳 Spare Time Bowling — Manchester

☀️ Downtown Elm Street Shops & Cafés — Manchester

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Foundry Restaurant — Manchester

🍕 900 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria — Manchester

🥞 The Red Arrow Diner — Manchester (24-hour classic!)

🌮 El Rincon Zacatecano Taqueria — Manchester

🍗 Puritan Backroom — Manchester (famous chicken tenders)

🍦 Goldenrod Drive-In — Manchester 

☕️ A&E Coffee & Tea — Amherst St.

🥗 Republic Café — Manchester

Southern Connecticut State University

City: New Haven, CT

🌳 East Rock Park — New Haven (great views & playground)

🎨 Yale Peabody Museum — New Haven

🦋 Lighthouse Point Park — New Haven (carousel & beach)

🎢 It Adventure Ropes Course — New Haven (inside Jordan’s Furniture)

🛝 Edgewood Park — New Haven (bike paths & playground)

🎭 Shubert Theatre — New Haven

🎳 Bowlero Milford — Milford

☀️ New Haven Green & Downtown Shops — New Haven

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Louis’ Lunch — New Haven (birthplace of the hamburger)

🍕 Modern Apizza — New Haven (thin crust classic)

🥞 The Pancake House — Orange

🌮 Barracuda Bistro & Bar — New Haven

🍗 Shell & Bones Oyster Bar — New Haven

🍦 Arethusa Dairy Ice Cream — New Haven 

☕️ Willoughby’s Coffee — New Haven

🥗 Claire’s Corner Copia — New Haven

Saint Michael’s College

City: Colchester, VT

🌳 Waterfront Park & Burlington Bike Path — Burlington (beautiful lake views & playgrounds)

🎨 ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain — Burlington (interactive kids’ science museum)

🦋 Oakledge Park & Treehouse — Burlington (beach, tree fort & trails)

🎢 Petra Cliffs Climbing Center — Burlington (indoor family rock climbing)

🛝 Airport Park — Colchester (bike paths & big play area)

🎭 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts — Burlington (family-friendly shows)

🎳 Spare Time Colchester — Colchester (bowling, laser tag & arcade)

☀️ Church Street Marketplace — Burlington (shopping, street performers & cafés)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Spot on the Dock — Burlington (burgers with a view of Lake Champlain!)

🍕 American Flatbread Burlington Hearth — Burlington (wood-fired & family favorite)

🥞 Penny Cluse Café — Burlington (brunch heaven!)

🌮 El Cortijo Taqueria — Burlington

🍗 Farmhouse Tap & Grill — Burlington (local meats & Vermont vibe)

🍦 Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop — Burlington 🍦 (you have to include this one!)

☕️ Uncommon Grounds Coffee & Tea — Burlington

🥗 August First Bakery & Café — Burlington

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU)

City: Manchester, NH

🌳 Livingston Park — Manchester (walking loop, playground & duck pond)

🎨 SEE Science Center — Manchester (interactive exhibits & LEGO city!)

🦋 Massabesic Lake Trail — Manchester (scenic, stroller-friendly walks)

🎢 Altitude Trampoline Park — Pelham (20 minutes)

🛝 Derryfield Park — Manchester (playground, picnic & skyline view)

🎭 Palace Theatre — Manchester (family musicals & holiday shows)

🎳 Spare Time Manchester — Manchester (bowling, laser tag & arcade)

☀️ Downtown Elm Street — restaurants, murals & SNHU Arena events

Family- Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Foundry Restaurant — Manchester (great riverside view)

🍕 900 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria — Manchester (award-winning pies)

🥞 Red Arrow Diner — Manchester (24-hour comfort food legend!)

🌮 El Rincón Zacatecano Taqueria — Manchester

🍗 Puritan Backroom — Manchester (famous chicken tenders — a must!)

🍦 Goldenrod Drive-In — Manchester 🍦 (old-school ice cream stand)

☕️ A&E Coffee & Tea — Amherst St.

🥗 Republic Café — Manchester (local farm-to-table dining)