Anderson University — Anderson, SC

🌳 Carolina Wren Park — downtown (splash pad & music nights)

🎨 Anderson Arts Center — Anderson

🦋 Denver Downs Farm — Anderson (petting zoo, corn maze, playground)

🎢 The Children’s Museum of the Upstate — Greenville (30 min)

🛝 Linley Park — Anderson

🎳 Boulevard Lanes Bowling — Anderson

☀️ Downtown Anderson — family shops & cafés

☕ Kids Play & Cafe - Easly,SC

🛝 Kid Venture 2.0 Park - Anderson

👸 Let's play pretend - Anderson

🐴 Ballyhoo Petting Zoo - Anderson

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Summa Joe’s Searing Pans — Anderson

🍕 Guy’s pizza on 81— Anderson

🥞 Earle Street Kitchen & Bar — Anderson

🥗 Tucker’s Restaurant — Anderson (Southern comfort favorites)

🍗 Smokehouse BBQ — Anderson

🌮 Casa Fuentes - Anderson

🍦 Figs Creamery & Coffee — Anderson

☕️ The Kitchen Emporium Café — Anderson

🍧 Sunset Slush- Anderson

Carson-Newman University — Jefferson City, TN

🌳 Panther Creek State Park — Morristown (30 min – hiking, lake views)

🎨 Glenmore Mansion — Jefferson City (historic home tour)

🦋 Bush’s Beans Visitor Center — Dandridge (fun museum + café!)

🎢 Adrenaline Zone Trampoline Park — Morristown

🛝 Mossy Creek Station Park — Jefferson City

🎳 Victory Lanes Bowling — Morristown

☀️ Downtown Dandridge — small shops & sweets

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Lisa’s Country Kitchen — Jefferson City

🍕 The Creek Café — Jefferson City

🥞 Perkins Family Restaurant — Dandridge

🌮 El Paraiso Mexican Grill — Jefferson City

🍗 Smoky Mountain Harley BBQ — Dandridge

🍦 Tinsley-Bible Drugstore Soda Fountain — Dandridge

☕️ Grounds & Treats Café — Jefferson City

🥗 Gondolier Italian Restaurant — Jefferson City

Catawba College — Salisbury, NC

🌳 Hurley Park — Salisbury (botanical trails & playground)

🎨 Waterworks Visual Arts Center — Salisbury

🦋 Dan Nicholas Park — Salisbury (zoo, train ride, carousel)

🎢 Tiger World Zoo — Rockwell (15 min)

🛝 City Park — Salisbury

🎭 Meroney Theatre — Salisbury

🎳 Woodleaf Lanes — Salisbury

☀️ Downtown Salisbury — antiques, ice cream & murals

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Go Burrito! — Salisbury (rooftop tacos + live music)

🍕 Salty Caper Wood Fired Pizza — Salisbury

🥞 Breakfastime Diner — Salisbury

🌮 El Patron Mexican Grill — Salisbury

🍗 College Bar-B-Que — Salisbury (since 1965)

🍦 The Chill Ice Cream Parlor — Salisbury

☕️ Mean Mug Coffee Company — Salisbury

🥗 Sweet Meadow Café — Salisbury

Coker University — Hartsville, SC

🌳 Byerly Park Recreation Complex — Hartsville (playground & walking trails)

🎨 Hartsville Museum — Hartsville

🦋 Kalmia Gardens of Coker University — Hartsville (on campus!)

🎢 Neptune Island Waterpark — Hartsville

🎳 South Hartsville Bowling Center — Hartsville

☀️ Downtown Hartsville — local boutiques & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Midtown Bistro — Hartsville

🍕 Sam Kendall’s Restaurant — Hartsville

🥞 Crema Coffee Bar — Hartsville

🌮 Sophia’s Pizzeria — Hartsville

🍗 Bizzell’s Food & Spirits — Hartsville

🍦 Hoof & Paw Creamery — Hartsville

☕️ Black Creek Bistro — Hartsville

🥗 The Rooster One Thirty Six — Hartsville

Emory & Henry College — Emory, VA

🌳 Hungry Mother State Park — Marion (30 min – trails & paddleboats)

🎨 William King Museum of Art — Abingdon

🦋 Abingdon Farmers Market — Abingdon

🎢 Pinnacle Natural Area Preserve — Lebanon (scenic picnics)

🎭 Barter Theatre — Abingdon (family shows)

🎳 Abingdon Lanes — Abingdon

☀️ Downtown Abingdon — family-friendly historic district

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 128 Pecan — Abingdon

🍕 Bella’s Pizza — Abingdon

🥞 The Girl & The Raven Café — Abingdon

🌮 El Bigotes Mexican Restaurant — Abingdon

🍗 The Tavern — Abingdon (historic 1779 spot)

🍦 Anthony’s Desserts — Abingdon

☕️ White Birch Kitchen & Juice Bar — Abingdon

🥗 The Peppermill — Abingdon

Lenoir-Rhyne University — Hickory, NC

🌳 Glenn C. Hilton Jr. Park — Hickory (walking trails & playground)

🎨 Hickory Museum of Art — Hickory

🦋 Catawba Science Center — Hickory (planetarium & aquarium)

🎢 Defy Hickory Trampoline Park — Hickory

🛝 Kiwanis Park — Hickory

🎭 The Green Room Theatre — Hickory

🎳 Pin Station Bowling — Newton

☀️ Downtown Union Square — Hickory (shops & live music)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Olde Hickory Station — Hickory

🍕 Fourk Restaurant — Hickory

🥞 Hatch Sandwich Bar — Hickory

🌮 Boca Mexican Grill — Hickory

🍗 Josh’s on Union Square — Hickory

🍦 Lovelady Ice Cream — Hickory

☕️ Taproot Coffee — Hickory

🥗 Notions at the Sails Café — Hickory

Lincoln Memorial University — Harrogate, TN

🌳 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park — Harrogate (15 min)

🎨 Abraham Lincoln Library & Museum — on campus

🦋 Indian Mountain State Park — Jellico (30 min)

🎢 Pumpkin Creek Farms — Harrogate (seasonal fun)

🛝 LMU Park & Rec Trails — Harrogate

🎳 Classic Lanes Bowling — Middlesboro, KY (10 min)

☀️ Downtown Middlesboro — cute shops & diners

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Haymaker Farms Kitchen — Harrogate

🍕 Pelancho’s Mexican Grill — Middlesboro

🥞 Gap Creek Coffee House — Middlesboro

🌮 El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant — Harrogate

🍗 41 Crossing Restaurant — Harrogate

🍦 The Creamery on Cumberland — Middlesboro

☕️ The Thirsty Heifer Coffee Shop — Harrogate

🥗 Angie’s Café — Harrogate

Mars Hill University — Mars Hill, NC

🌳 Bailey Mountain Preserve — Mars Hill (family hike)

🎨 Mars Hill Heritage Museum — Mars Hill

🦋 Wolf Laurel Stables — Mars Hill (horseback rides!)

🎢 Launch Asheville Trampoline Park — 30 min

🛝 Mars Hill Park — Mars Hill

🎭 Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre — Mars Hill

🎳 Sky Lanes Bowling — Asheville (30 min)

☀️ Downtown Weaverville — ice cream, shops & pizza

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Original Papa Nick’s — Mars Hill

🍕 Blue Mountain Pizza — Weaverville

🥞 Stackhouse Eatery — Mars Hill

🌮 Papa’s Pizza To-Go — Mars Hill

🍗 Pig & Grits — Burnsville (25 min – BBQ breakfast combo)

🍦 Well-Bred Bakery & Café — Weaverville

☕️ Mars Hill Grind — Mars Hill

🥗 Twisted Laurel — Weaverville

Newberry College — Newberry, SC

🌳 Memorial Park — Newberry (gazebo, fountains, playground)

🎨 Newberry Opera House — Newberry (family shows)

🦋 Enoree River Winery & Vineyard — Newberry (scenic picnic spot)

🎢 Sesquicentennial State Park — Columbia (30 min)

🎳 Expo Bowling Center — Newberry

☀️ Downtown Newberry Square — local shops & diners

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Figaro The Dining Room — Newberry

🍕 Steven W’s Downtown Bistro — Newberry

🥞 The Grille On Main — Newberry

🌮 El Poblano Mexican Restaurant — Newberry

🍗 Bill & Fran’s Restaurant — Newberry (Southern classic)

🍦 Pelican’s SnoBalls — Newberry

☕️ Half Full Coffee & Wine Bar — Newberry

🥗 The Cabana Café — Newberry

Tusculum University — Greeneville, TN

🌳 Hardin Park — Greeneville (playground & trails)

🎨 Doak House Museum — on campus (interactive history)

🦋 Greeneville Farmers Market — Greeneville

🎢 Greene County Fairgrounds — Greeneville (events & rides)

🎭 Capitol Theatre of Greeneville — Greeneville

🎳 Olympic Bowling Lanes — Greeneville

☀️ Downtown Depot Street — charming historic shops

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Top Choice BBQ — Greeneville

🍕 Aunt Bea’s Restaurant — Greeneville

🥞 Tipton’s Café — Greeneville

🌮 Casa Guerrero Mexican Grill — Greeneville

🍗 The Butcher’s Block — Greeneville

🍦 Creamy Cup — Greeneville

☕️ Bean Barn Coffeehouse — Greeneville

🥗 Brumley’s Restaurant & Lounge — Greeneville

Wingate University — Wingate, NC

🌳 Jesse Helms Park — Monroe (trails & playgrounds)

🎨 Union County Heritage Museum — Monroe

🦋 Treehouse Vineyards — Monroe (kid-friendly picnics welcome)

🎢 Urban Air Adventure Park — Indian Trail (20 min)

🛝 Wingate Community Park — Wingate

🎳 Fox’s Alley Bowling — Monroe

☀️ Downtown Monroe — family cafés & antique shops

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Stone Table — Monroe

🍕 Maverick’s Saloon & Grill — Monroe

🥞 The Rolling Pin Café — Monroe

🌮 El Vallarta Mexican Restaurant — Monroe

🍗 Five Forks BBQ — Monroe

🍦 Sun’s Up Café — Indian Trail

☕️ The French Press Coffee Co. — Monroe

🥗 Havana Carolina Café — Concord