American University (Washington, DC)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Smithsonian National Zoo — Washington, DC

🧠 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum — Washington, DC

🌳 Rock Creek Park — Washington, DC

🎢 The Yards Park (splash pad & playground) — Washington, DC

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Good Stuff Eatery — Washington, DC

🍕 2Amys Pizzeria — Washington, DC

🍦 Thomas Sweet Ice Cream — Georgetown, DC

Army West Point (West Point, NY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 West Point Museum — West Point, NY

🌳 Bear Mountain State Park — Bear Mountain, NY

🎢 Woodbury Common Premium Outlets (family fun & dining) — Central Valley, NY

🧠 Constitution Island Tour — West Point, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Schade’s Restaurant — Highland Falls, NY

🍕 Barnstormer BBQ — Fort Montgomery, NY

🍦 The Fort Ice Cream Shop — Highland Falls, NY

Boston University (Boston, MA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🧠 Museum of Science — Boston, MA

🎨 Boston Children’s Museum — Boston, MA

🌳 Boston Common Frog Pond — Boston, MA

🎢 New England Aquarium — Boston, MA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Tasty Burger — Boston, MA

🍕 Regina Pizzeria — Boston, MA

🍦 J.P. Licks — Boston, MA

Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Hufnagle Park — Lewisburg, PA

🎨 Lewisburg Children’s Museum — Lewisburg, PA

🎢 Reptiland Zoo — Allenwood, PA

🧠 Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland — Allenwood, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Bull Run Tap House — Lewisburg, PA

🍕 Mancini’s Italian Restaurant — Lewisburg, PA

🍦 Purity Candy — Allenwood, PA

Colgate University (Hamilton, NY)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Seven Oaks Golf Club (open to families) — Hamilton, NY

🎨 Chenango Canal Museum — Bouckville, NY

🎢 Rogers Environmental Education Center — Sherburne, NY

🧠 Earlville Opera House — Earlville, NY

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Ray Brothers BBQ — Bouckville, NY

🍕 Oliveri’s Pizza — Hamilton, NY

🍦 Maxwell’s Chocolates & Ice Cream — Hamilton, NY

College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 EcoTarium Science & Nature Museum — Worcester, MA

🌳 Green Hill Park — Worcester, MA

🎢 Ski Ward (tubing & year-round fun) — Shrewsbury, MA

🧠 Worcester Art Museum — Worcester, MA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Fix Burger Bar — Worcester, MA

🍕 Volturno Pizza Napoletana — Worcester, MA

🍦 WooBerry Frozen Yogurt — Worcester, MA

Lafayette College (Easton, PA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Crayola Experience — Easton, PA

🌳 Hugh Moore Park — Easton, PA

🎢 Bushkill Park — Easton, PA

🧠 Sigal Museum — Easton, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Two Rivers Brewing Company — Easton, PA

🍕 Sette Luna — Easton, PA

🍦 Bank Street Creamery — Easton, PA

Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Da Vinci Science Center — Allentown, PA

🌳 SteelStacks (music & outdoor family space) — Bethlehem, PA

🎢 Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom — Allentown, PA

🧠 National Museum of Industrial History — Bethlehem, PA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The People’s Kitchen — Bethlehem, PA

🍕 Luca’s Pizzeria — Bethlehem, PA

🍦 Bethlehem Dairy Store (The Cup) — Bethlehem, PA

Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Maryland Science Center — Baltimore, MD

🐾 Maryland Zoo — Baltimore, MD

🌳 Cylburn Arboretum — Baltimore, MD

🎢 Port Discovery Children’s Museum — Baltimore, MD

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Miss Shirley’s Café — Baltimore, MD

🍕 Verde Pizza — Baltimore, MD

🍦 The Charmery — Baltimore, MD

Navy (U.S. Naval Academy – Annapolis, MD)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 U.S. Naval Academy Museum — Annapolis, MD

🌊 Annapolis City Dock — Annapolis, MD

🎢 Quiet Waters Park — Annapolis, MD

🧠 Maryland State House — Annapolis, MD

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Iron Rooster — Annapolis, MD

🍕 Sammy’s Italian Pizza Kitchen — Annapolis, MD

🍦 Storm Brothers Ice Cream Factory — Annapolis, MD