Augusta University

City: Augusta, GA

🌳 Phinizy Swamp Nature Park — Augusta (boardwalks, turtles & trails)

🎨 Morris Museum of Art — Augusta (family-friendly exhibits)

🦋 Augusta Canal Discovery Center — Augusta (boat tours & hands-on learning)

🎢 DEFY Augusta Trampoline Park — Augusta

🛝 Pendleton King Park — Augusta (playground & gardens)

🎭 Imperial Theatre — Augusta (kids’ shows & performances)

🎳 Stars and Strikes Family Center — Augusta

☀️ Downtown Riverwalk — Augusta (walk, ice cream & live music weekends)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Farmhaus Burger — Augusta

🍕 Luigi’s — Augusta (classic Italian spot)

🥞 The Bee’s Knees — Augusta (brunch favorite)

🌮 TacoSushi — Augusta

🍗 WifeSaver Restaurant — Augusta (Southern comfort at its best)

🍦 Pink Dipper Ice Cream — North Augusta 

☕️ Ubora Coffee Roasters — Augusta

🥗 The Boll Weevil Café — Augusta

Clayton State University

City: Morrow, GA

🌳 Reynolds Nature Preserve — Morrow (hiking, ponds & turtles)

🎨 Spivey Hall — on campus (family concerts & music events)

🦋 Dauset Trails Nature Center — Jackson (30 min – animals & playground)

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — McDonough (20 min)

🛝 Charles Daniel Memorial Park — Morrow

🎭 AMC Southlake Pavilion 24 — Morrow (kids’ matinees)

🎳 Pin Strikes Bowling — Stockbridge (15 min)

☀️ Southlake Mall — Morrow (shopping & quick bites)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Burger Theory — Morrow

🍕 Slutty Vegan ATL (Jonesboro) — 20 min (fun family outing + viral)

🥞 Golden Corral Buffet — Morrow (easy with kids)

🌮 La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant — Morrow

🍗 This Is It! BBQ & Seafood — Morrow (local classic)

🍦 Bruster’s Real Ice Cream — Morrow 

☕️ Gilly Brew Bar — Stone Mountain (unique vibe, worth the short drive)

🥗 Olive Tree Mediterranean Grill — Morrow

Columbus State University

City: Columbus, GA

🌳 Columbus Riverwalk — Columbus (miles of walking & biking)

🎨 Coca-Cola Space Science Center — Columbus (interactive exhibits)

🦋 Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center — Columbus (alligators & trails)

🎢 Launch Trampoline Park — Columbus

🛝 Cooper Creek Park — Columbus (playground & pond)

🎭 Springer Opera House — Columbus (family shows)

🎳 Stars and Strikes — Columbus

☀️ Uptown Columbus Market Days — every Saturday downtown

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 11th & Bay Southern Table — Columbus

🍕 Mellow Mushroom — Columbus (kid-favorite pizzas)

🥞 Plucked Up Chicken & Biscuits — Columbus

🌮 Minnesota Burrito Factory — Columbus

🍗 Country’s Barbecue — Columbus (local staple!)

🍦 Freeze Frame Yogurt Bar — Columbus 

☕️ Iron Bank Coffee Co. — Columbus

🥗 The Loft — Columbus

Flagler College

City: St. Augustine, FL

🌳 Anastasia State Park — St. Augustine (beach day + playground)

🎨 St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum — St. Augustine (kids love it!)

🦋 Alligator Farm Zoological Park — St. Augustine (ziplines over gators!)

🎢 Fiesta Falls Mini Golf — St. Augustine

🛝 Project SWING Playground — downtown (huge wooden fort-style play area)

🎭 St. Augustine Amphitheatre — St. Augustine (family shows)

🎳 Anastasia Lanes — St. Augustine

☀️ Historic St. George Street — shops, ice cream & carriage rides

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Gas Full Service Restaurant — St. Augustine

🍕 Pizza Time — St. Augustine (famous NYC-style slices)

🥞 Maple Street Biscuit Company — St. Augustine

🌮 Mojo’s Tacos — St. Augustine

🍗 The Floridian — St. Augustine (Southern coastal comfort food)

🍦 Kilwins Ice Cream — St. Augustine 

☕️ Kookaburra Coffee — St. Augustine

🥗 Crave Food Truck — St. Augustine

Francis Marion University

City: Florence, SC

🌳 Timrod Park — Florence (playground, tennis & picnic)

🎨 Florence County Museum — Florence (art + interactive exhibits)

🦋 SC Revolutionary War Site — Florence (short family walk)

🎢 DEFY Florence Trampoline Park — Florence

🛝 Jeffries Creek Park — Florence (shaded play area)

🎭 Francis Marion Performing Arts Center — Florence (family shows)

🎳 Southgate Bowling Center — Florence

☀️ Downtown Florence Farmers Market — Florence

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Red Bone Alley — Florence (local must-visit)

🍕 Tubb’s Shrimp & Fish Co. — Florence (Southern seafood)

🥞 Victors Steaks, Wine & Seafood — Florence

🌮 La Bamba Mexican Restaurant — Florence

🍗 Roger’s BBQ House — Florence (classic buffet style)

🍦 Top Hat Special-Teas Ice Cream Café — Florence 

☕️ Bean Bar Coffee Co. — Florence

🥗 Town Hall Restaurant — Florence

Georgia College & State University

City: Milledgeville, GA

🌳 Lockerly Arboretum — Milledgeville (gardens & nature trails)

🎨 Old Governor’s Mansion — Milledgeville (historic tour for kids)

🦋 Oconee River Greenway — Milledgeville (walks & playground)

🎢 Fun Factory Family Entertainment Center — Milledgeville (arcade & mini golf)

🛝 Walter B. Williams Park — Milledgeville

🎭 Allied Arts Center — Milledgeville

🎳 AMF Milledgeville Lanes — Milledgeville

☀️ Downtown Milledgeville Main Street — cafés & boutiques

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Brick — Milledgeville (college-town favorite)

🍕 Amici Italian Café — Milledgeville (pizza + pasta)

🥞 The Local Yolkal Café — Milledgeville

🌮 Bollywood Tacos — Milledgeville (Southern fusion fun)

🍗 Metropolis Café — Milledgeville (Mediterranean comfort food)

🍦 Doodle’s Cupcake Bakery & Creamery — Milledgeville 

☕️ Blackbird Coffee — Milledgeville

🥗 Aubri Lane’s at The Club — Milledgeville

Georgia Southwestern State University

City: Americus, GA

🌳 Reese Park & Playground — Americus (family picnics & splash pad)

🎨 Global Village & Discovery Center (Habitat for Humanity) — Americus (kids love the tiny homes exhibit!)

🦋 Lake Collins — Americus (fishing & nature walks)

🎢 Chehaw Park & Zoo — Albany (30 min)

🛝 Downtown Americus Playground — Americus

🎭 Rylander Theatre — Americus (classic shows)

🎳 T-Bowl Lanes — Americus

☀️ Downtown Café Walk — Americus (shops & murals)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The 1800 Mexican Restaurant — Americus

🍕 Roman Oven Pizzeria — Americus

🥞 The 3 Squares Diner — Americus

🌮 Little Brother’s Bistro — Americus

🍗 Gladys’ Kitchen — Americus (soul food staple)

🍦 SnoBiz Americus — Americus 

☕️ Café Campesino — Americus

🥗 Bittersweet Bookstore & Coffeehouse — Americus

Lander University

City: Greenwood, SC

🌳 Greenwood Uptown Market & Splash Pad — Greenwood

🎨 Greenwood Museum — Greenwood (family exhibits)

🦋 Lake Greenwood State Park — Ninety Six (20 min)

🎢 The Links at Stoney Point Mini Golf — Greenwood

🛝 Magnolia Park — Greenwood

🎭 The Greenwood Community Theatre — Greenwood (family plays)

🎳 Expo 300 Bowling Alley — Greenwood

☀️ Uptown Greenwood Main Street — farmers market & shops

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Howard’s on Main — Greenwood

🍕 Mill House Pizza — Greenwood (local favorite)

🥞 West End Café — Greenwood

🌮 La Hacienda — Greenwood

🍗 Kickers Takeout — Greenwood (fried chicken done right!)

🍦 The Chill Factory — Greenwood 

☕️ Caffé 312 — Greenwood

🥗 Montague’s Restaurant — Greenwood

University of North Georgia

City: Dahlonega, GA

🌳 Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site — Dahlonega (great for kids)

🎨 Canvas & Cork — Dahlonega (paint + sip with family options)

🦋 Consolidated Gold Mine Tour — Dahlonega (real mine adventure!)

🎢 Chestatee Wildlife Preserve & Zoo — Dahlonega (20 min)

🛝 Yahoola Creek Park — Dahlonega (playground, fields & picnic)

🎭 Holly Theatre — Dahlonega (local musicals)

🎳 Stars and Strikes Bowling — Cumming (30 min)

☀️ Downtown Dahlonega Square — boutiques, candy stores & live music

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Picnic Café — Dahlonega

🍕 Spirits Tavern — Dahlonega

🥞 The Smith House Restaurant — Dahlonega (Southern family-style dining)

🌮 Pueblo’s Mexican Cuisine — Dahlonega

🍗 Shenanigans Irish Pub — Dahlonega

🍦 Connie’s Ice Cream & Sandwich Shop — Dahlonega 

☕️ Canopy + The Roots Coffeehouse — Dahlonega

🥗 The Crimson Moon Café — Dahlonega