University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Children’s Museum Tucson — Tucson, AZ

🐾 Reid Park Zoo — Tucson, AZ

🎨 Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium — Tucson, AZ

🌳 Sabino Canyon Recreation Area — Tucson, AZ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Zinburger — Tucson, AZ

🍕 Brooklyn Pizza Company — Tucson, AZ

🍦 The Screamery — Tucson, AZ

Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Arizona Science Center — Phoenix, AZ

🎨 Tempe Center for the Arts — Tempe, AZ

🌊 Big Surf Waterpark — Tempe, AZ

🌳 Papago Park & Phoenix Zoo — Phoenix, AZ

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍕 Oregano’s Pizza — Tempe, AZ

🍔 In-N-Out Burger — Tempe, AZ

🍦 Slickables Ice Cream Sandwiches — Tempe, AZ

University of California (Berkeley, CA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Lawrence Hall of Science — Berkeley, CA

🐐 Tilden Park Little Farm & Merry-Go-Round — Berkeley, CA

🎨 Adventure Playground — Berkeley, CA

🧚 Children’s Fairyland — Oakland, CA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍕 The Cheese Board Pizza — Berkeley, CA

🍦 Fentons Creamery — Oakland, CA

🍕 Sliver Pizzeria — Berkeley, CA

University of Colorado (Boulder, CO)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Chautauqua Park — Boulder, CO

🧠 Fiske Planetarium — Boulder, CO

🎢 Gateway Park Fun Center — Boulder, CO

🎨 Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art — Boulder, CO

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Sink — Boulder, CO

🍕 Beau Jo’s Pizza — Boulder, CO

🍦 Sweet Cow Ice Cream — Boulder, CO

University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Alton Baker Park — Eugene, OR

🧠 Science Factory Children’s Museum — Eugene, OR

🎨 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art — Eugene, OR

🌊 Cascades Raptor Center — Eugene, OR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Cornucopia — Eugene, OR

🍕 Track Town Pizza — Eugene, OR

🍦 Prince Pückler’s Ice Cream — Eugene, OR

Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Avery Park & Natural History Museum — Corvallis, OR

🌳 Bald Hill Natural Area — Corvallis, OR

🎢 Osborn Aquatic Center — Corvallis, OR

🎨 The Arts Center — Corvallis, OR

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Block 15 Brewpub — Corvallis, OR

🍕 American Dream Pizza — Corvallis, OR

🍦 Francesco’s Gelato — Corvallis, OR

Stanford University (Stanford, CA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧒 Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo — Palo Alto, CA

🌳 The Stanford Dish Trail — Stanford, CA

🌿 Elizabeth Gamble Garden — Palo Alto, CA

🐦 Baylands Nature Preserve — Palo Alto, CA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🥙 Oren’s Hummus — Palo Alto, CA

🍔 The Counter — Palo Alto, CA

🍦 Rick’s Rather Rich Ice Cream — Palo Alto, CA

UCLA — University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 Universal Studios Hollywood — Los Angeles, CA

🧠 California Science Center — Los Angeles, CA

🌳 Griffith Park & Observatory — Los Angeles, CA

🐾 Los Angeles Zoo — Los Angeles, CA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Apple Pan — Los Angeles, CA

🍕 800 Degrees Pizza — Los Angeles, CA

🍦 Salt & Straw — Los Angeles, CA

USC — University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County — Los Angeles, CA

🎢 California Science Center & Space Shuttle Endeavour — Los Angeles, CA

🌳 Exposition Park Rose Garden — Los Angeles, CA

🎨 LA Memorial Coliseum Tour — Los Angeles, CA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Lab Gastropub — Los Angeles, CA

🍕 Pizzeria Mozza — Los Angeles, CA

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Los Angeles, CA

University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum — Salt Lake City, UT

🐾 Hogle Zoo — Salt Lake City, UT

🎨 Natural History Museum of Utah — Salt Lake City, UT

🌊 Liberty Park — Salt Lake City, UT

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Crown Burgers — Salt Lake City, UT

🍕 The Pie Pizzeria — Salt Lake City, UT

🍦 Normal Ice Cream — Salt Lake City, UT

University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Pacific Science Center — Seattle, WA

🐾 Woodland Park Zoo — Seattle, WA

🌳 Discovery Park — Seattle, WA

🎨 Museum of Pop Culture — Seattle, WA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Dick’s Drive-In — Seattle, WA

🍕 Pagliacci Pizza — Seattle, WA

🍦 Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream — Seattle, WA

Washington State University (Pullman, WA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Lawson Gardens — Pullman, WA

🧠 Palouse Discovery Science Center — Pullman, WA

🎨 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art — Pullman, WA

🌊 Kamiak Butte County Park — Pullman, WA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Cougar Grill — Pullman, WA

🍕 Porch Light Pizza — Pullman, WA

🍦 Sweet Mutiny Frozen Yogurt — Pullman, WA