Bloomsburg University — Bloomsburg, PA

🌳 Bloomsburg Town Park (playground & riverside walks)

🎨 Children’s Museum of Bloomsburg (hands-on STEM exhibits)

🦋 Columbia County Covered Bridge Tour (short drives & photo stops)

🎢 Roll R Way Skating Center (arcade + music nights)

🛝 Town Park Playground (splash pad & picnic area)

🎳 Pine Barn Lanes — Danville (20 min)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Blind Pig Kitchen

🍕 Naps Pizza

🥞 Bloomin’ Bagels II

🌮 Maria’s Mexican Restaurant

🍗 West End Ale Haus

🍦 Taste Freeze Ice Cream 

☕️ Fog & Flame Coffee Bar

🥗 Rose Marie’s Restaurant

California University of Pennsylvania — California, PA

🌳 Mechanic Street Park (riverside playground)

🎨 The Uniontown Art Club Gallery (25 min)

🦋 Round Hill Park & Farm — Elizabeth (30 min mini-zoo)

🎢 Meadowcroft Village (30 min living history museum)

🛝 Roadman Park (on campus)

🎳 Route 19 Bowling — Washington (25 min)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 PJ’s Barbecue

🍕 Lucio’s Pizza

🥞 Red Fox Diner

🌮 Don Patron Mexican Grill

🍗 Jozart Center Pub Grill

🍦 Frosty Frog 

☕️ Black Dog Coffee Co.

🥗 Crabapple Café

Clarion University — Clarion, PA

🌳 Cook Forest State Park (hikes & creek play)

🎨 Deer Creek Winery & Events (family music days)

🦋 Clarion County Park (playground & sports fields)

🎢 Red River Mini Golf (10 min)

🎳 Mystic Lanes (classic bowling)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Mechanic Street Station

🍕 Bob’s Sub & Sandwich Shop

🥞 Michelle’s Café

🌮 Cozy Corner Restaurant

🍗 Daddy’s Main Street Hot Dogs

🍦 Sweet Basil Gelato 

☕️ Michelle’s Café

🥗 Clarion River Organics Market

East Stroudsburg University — East Stroudsburg, PA

🌳 Dansbury Park (playground & pool)

🎨 Pocono Indian Museum (Native history for kids)

🦋 Bushkill Falls (30 min “Niagara of PA” hike)

🎢 Camelback Mountain Resort (indoor waterpark)

🎳 Sky Lanes Bowling

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Trackside Station Grill

🍕 Tony’s Restaurant & Pizza

🥞 Compton’s Pantry

🌮 Garcia’s Mexican Grill

🍗 Pub 447

🍦 Crystal Street Ice Cream Parlor 

☕️ Jumbars Coffee House

🥗 Sarah Street Grill

Edinboro University — Edinboro, PA

🌳 Goodell Gardens & Homestead (walks & events)

🎨 Edinboro Art & Music Festival Park (seasonal)

🦋 Erie Zoo (25 min)

🎢 Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park — Erie (30 min)

🛝 Edinboro Lake Park (beach & playground)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Flip Café

🍕 John’s Wildwood Pizzeria

🥞 Button’s Café

🌮 El Canelo Mexican Restaurant

🍗 The Crossroads Dinor

🍦 Lakeside Creamery 

☕️ Earth & Vine Café

🥗 Ranz Bar & Grill

💛🐾 Gannon University — Erie, PA

🌳 Presque Isle State Park (beach & bike rental)

🎨 Erie Art Museum

🦋 ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum

🎢 Waldameer Park & Water World (15 min)

🎳 Greengarden Lanes

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Sara’s Restaurant (retro diner by the beach)

🍕 Virgil’s Plate

🥞 Colony Pub & Grille

🌮 El Amigo Mexican Grill

🍗 Perry’s Tavern

🍦 Romolo Chocolates 

☕️ Ember+Forge Coffee

🥗 The Cork 1794

Indiana University of Pennsylvania — Indiana, PA

🌳 Mack Park (pool & playground)

🎨 Jimmy Stewart Museum (fun photo ops)

🦋 Yellow Creek State Park (25 min hiking)

🎢 Fun Fore All Family Park — Cranberry (30 min)

🎳 Mohawk Lanes

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 C.H. Fields Craft Kitchen

🍕 Nap’s Pizza

🥞 Tina’s Italian Kitchen

🌮 Don Patron Mexican Grill

🍗 Benjamin’s Restaurant

🍦 The Artists Hand Gallery & Ice Cream 

☕️ Commonplace Coffee

🥗 Bistro 210

Kutztown University — Kutztown, PA

🌳 Kutztown Park (playground & tennis)

🎨 Crystal Cave (20 min underground tour)

🦋 Rodale Institute Organic Farm (30 min)

🎢 Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom — Allentown (30 min)

🎳 Heckman’s Bowling

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Pint & Barrel

🍕 Mama’s Pizza & Grill

🥞 Letterman’s Diner (classic spot!)

🌮 La Cantina Restaurant

🍗 Ozgood’s Neighborhood Grill

🍦 The Ice Creamery 

☕️ Firefly Bookstore Café

🥗 Saucony Creek Brewpub

Lock Haven University — Lock Haven, PA

🌳 Triangle Park (downtown green space)

🎨 Heisey Museum (local history)

🦋 Bald Eagle State Park (beach & trails 20 min)

🎢 Millbrook Playhouse (children’s theatre season)

🎳 Clinton Lanes

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hangar 45 Grill

🍕 Fox’s Pizza Den

🥞 Dutch Haven Restaurant

🌮 El Toro Mexican Grill

🍗 The Old Corner Grill

🍦 Big Foot Ice Cream 

☕️ Avenue 209 Coffee House

🥗 Stella A’s

Mansfield University — Mansfield, PA

🌳 Smythe Park — Mansfield (playground & green space)

🎨 Pennsylvania Grand Canyon — Wellsboro (25 min – breathtaking views!)

🦋 Rockwell Museum of Natural History — Wellsboro (fun for kids)

🎢 Mini Golf at Woodland Park — Wellsboro

🛝 Mansfield University Fitness & Rec Center (day passes for families)

🎭 Deane Center for the Performing Arts — Wellsboro

🎳 Maple Lanes Bowling — Mansfield

☀️ Downtown Wellsboro Gaslight Street — shopping & ice cream

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Yorkholo Brewing Co. — Mansfield

🍕 Papa V’s Pizzeria — Mansfield

🥞 Night and Day Coffee Café — Mansfield

🌮 Red Skillet — Wellsboro

🍗 Timeless Destination — Wellsboro

🍦 Peggy’s Candies & Gifts 

☕️ C & N Café — Mansfield

🥗 Wellsboro Diner (classic family spot)

Mercyhurst University — Erie, PA

🌳 Frontier Park — Erie (playground, trails & events)

🎨 Erie Art Museum — Erie

🦋 expERIEnce Children’s Museum — Erie (STEM exhibits)

🎢 Waldameer Park & Water World (15 min)

🛝 Presque Isle Beach 6 — Erie (calm swimming spot)

🎳 Greengarden Lanes — Erie

☀️ Downtown Erie Bayfront Walk — shops, dining & views

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Sara’s Restaurant — Erie (vintage diner)

🍕 Virgil’s Plate — Erie (local pizza legend)

🥞 The Breakfast Place — Erie

🌮 El Canelo — Erie

🍗 The Brewerie at Union Station — Erie (family seating + arcade corner)

🍦 Romolo Chocolates 

☕️ Ember + Forge Coffee — Erie

🥗 Avanti’s Ristorante — Erie

Millersville University — Millersville, PA

🌳 Long’s Park — Lancaster (zoo animals & playgrounds)

🎨 North Museum of Nature & Science — Lancaster (hands-on science)

🦋 Lancaster Central Market — Lancaster (oldest market in America!)

🎢 Dutch Wonderland Theme Park — Lancaster (30 min)

🛝 Freedom Memorial Park — Millersville

🎭 Ware Center for the Arts — Lancaster

🎳 Leisure Lanes Bowling — Lancaster

Family-Friendly Eats:

☀️ Downtown Lancaster Shops — art, food & chocolate

🍔 Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant — Lancaster

🍕 Caruso’s Italian Restaurant — Millersville

🥞 Rachel’s Café & Creperie — Lancaster

🌮 El Serrano — Lancaster (authentic Peruvian-Mexican)

🍗 Lancaster Brewing Co. — Lancaster

🍦 Penny’s Ice Cream — Millersville 

☕️ Mean Cup Coffee — Lancaster

🥗 The Baker’s Table — Millersville

Seton Hill University — Greensburg, PA

🌳 Lynch Field Park — Greensburg (pool, playground & picnic)

🎨 The Westmoreland Museum of American Art — Greensburg (interactive space for kids)

🦋 Twin Lakes Park — Greensburg (trail & paddleboats)

🎢 Idlewild & SoakZone — Ligonier (25 min amusement park)

🛝 Hempfield Park — Greensburg

🎭 The Palace Theatre — Greensburg (family shows)

🎳 Main Bowling Center — Greensburg

☀️ Downtown Greensburg Farmers Market — weekend fun

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Headkeeper Tapas Bar — Greensburg

🍕 Falbo Bros Pizzeria — Greensburg

🥞 Bean & Baguette — Greensburg

🌮 Don Patron Mexican Grill — Greensburg

🍗 J Corks — Greensburg

🍦 The Meadows Original Frozen Custard 

☕️ White Rabbit Café — Greensburg

🥗 Vallozzi’s Restaurant — Greensburg

Shippensburg University — Shippensburg, PA

🌳 Dykeman Park & Nature Trail (fishing pond & picnic area)

🎨 H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center (on campus — family shows)

🦋 Shippensburg Community Fair (annual family event)

🎢 Cluggy’s Family Amusement Center (mini golf, arcade, batting cages)

🛝 Memorial Park (splash pad)

🎳 Midway Bowling Center — Carlisle (25 min)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 CJ’s American Pub & Grill — Shippensburg

🍕 University Grille — Shippensburg

🥞 Big Oak Café — Chambersburg (20 min)

🌮 El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant — Shippensburg

🍗 Arooga’s Grille House — Shippensburg

🍦 The Inside Scoop 

☕️ The Daily Grind — Shippensburg

🥗 Kenny’s Grill — Shippensburg

Slippery Rock University — Slippery Rock, PA

🌳 Moraine State Park — Portersville (beach, hiking, paddleboats)

🎨 Jennings Environmental Center — Slippery Rock (interactive nature fun)

🦋 Slippery Rock Community Park (playground)

🎢 Fun Fore All Family Park — Cranberry (30 min)

🎳 Family Bowlaway Fun Center — Butler (25 min)

🎭 The Strand Theater — Zelienople (retro shows)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 North Country Brewing Co. — Slippery Rock (family-friendly taproom)

🍕 Coffaro’s Pizza — Slippery Rock

🥞 Camelot Restaurant — Slippery Rock

🌮 Compadres Mexican Restaurant — Slippery Rock

🍗 The Bean & Bear — Butler

🍦 Katie’s Korner Ice Cream 

☕️ Ginger Hill Tavern Coffee Bar — Slippery Rock

🥗 The Harmony Inn — Harmony

Shepherd University — Shepherdstown, WV (PSAC affiliate)

🌳 Morgan’s Grove Park — Shepherdstown (playground & fields)

🎨 Shepherdstown Visitors Center — Shepherdstown (historic scavenger walk)

🦋 Cool Spring Nature Preserve (15 min)

🎢 JayDee’s Family Fun Center — Inwood (25 min)

🛝 Rumsey Monument Park (river views)

🎭 Shepherdstown Opera House (historic theater)

🎳 Pikeside Bowl — Martinsburg (25 min)

☀️ Downtown Shepherdstown (shops, cafés & sweets)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Press Room — Shepherdstown

🍕 King’s New York Pizza — Shepherdstown

🥞 Lost Dog Coffee — Shepherdstown

🌮 Maria’s Taqueria — Shepherdstown

🍗 Blue Moon Café — Shepherdstown (famous riverside patio)

🍦 Rock Hill Creamery 

☕️ Mellow Moods Café

🥗 Lilah Restaurant

West Chester University — West Chester, PA

🌳 Everhart Park (playground & fields)

🎨 American Helicopter Museum — West Chester (hands-on!)

🦋 Highland Orchards (petting zoo + donuts)

🎢 Urban Air Adventure Park — Downingtown (20 min)

🛝 Hoopes Park (pond & swings)

🎭 Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center — West Chester

🎳 Palace Bowling & Entertainment — Downingtown (20 min)

☀️ Downtown West Chester (brick streets, shops & farmers market)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Roots Café — West Chester (local & organic)

🍕 Lorenzo’s Steaks & Hoagies — West Chester

🥞 Market Street Grill — West Chester

🌮 Más Mexicali Cantina — West Chester

🍗 Kildare’s Irish Pub — West Chester

🍦 D’Ascenzo’s Gelato 

☕️ Gryphon Café — West Chester

🥗 The Social Lounge — West Chester