Houston Christian University (Houston, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Children’s Museum Houston — Houston, TX

🐠 Houston Zoo — Houston, TX

🌳 Hermann Park — Houston, TX

🎢 Downtown Aquarium — Houston, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Barnaby’s Café — Houston, TX

🍕 Star Pizza — Houston, TX

🍦 Amy’s Ice Creams — Houston, TX

Incarnate Word (University of the Incarnate Word – San Antonio, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 The DoSeum Children’s Museum — San Antonio, TX

🌳 Brackenridge Park — San Antonio, TX

🐾 San Antonio Zoo — San Antonio, TX

🎨 Witte Museum — San Antonio, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 The Cove — San Antonio, TX

🍕 Dough Pizzeria Napoletana — San Antonio, TX

🍦 Lick Honest Ice Creams — San Antonio, TX

Lamar University (Beaumont, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Tyrrell Park & Beaumont Botanical Gardens — Beaumont, TX

🎨 Fire Museum of Texas — Beaumont, TX

🧠 Gator Country Adventure Park — Beaumont, TX

🎢 Colorado Canyon Family Fun Park — Beaumont, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Willy Burger — Beaumont, TX

🍕 Frankie’s Italian Grill — Beaumont, TX

🍦 Rao’s Bakery — Beaumont, TX

McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 Millennium Park — Lake Charles, LA

🌊 North Beach — Lake Charles, LA

🎨 Children’s Museum Lake Charles — Lake Charles, LA

🧠 Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point — Sulphur, LA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Darrell’s — Lake Charles, LA

🍕 Tony’s Pizza — Lake Charles, LA

🍦 Pops and Rockets — Lake Charles, LA

Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Nicholls Farm & Wetlands Tour — Thibodaux, LA

🎨 Bayou Children’s Museum — Thibodaux, LA

🎢 Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center — Thibodaux, LA

🌊 Laurel Valley Village — Thibodaux, LA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Fremin’s Restaurant — Thibodaux, LA

🍕 Peppers Pizzeria — Thibodaux, LA

🍦 Scarlet Scoop — Thibodaux, LA

Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, LA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎨 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest History Museum — Natchitoches, LA

🌳 Cane River Lake Front Walk — Natchitoches, LA

🎢 Dark Woods Adventure Park — Natchitoches, LA

🧠 Fort St. Jean Baptiste Historic Site — Natchitoches, LA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Lasyone’s Meat Pie Kitchen — Natchitoches, LA

🍕 Mariner’s Restaurant — Natchitoches, LA

🍦 Merci Beaucoup Ice Cream Parlor — Natchitoches, LA

Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, LA)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center — Hammond, LA

🌳 Zemurray Park — Hammond, LA

🎨 Global Wildlife Center — Folsom, LA

🧠 Kliebert & Son’s Gator Tours — Ponchatoula, LA

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Jacmel Inn — Hammond, LA

🍕 Brady’s Restaurant — Hammond, LA

🍦 Counter Culture Frozen Yogurt — Hammond, LA

Texas A&M University–Commerce (Commerce, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌳 Memorial Park — Commerce, TX

🎢 Splash Kingdom Water Park — Greenville, TX

🎨 Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum — Greenville, TX

🧠 Northeast Texas Children’s Museum — Commerce, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Luigi’s Italian Café — Commerce, TX

🍕 Mugs on the Square — Greenville, TX

🍦 Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store — Commerce, TX

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🌊 Texas State Aquarium — Corpus Christi, TX

🐾 South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center — Corpus Christi, TX

🎢 Hurricane Alley Waterpark — Corpus Christi, TX

🎨 Art Museum of South Texas — Corpus Christi, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Hester’s Café — Corpus Christi, TX

🍕 B&J’s Pizza — Corpus Christi, TX

🍦 Andy’s Country Kitchen — Corpus Christi, TX

Texas A&M University–Kingsville (Kingsville, TX)

Kid-Friendly Activities:

🎢 John E. Conner Museum — Kingsville, TX

🌳 Dick Kleberg Park — Kingsville, TX

🎨 Kingsville Historic Train Depot Museum — Kingsville, TX

🌊 Loyola Beach — Riviera, TX

Family-Friendly Eats:

🍔 Harrel’s Kingsville — Kingsville, TX

🍕 Big House Burgers & BBQ — Kingsville, TX

🍦 Young’s Pizza — Kingsville, TX