Albany State University — Albany, GA

🌳 Chehaw Park & Zoo — Albany (animals, trails & playground)

🎨 Thronateeska Heritage Center — Albany (planetarium & museum)

🦋 Flint RiverQuarium — Albany (aquatic fun for kids)

🎢 All American Fun Park — Albany (mini golf & go-karts)

🛝 Tift Park Community Market — Albany (weekend shopping & music)

🎳 Bowl-A-Rama — Albany

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Bread House & Granary — Albany

🍕 Black Beard’s B-B-Q — Albany

🥞 Cool Scoops Breakfast Bar — Albany

🌮 La Fuente Mexican Restaurant — Albany

🍗 Pearly’s Famous Country Cooking — Albany

🍦 Dairyland Frozen Treats — Albany

☕️ Elements Coffee House — Albany

🥗 Harvest Moon Café — Albany

Benedict College — Columbia, SC

🌳 Riverbanks Zoo & Garden — Columbia (top-rated for families)

🎨 EdVenture Children’s Museum — Columbia (hands-on STEM fun)

🦋 South Carolina State Museum — Columbia

🎢 Sesquicentennial State Park — Columbia (trails & kayak rentals)

🛝 Maxcy Gregg Park — Columbia

🎭 Town Theatre — Columbia

🎳 The Grand on Main Bowling & Billiards — Columbia

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Bourbon Restaurant — Columbia

🍕 Village Idiot Pizza — Columbia

🥞 The Devine Cinnamon Roll Deli — Columbia

🌮 Cantina 76 — Columbia

🍗 Big T’s Bar-B-Q — Columbia

🍦 Sweet Cream Co. — Columbia

☕️ Drip Coffee Shop — Columbia

🥗 The Flying Biscuit Café — Columbia

Central State University — Wilberforce, OH

🌳 Glen Helen Nature Preserve — Yellow Springs (30 min of trails & creek fun)

🎨 National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center — on campus

🦋 Young’s Jersey Dairy — Yellow Springs (petting zoo & ice cream)

🎢 Scene75 Entertainment Center — Dayton (arcade & go-karts)

🎳 Beaver-Vu Bowl — Beavercreek

☀️ Downtown Yellow Springs — art shops & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Peach’s Grill — Yellow Springs

🍕 Ha Ha Pizza — Yellow Springs

🥞 Sunrise Café — Yellow Springs

🌮 Los Marias Mexican Restaurant — Fairborn

🍗 Texas Roadhouse — Beavercreek

🍦 Young’s Jersey Dairy Ice Cream Shop — Yellow Springs

☕️ Brewtus Coffee Co. — Xenia

🥗 Ellie’s Restaurant at Mills Park Hotel — Yellow Springs

Clark Atlanta University — Atlanta, GA

🌳 Centennial Olympic Park — Atlanta

🎨 Children’s Museum of Atlanta — Atlanta

🦋 Georgia Aquarium — Atlanta (10 min from campus)

🎢 SkyView Atlanta Ferris Wheel — Atlanta

🛝 Grant Park Playground — Atlanta

🎭 Fox Theatre — Atlanta

🎳 Bowlero Atlantic Station — Atlanta

☀️ The BeltLine Trail — Atlanta (bike & walk with food stops)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Busy Bee Café — Atlanta (historic soul food spot)

🍕 Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria — Atlanta

🥞 Atlanta Breakfast Club — Atlanta

🌮 Rreal Tacos — Midtown

🍗 Paschal’s Restaurant — Atlanta (HBCU-era classic)

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Atlanta

☕️ Condessa Coffee — Atlanta

🥗 The Southern Gentleman — Atlanta

Fort Valley State University — Fort Valley, GA

🌳 Lane Southern Orchards — Fort Valley (farm & peach ice cream)

🎨 The Massee Lane Gardens — Fort Valley (camellias & walks)

🦋 Go Fish Education Center — Perry (20 min – interactive aquarium)

🎢 Rigby’s Entertainment Complex — Warner Robins (30 min)

🎳 Peach Bowl Lanes — Byron

☀️ Downtown Perry Main Street — shops & cafés

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hudson’s Barbecue — Fort Valley

🍕 The Perfect Pear — Fort Valley

🥞 Wild West BBQ & Grill — Fort Valley

🌮 El Patron Mexican Grill — Fort Valley

🍗 H & H Restaurant — Perry (southern buffet)

🍦 Lane Orchards Ice Cream Shop — Fort Valley

☕️ Café 213 — Fort Valley

🥗 Oasis Coffee & Smoothies — Perry

Kentucky State University — Frankfort, KY

🌳 Capital View Park — Frankfort (playgrounds & trails)

🎨 Kentucky History Center & Museum — Frankfort

🦋 Salato Wildlife Education Center — Frankfort

🎢 Franklin Square Cinemas & Arcade — Frankfort

🛝 Juniper Hill Park — Frankfort

🎳 Capital Bowl — Frankfort

☀️ Downtown Frankfort River Walk — shops & snack stops

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Rick’s White Light Diner — Frankfort

🍕 Buddy’s Pizza — Frankfort

🥞 Main Street Diner — Frankfort

🌮 Mi Casita Mexican Restaurant — Frankfort

🍗 Cliff Side Bar & Grill — Frankfort

🍦 Bourbon Street Creamery — Frankfort

☕️ Kentucky Coffee Tree Café — Frankfort

🥗 Serafini Restaurant — Frankfort

Lane College — Jackson, TN

🌳 Casey Jones Village — Jackson (train museum & shops)

🎨 International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame — Jackson

🦋 Cypress Grove Nature Park — Jackson (boardwalk through swamp)

🎢 Sky Zone Trampoline Park — Jackson

🛝 North Park — Jackson

🎳 Jackson Bowling & Family Fun Center — Jackson

☀️ Downtown Jackson Farmers Market — Jackson

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Brooksie’s Barn — Jackson

🍕 Rock’n Dough Pizza Co. — Jackson

🥞 Old Town Spaghetti Store — Jackson

🌮 Los Portales Mexican Restaurant — Jackson

🍗 Reggi’s BBQ — Jackson

🍦 Baker’s Rack Café & Desserts — Jackson

☕️ Turntable Coffee Counter — Jackson

🥗 Tulum Fresh Mex — Jackson

Miles College — Fairfield, AL

🌳 Red Mountain Park — Birmingham (ziplines & playground)

🎨 Birmingham Civil Rights Institute — Birmingham

🦋 McWane Science Center — Birmingham (STEM museum for kids)

🎢 Altitude Trampoline Park — Birmingham

🛝 Homewood Central Park — Birmingham

🎳 Bowlero Riverchase — Hoover (25 min)

☀️ Downtown Birmingham Uptown District — restaurants & family walks

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Eagle’s Restaurant — Birmingham (historic HBCU spot)

🍕 Dave’s Pizza — Homewood

🥞 Big Bad Breakfast — Birmingham

🌮 El Barrio — Birmingham

🍗 SAW’s Soul Kitchen — Birmingham

🍦 Big Spoon Creamery — Birmingham

☕️ Seeds Coffee Co. — Homewood

🥗 Five Points Public House — Birmingham

Morehouse College — Atlanta, GA

🌳 Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail — Atlanta (walk or bike)

🎨 National Center for Civil and Human Rights — Atlanta

🦋 Georgia Aquarium — Atlanta (10 min)

🎢 SkyView Atlanta Ferris Wheel — Downtown

🛝 Washington Park Playground — Atlanta

🎭 Fox Theatre — Atlanta

🎳 Bowlero Atlantic Station — Atlanta

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Busy Bee Café — Atlanta (famous soul food)

🍕 Slim & Husky’s Pizza Beeria — Atlanta

🥞 Breakfast at Barney’s — Atlanta

🌮 Velvet Taco — Midtown

🍗 Paschal’s Restaurant — Atlanta

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams — Atlanta

☕️ Condesa Coffee — Atlanta

🥗 Mary Mac’s Tea Room — Atlanta

Savannah State University — Savannah, GA

🌳 Forsyth Park — Savannah (iconic playground & fountains)

🎨 Savannah Children’s Museum — Savannah

🦋 Oatland Island Wildlife Center — Savannah (10 min from campus)

🎢 Fun Zone Amusement & Sports Park — Savannah

🛝 Lake Mayer Park — Savannah

🎭 Savannah Theatre — Savannah (family shows)

🎳 Frames n Games — Savannah

☀️ River Street Boardwalk — Savannah (shops & treats)

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room — Savannah (family-style southern)

🍕 Vinnie Van Go-Go’s — Savannah

🥞 The Collins Quarter — Savannah

🌮 Bull Street Taco — Savannah

🍗 The Olde Pink House — Savannah

🍦 Leopold’s Ice Cream — Savannah

☕️ Foxy Loxy Café — Savannah

🥗 The Sentient Bean — Savannah